§ SIR CHARLES DILKE (Gloucestershire, Forest of Dean)To ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can give the House the latest information in his possession as to 491 the expenditure on military purposes of the Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Colonies of New Zealand, the Cape of Good Hope, and Natal.
| Year ended. | Colony. | Expenditure on Colonial Forces and Works and Armaments. | Contributions to Imperial Garrison and Navy. | ||
| Military. | Naval. | Military. | Naval. | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| 30th June 1902 | Canada | 506,454 | — | 76,132‡ | — |
| 30th June 1903 | Australia | 615,946 | 44,656 | — | 104,965 |
| 31st December 1902 | New Zealand | 193,176 | — | — | 21,452 |
| 30th June 1903 | Cape of Good Hope | 243,638* | — | — | 50,000 |
| 30th June 1902 | Natal | 184,100† | — | 4,000 | Coal valued at 10,398 |