§ Mr. BELLAIRSasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will state the amount to be voted for new construction and armaments for Germany in 1910–11, calculated on a similar basis to the official figures for this year, 1909–10, of £10,256,194 for Great Britain and £10,751,466 for Germany?
§ Mr. LAMBERTThe official proposed German naval estimates have not yet been received and it is not possible to give the figures asked for.
§ Mr. ARTHUR LEEHas the Admiralty any reason to believe that the figures published in the Press this morning to the effect that the German vote for naval construction and armaments is nearly £2,000,000 in advance of last year are inaccurate?
§ Mr. LAMBERTThe question asks the amount to be voted for new construction and armaments for Germany in 1910–11. The figures have not yet been received, and naturally I cannot give the answer.
§ Mr. A. LEEDoes the hon. Member mean that they have not yet been received by the Admiralty 1 They have been published officially.
§ Mr. LAMBERTThey have not yet been received at the Admiralty.