§ 19. Viscount CURZONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he can give comparative figures of the cruiser position in 1929, including in the-figures no ship over 15 years of age, but including all ships built, building, or projected in Great Britain, the United States of America, Japan, France, and Italy?
§ Mr. AMMONIt has been proved by experience that in the case of light cruisers one year's war service should count as two years' peace service. On this basis in 1929 the British Empire will have 28 light cruisers under 15 years old built and none projected; the United States of America, 10 built and eight projected; Japan, 19 built and six projected; France, four built and six projected, and Italy, one built and three projected.