§ 5. Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked how many light cruisers, not over ten years launched, are possessed by Great Britain and Germany, respectively?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe number for Great Britain is thirty-two (including the "Melbourne"). The number for Germany is twenty-one.
§ Mr. MIDDLEMOREDoes our number include those that were formerly called scouts?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLYes.
§ 6. Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked when the eight light cruisers, formerly known as scouts, were paid off in order that their rearmament might be taken in hand; when in each case the work of rearmament was actually begun; and what are the estimated dates for the completion of the work?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI see no advantage in entering into these details. Similar details are not available in regard to other countries. I have already given the expected dates of completion.