Class A.--Pensioners. Seamen Class 3,800 } Stoker Class 2,500 } Police rat. 187 } 8,327 Royal Marines 1,840 } Class B.--Non-Pensioners. Seamen Class 9,150 } Stoker Class 6,500 } Police rat. 10 } 18,710 Royal Marines 3,050 } Immediate Class.--Non-Pensioners. Seamen Class 1,600 } Stoker Class 1,870 } 4,070 Royal Marines 600 } ------ 31,107 27,734 ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEERS Officers and Men (efficients) [6]4,500 ----- 4,500 4,605 PENSIONERS Seamen 6,376 Royal Marines 1,734 ----- 8,110 8,740 ------ ------ Total 65,065 60,546 ------------------------------ Total, Active Service Ratings 151,000 144,871 Total Reserves 65,065 60,546 ------- ------- Grand total [7]216,065 205,417 [6] Includes 300 South African Division. [7] 1,562 Ranks and Ratings on the Active List. Royal Fleet Reserve Men and Pensioners have been lent for service under Colonial and Foreign Governments. When war was declared there was no dearth of officers and men for the British Fleet. The presentation of a Supplementary Estimate to Parliament by the Admiralty, after the declaration of hostilities, gave rise to a misunderstanding. This action was a mere formality in order to keep the right side of Treasury procedure, and it did not mean that 67,000 additional officers and men were going to be raised. What happened was that Reservists to the number of about 60,000 were called up and they were forthwith transferred to Vote A., which fixes the number of active service officers and ratings and provides pay for them. Whereas Parliament provided in the spring of 1914 for an active personnel of 151,000 with 60,000 Reservists, the two totals had to be added together so as to obtain Parliamentary sanction for full pay being provided for 211,000. In addition the new vote left room for a slight actual expansion--consisting of a number of retired officers and a quota of artisan and other skilled ratings to be forthwith raised.