§ The following tabular statement shows some of the cases of savings upon the original estimates for ships building; but this is not exhaustive by any means:—
| Name of Ship. | Estimate submitted by Dockyard. | Estimate as reduced. | Actual cost of work, or Estimate to latest date. | Remarks. |
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Trafalgar | 686,400 | 646,400* | — | Exclusive of first fitting stores, gun mountings, and torpedo tubes. |
| Nile | 686,400 | 646,400* | — | |
| Benbow | 37,300 | 34,600 | 31,100 | |
| Howe | 485,500 | — | 472,000 | |
| Hero | 315,000 | — | 300,000 | |
| Immortalité | 203,000 | — | 187,000 | |
| Severn | 140,400 | — | 133,400 | |
| Tartar | 16,370 | — | 15,870 | Exclusive of first fitting stores. |
| No. 81 Torpedo Boat | 7,730 | 6,000 | 5,750 | Includes first fitting stores but not gun mountings. |
| Melpomene | 83,800 | 80,980 | — | |
| Medea & Medusa (each) | 89,375 | 76,633 | — | |
| Nymphe | 40,851 | 38,511 | — | |
| * £40,000 reduction for labour alone. |
§ The following tabular statement, which also is not exhaustive, shows some of the savings that have been effected upon ships repaired and re-fitted:—
| Name of Ship. | Estimate submitted by Dockyard. | Estimate as reduced. | Actual cost of work, or Estimate to latest date. | Remarks. |
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Northumberland | 45,300 | 24,300 | 22,000 | The Dockyard Estimates were cut down before being submitted, by arrangement with Director of Dockyards. |
| Algerine | 9,230 | 9,230 | 8,060 | |
| Garnet | 34,950 | 32,800 | 25,500 | |
| Griffon | 15,200 | 15,200 | 14,150 | |
| Flamingo | 15,450 | 15,450 | 14,400 | |
| Curacoa | 40,100 | 33,300 | 31,000 | These amounts are all exclusive of gun mountings and torpedo tubes. |
| Cleopatra | 31,550 | 29,900 | 29,000 | |
| Champion | 32,500 | 30,000 | 29,000 | |
| Téméraire | 45,000 | 4,250 | 4,300 | This vessel came home for a thorough refit and for new boilers, hut it was found upon examination she could easily be made good for another commission, and this was done at the Email outlay shown; thus postponing the large refit for the term of another commission. |
§ Figures such as the above do not by any means represent the full effect exercised by the Controller's Department upon expenditure, because much of the effect shows itself, or is now showing itself, in the lowering of first estimates as compared with many that were formerly submitted by the Dockyards.
§ It is noteworthy that hardly any recent estimate, which, after careful examination by the Controller's Officers, was reduced, has subsequently been exceeded by the Yards; but that, as a rule, there have been substantial savings even upon the reduced amounts. This proves that the Dockyard Officials are now heartily co-operating with the central authorities, and are watching carefully the working out of estimate and the cutting down of unnecessary expenditure.