§ Mr. THORNEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the amount of money that has been spent on the Singapore naval base to the nearest available date and the anticipated amount yet to be expended before the work is completed?
Mr. LINDSAYThe amount expended under Navy Votes on the construction and equipment of the naval base to 31st October, 1935, is £5,113,800, and the estimated amount remaining to be spent is £3,579,200. These figures do not include the cost of the Floating Dock (£971,000).