§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER (Belfast, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what portion of the probable estimated expenditure for 1892–3, in respect of H.M.S. Renown, Hazard, and Hussar, was actually incurred prior to the commencement of the current financial year; and what portion, if any, of such expenditure was incurred prior to 1st September, 1892?
*SIR U. KAY-SHUTTLEWORTHThe amounts actually expended in 1892–3 were:—Renown, £12,527; Hazard, £14,965; and Hussar, £8,871. An extremely small fraction of this outlay, in the case of each ship, was incurred before September 1, 1892.