Captain BENNasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he would he prepared to make a return showing for each year from 1900 onwards the amount estimated and the amount expended on shipbuilding, distinguishing between dockyard and contract work?
Mr. DAVIDSONThis information is given in the Annual Blue Books, "Navy, Dockyard Expense Accounts," which show expenditure contrasted with estimate for New Construction under the following headings of the Programme of Shipbuilding, etc.:
Subhead A.—Dockyard Built Ships. Subhead B.—Contract Built Ships. Subhead C.—Others Vessels, etc. (i.e., tugs and small craft, etc.).