HC Deb 03 January 1913 vol 46 cc677-9W
Mr. FELL

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what were the payments made by the Indian Government on account of the naval expenditure of this country in the Indian Seas for each of the past twenty years?

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.