§ 2. Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked how many-torpedo-boat destroyers were completed for the British and German fleets, respectively, from 1899 to 1905, inclusive; and how many from and including 1906 to the present time?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe number of torpedo boat destroyers completed for the British Navy during the periods in question is as follows:—
| 1899–1905, inclusive | 86 |
| 1906 to present time (not including three for the Australian Navy) | 71 |
| The figures for Germany are:— | |
| 1899–1905, inclusive | 42 |
| 1906 to present time | 69 |