HC Deb 06 March 1905 vol 142 c391

Return, ordered, "showing the Fleets of Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Italy, United States of America, and Japan, distinguishing:—Battleships, built and building; Cruisers, built and building; Coast Defence Vessels, built and building; Torpedo Vessels, Torpedo Boat Destroyers, Torpedo Boats, and Submarines, built and building."

"Return to show Date of Launch, Displacement, and Armaments reduced to one common scale (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 136, of Session 1904)."—(Sir Charles Dilke.)

Amount originally claimed. Amount of claim disallowed or of counterclaim allowed. Amount finally agreed as payable by Colony.
£ £ £
1. War Office Railway Claim 1,250,000 750,000 500,000
2. Claim for animals, stores, etc. sold to New Colonies 928,809 171,809 757,000
3. Miscellaneous claims, rations to burgher camps, etc. 443,335 252,432 190,903
2,622,144 1,174,241 1,447,903

Payment of the sums due to His Majesty's Government will be made during the month of March to the amount of £1,257,000. Of the total amount due all will be applied to the reduction of debt with the exception of £145,000 payable to the War Office. It is understood that the whole or nearly the whole sum will be paid out of the balance of the Guaranteed Loan and other Colonial Funds in the hands of the Crown Agents.