§ Mr. HUNTI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the sea-going squadron of the Channel Fleet now contains three battleships, two armoured cruisers , two protected cruisers, three scouts, and thirty-six destroyers less than last year.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONThe Answer is in the affirmative except that the "Tyne" is a depot ship and not a protected cruiser. Corresponding numbers of vessels of the types named with full crews have been transferred to the Home Fleet.
§ [No Answer was returned.]