§ MR. MURRAY MACDONALD (Falkirk Burghs)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what is the aggregate tonnage of all the vessels struck off the list of effective ships of each of the Navies of Great Britain, France, Germany, and the United States respectively since the beginning of the year 1904.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONThe aggregate tonnage of vessels struck off the list of effective ships since 1st January, 1904, is as follows:—Great Britain, 279,635; France, 76,553; Germany, 47,219; United States, 11,159.