§ Mr. BELLAIRSalso asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of the comparisons which are made between the cost of ships built in the private and Royal dockyards, he can state if stores from ships which have been placed on the sale list or salved material from ships lost, like the "Montagu" and "Gladiator," have been utilised in ships built in the Royal dockyards; and, if so, whether all these stores were reckoned at their original cost in estimating the cost of building the ships?
§ Mr. McKENNAArticles which have been placed on the sale list would not be used in the construction of ships building at His Majesty's dockyards. Salved materials would only be used when comprised of metal suitable for foundry purposes. In such cases their value would be assessed not at their original cost, but at their value as old metal (approximately their sale value), and provision would be made accordingly in estimating the cost of building ships.