§ MR. SHAW LEFEVREI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can state what amount it is now estimated will be expended during the present financial year on ships and armaments out of the Naval Defence Account, as provided by the Naval Defence Act of last year, and what amount will be expended in the coining financial year; and what amount it is estimated will be expended within the current year on ships for the Australian squadron under the Imperial Defence Act of 1888, and how much it is estimated will be expended on the same ships in the coming year?
§ LORD G. HAMILTONIt is estimated that the expenditure out of the Naval Defence Account, as provided by the Naval Defence Act of last year, from 719 April 1, 1889, to March 31, 1890, will be—hulls and machinery, £3,158,253; armament, £600,000; and for the financial year 1890–1 £6,486,741, and £1,700,000 respectively. The estimated expenditure on ships for the Australian Squadron, under the Imperial Defence Act from April 1, 1889, to March 31, 1890, is, for hulls and machinery, £384,024, and for armament £27,500; and for the financial year 1890–91 £119,516 and £60,277 respectively.