§ Mr. FELLasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what were the payments made 678W by the Indian Government on account of the naval expenditure of this country in the Indian Seas for each of the past twenty years?
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§ Mr. CHURCHILL—
Year. Maintenance of H.M. Ships in Indian Waters. Floating Defences of Indian Harbours. Total. £ £ £ 1892–93 52,018 50,000 102,018 1893–94 50,000 61,050 111,050 1894–95 50,000 59,600 109,600 1895–96 117,000 59,600 176,600 1896–97 97,443 59,600 157,043 1897–98 100,000 59,600 159,600 1898–99 100,000 45,000 145,000 1899–00 100,000 59,600 159,600 1900–01 100,000 74,200 174,200 1901–02 100,000 61,600 161,600 1902–03 100,000 61,600 161,600 1903–04 100,000 — 100,000 1904–05 100,000 — 100,000 1905–06 100,000 *3,889 96,111 1906–07 100,000 — 100,000 1907–08 100.000 — 100,000 1908–09 100,000 — 100,000 1909–10 100,000 — 100,000 1910–11 100,000 — 100,000 1911–12 †100,000 — 100,000 108,500 — 108,500 *This was a repayment to India. †Repayment on account of services rendered by His Majesty's ships engaged in the suppression of the arms traffic in the Persian Gulf.