§ Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked how many protected cruisers with a designed speed of twenty-one knots or over are completed or building for the British and German navies, respectively?
§ Mr. McKENNAExclusive of six "Boadiceas" built and building, and eight scouts—all of which are classed as "unprotected" in the Dickinson Return, although they have protective decks— there are eighteen protected cruisers in His Majesty's Navy completed or building, that have a designed speed of twenty-one knots or over. The number for Germany is thirty-one. In neither case do the figures given include the ships of this year's programme.
§ Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked how many protected cruisers were launched for the British and German Navies, respectively, in the ten years from 1891 to 1900; and how many in the ten years from 1901 to 1910, inclusive?
§ Mr. McKENNAIn the ten years from 1891 to 1900 there were sixty-five protected cruisers launched for the British Navy. During the subsequent ten years from 1901 to 1910, there have been thirteen protected cruisers launched for the British Navy. The figure thirteen is exclusive of five vessels launched of the "Boadicea" class and eight scouts, which are classed 1014 as "unprotected" in the Dickinson Return, although they have protective decks. The figures for Germany are:
| 1891 to 1900 | … | … | … | 15 |
| 1901 to 1910 | … | … | … | 20 |