§ Mr. BURGOYNEasked whether the eight battleships of the "Royal Sovereign" type, the "Nile," and "Trafalgar," were still considered in official estimates of relative international naval strength?
§ Mr. McKENNAThese ships must be taken into account in some sense until they are sold, or their armaments surrendered; but the Admiralty has no desire to exaggerate their fighting value.