§ 15. Sir WALTER ESSEXasked how many ships are under construction for allied and friendly neutral owners in British and Irish shipyards and upon which work is now constantly proceeding; and what is the average tonnage of such ships?
Mr. HARCOURTThere are thirty-seven ships under construction in the United Kingdom for allied and neutral owners. On ten of these vessels work is proceeding constantly. The average gross tonnage of the thirty-seven ships is 7,276 tons, and of the ten vessels 7,291 tons.