§ Mr. BELLAIRSasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what were the first instalments in the German Navy Estimates for each of the battleships and armoured cruisers of the programmes of 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909; and what were the second and third instalments in each of the above years, for which the information is available.
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§ Mr. M'KENNA:The information required is given in the enclosed table ex-
Name Programme Year. Instalment. 1906. Instalment. 1907. Instalment. 1908. Instalment. 1909. Battleships.— Nassau 1906 1 273,972 2 601,762 3 499,020 — — Westfalen 1906 1 273,972 2 601,762 3 499,020 — — Rheinland 1907 — — 1 273,972 2 601,768 3 499,020 Posen 1907 — — 1 273,972 2 601,768 3 499,020 Ersatz Oldenburg 1908 — — — — 1 479,454 2 804,304. Ersatz Siegfried 1908 — — — — 1 479,454 2 804,304 Ersatz Beowulf 1908 — — — — 1 479,454 2 804,304 Ersatz Hildebrand 1909 — — — — — — 1 479,454 Ersatz Heimdall 1909 — — — — — — 1 479,454 Ersatz Prithjof 1909 — — — — — — 1 479,454 Armoured Cruisers.— Blucher 1906 1 225,049 2 425,636 3 376,711 — — "F" 1907 — — 1 249,510 2 576,321 3 520,548 "G" 1908 — — — — 1 401,174 2 723,089 "H" — — — — — — 479,454