§ Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he would inform the House what are the names and tonnage of British and foreign cruisers on the North Sea, Atlantic, Mediterranean, North America and West Indies, China, Australia, Cape of Good Hope, East Indes, and West Coast of America stations?
§ Mr. McKENNAAs regards British cruisers and their stations, I must refer the Noble Lord to pages 269 to 270c of the current Navy List, and to the body of the work for their tonnage. As regards foreign cruisers, the Noble Lord will find in the Dilke Return a full nominal list with their tonnage, but the precise information asked for is only compiled in a confidential Paper.