§ Lord ROBERT CECILasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, when the 12 destroyers of the German 1907–8 programme were laid down, and when they were completed for sea; and when the five British destroyers of the same year's programme were laid down?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe destroyers of the German 1907–8 programme were laid down between April, 1907, and the end of that year. They were completed between December, 1907, and December, 1908. The1324W actual dates of laying down of the five British destroyers are:—
"Nubian" 18th May, 1908 "Viking" 11th June, 1908 "Crusader" 22nd June, 1908 "Maori" 6th Aug., 1908 "Zulu" 18th Aug., 1908