§ Sir J. POWERasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the estimated naval expenditure of the principal naval Powers for the present year, and the actual expenditure for 1924 and 1913, respectively?
Mr. ALEXANDERThe estimated net expenditure of this country for the current year is £56,865,000. The actual expenditure for 1924–25 and 1913–14 was £55,693,787 and £48,732,621 respectively.
The figures for the principal foreign naval Powers are: