HC Deb 23 July 1907 vol 178 cc1337-8
SIR GILBERT PARKER (Gravesend)

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty if he can now say what proportion of each year the ships which are to cruise on the Atlantic coast and West Indian waters will be allocated to cruising in the West Indies?

MR. LAMBERT

This Question so entirely depends on administrative arrangements connected with the training service that a precise reply is hardly possible, but probably the Fourth Cruiser Squadron will visit the West Indies for the same period, and at about the same time of year, as the former permanent North American and West Indian Squadron.

MR. HAROLD COX (Preston)

Have any stops been taken to secure a contribution towards the cost from the Colonial Government?

MR. LAMBERT

asked for notice.