§ Mr. WELLOCKasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how much of the £4,000,000 saving, referred to at the top of page 5 of Command Paper 3547, is expected to be effected in the present financial year?
§ Mr. AMMONThe saving to be effected on account of the reduction in the number of capital ships falls under several heads—personnel, repairs, fuel, etc. Precise details to give effect to the policy not yet having been settled, an exact estimate of the saving and its distribution under the various heads cannot be given. Only a small amount, however, can be realised during the present financial year.