§ 7. Captain ARCHIBALD RAMSAY (for Sir WILLIAM DAVISON)asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether his attention has been drawn to the announcement issued last week by Mr. Roosevelt, the President of the United States, that he has just authorised an expenditure of £59,000,000 for building warships under the London treaty; what is the total expenditure approved by Great Britain in this regard; what sum has been spent; and what sum still remains to be spent?
Sir B. EYRES MONSELLThe reply to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The reply to the second part is £39,000,000, to the third part £8,250,000 up to 31st March last, and to the last part £30,750,000.