§ 21. Mr. MALONEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the saving to the Naval Estimates in each of the years 1930 to 1936 if replacements of battleships as provided for in Article XX of the Washington Treaty be deferred until 1936?
Mr. ALEXANDERAssuming that the ships would be of the maximum displacement allowed by the Treaty, namely, 35,000 tons, the estimated cost of building them, which would be saved if none were laid down until the beginning of 1937, is:
| £ | ||||
| 1931 | … | … | … | 1,030,000 |
| 1932 | … | … | … | 6,065,000 |
| 1933 | … | … | … | 10,050,000 |
| 1934 | … | … | … | 11,873,000 |
| 1935 | … | … | … | 12,035,000 |
| 1936 | … | … | … | 10,370,000 |