§ Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the tonnage of the armoured ships maintained by Great Britain in the Mediterranean each year from 1904 onwards to the present date?
§ Mr. McKENNAsupplied the following particulars:—
April, 1904, 13 battleships, 2 armoured cruisers.
Total tonnage, 212,900.
April, 1905, 8 battleships, 4 armoured cruisers.
Total tonnage, 165,700.
April, 1906, 8 battleships, 4 armoured cruisers.
Total tonnage, 164,550.
April, 1907, 6 battleships, 4 armoured cruisers.
Total tonnage, 133,600.
April, 1908, 6 battleships, 4 armoured cruisers.
Total tonnage, 129,500.
April, 1909. 6 battleships, 4 armoured cruisers.
Total tonnage, 121,100.
April, 1910, 6 battleships, 4 armoured cruisers.
Total tonnage, 123,200.
One battleship ("Illustrious") was withdrawn about June, 1904.
Four battleships ("Duncans") were withdrawn in February, 1905.
Two battleships ("London"and "Bulwark") were withdrawn in February, 1907.