§ SIR JOHN COLOMB (Great Yarmouth)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether he can state the total! capital expenditure upon Brennan torpedoes, including provision of stations and necessary appliances, since their adoption; what is the number of these stations; and what proportion of the £507,000, shown in Return No. 238, Session 1903, as expended on provision for aquatic and submarine service out of Army Estimates, 1903–4, was for Brennan torpedo establishments.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Arnold-Forster.) The total expenditure upon Brennan torpedoes since their adoption, including provision of stations and necessary appliances, has been £483,000. This includes the sum paid for the invention and all expenditure in the factory. The number of stations is confidential and cannot be stated. Of the sum of £507,000 mentioned, £32,000 was for Brennan establishments.