§ MR. LABOUCHERE (Northampton)I beg to ask the Civil Lord of the Admiralty what is approximately the annual cost of a battleship being added to the Navy, if the ship be in commission, inclusive of repairs, &c?
THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Sir U. KAY-SHUTTLE-WORTH,) Lancashire, ClitheroeThe annual cost of a battleship during commission is estimated to amount to about £50,000. This includes repairs, maintenance, sea-stores, coals, pay and victualling, &c.