§ Return ordered, "showing, for the year 1896–7, the classification of competing Guns; the amount of money paid to Guns' Crews in each class; the percentage proportion of the total amount paid in each class to Petty Officers and Seamen Royal Navy, to Non-commissioned Officers and Gunners Royal Marino Artillery, to Non-commissioned Officers and Privates Royal Marine Light Infantry, respectively; and the approximate number of Men in the Fleet from which the Guns' Crew were drawn,: —
| Nature of Guns. | |
| Petty Officers and Seamen Royal Navy. | Number of Guns' Crews competing. |
| Non-Commissioned Officers and Gunners Royal Marine Artillery, | |
| Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates Royal Marine Light Infantry. | |
| To Petty Officers and Seamen Royal Navy. | Amounts paid — |
| To Non-Commissioned Officers and Gunners Royal Marine Artillery. | |
| To Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates Royal Marine Light Infantry. | |
| Total. | |
| By Petty Officers and Seamen Royal Navy. | Percentage proportion of total money won — |
| By Non-Commissioners Officers and Gunners, Royal Marine Artillery, | |
| By Non-Commissioned Officer and Privates Royal Marine Light Infantry. | |
| Petty Officers and Seamen Royal Navy. | Approximate number of Men in the Fleet from which Guns' Crews were drawn |
| Non-Commissioned Officers and Gunners Royal Marine Artillery. | |
| Non- Commissioned Officers and Privates Royal Marine Light Infantry. | |
| Remarks. |