§ 1. Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many completed protected cruisers, not launched more than fifteen years, there were in the British Navy on 30th June, 1902, and on 30th June, 1912; and what are the corresponding figures for the German Navy?
§ The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Churchill)The figures asked for are as follows:—30th June, 1902, Great Britain, 95; Germany, 18. 30th June, 1912, Great Britain, 28; Germany, 30.
§ 2. Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked how many completed protected cruisers, not launched more than ten years, there were in the British Navy on 30th June, 1902, and on 30th June, 1912, and what are the corresponding figures for the German Navy?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe figures asked for are as follows:—30th June, 1902, Great Britain, 45; Germany, 14. 30th June, 1912, Great Britain, 13; Germany, 19.