§ MR. SHAW LEFEVRE (Bradford, Central)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the probable amount which will be available out of the unexpended balance of the Navy Estimates of 1890–91 for expenditure on ships building in the dockyards in the year 1891–2; and what is the amount which will be repayable out of the Estimates for 1891–2 for stores and armour plates bought and paid for in the year 1890–91, in accordance with Section 3 of the Naval Defence Act?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Lord G. HAMILTON, Middlesex, Ealing)At present it is not expected that there will be any unexpended balance on the Navy Estimates for 1890–91 as regards shipbuilding in the dockyards under the Naval Defence Act, but there is an estimated balance on armaments of £162,300. There is nothing repayable out of the Estimates 1891–92 for advances made for stores and armour-plates bought and paid for in 1890–91. The estimated expenditure under the Naval Defence Act for the coming year is:—For hulls and machinery of ships building by contract, £3,140,733; armaments, £280,000.