§ No new works of great importance were commenced during 1888–89, but the undermentioned will be practically completed before the end of the financial year:—
| Haulbowline (Extension) | The Caissons are in place. |
| Chatham Dockyard | New Foundry. |
| Gibraltar | Accommodation for Torpedo Boats. |
| Portsmouth | Torpedo Range. |
| Barracks for 400 men (commenced 1889). |
§ The Estimate of Vote 10 for 1889–90 amounts to £451,000, being £74 700 more than that for 1888–89.
§ The difference is caused chiefly by the provision for—
| Improved Coaling Arrangements | £50,000 |
| Dredging Medway | 13,000 |
| Malta Extension—Caissons, &c. | 11,700 |
| £74,700 |
§ The charges for Stall have been reduced, and also those for Repairs and Maintenance.
§ The form of the Estimate has, in compliance with the wish of the Public Accounts Committee, been changed so as to resemble as much as possible that of the Army Works Estimate.
§ Provision is made for the commencement of works to facilitate coaling at—
| Portland | Jetty |
| Portsmouth | Railways |
| Keyham | Pier, &c. |
§ The only other large work to be commenced during 1889–90 is the important dredging of the Medway to allow of the largest men-of-war passing down the river at any high tide, the remainder of the new barracks on Whale Island, which will enable old hulks—very expensive to repair—to be given up, and the continuation of the reconstruction of the large trooping jetty at Portsmouth Dockyard.
§ The large extension works at Portsmouth are nearly at an end, and those at Malta are proceeding vigorously.