§ MR. HERBERT LEWIS (Flint Boroughs)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the estimated total cost of the military operations in China up to the present date; and can he now give an estimate of the total cost of the naval operations in China.
§ * THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Sir M. HICKS BEACH,) Bristol, W.The total estimated cost of the expeditionary force is put at £4,350,000. This does not include any expenses of the Royal Navy, which it is not possible to estimate.