§ MR. BAINBRIDGEI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will have a return presented to the House giving the number, classification, and names of the ships subsidised by the Government for the purpose of being available as cruisers prior to October last.
MR. GOSCHENThe hon. Member will find the information he requires as to the vessels subsidised as merchant cruisers at page 93 of the Navy Estimates for 1899–1900.