§ Mr. DAYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of men employed by the Admiralty who have been sent out to Singapore under agreements?
The following TABLE gives, year by year, the gross expenditure from Naval, Military and Air Votes on the Singapore Base, and the cash contributions received from New Zealand, Hong Kong, and the Federated Malay States:— Financial Year. Gross expenditure. Contributions. Net charge on Navy, Army and Air Votes. Naval. Army. Air. Total. New Zealand. Hong Kong. Federated Malay States. Total. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1923 … 62,251 — — 62,251 — — — — 62,251 1924 … 11,585 — — 11,585 — — — — 11,585 1925 … 117,675 — — 117,675 — 120,000 — 120,000 —2,325 1926 … 191,756 20,000 9,144 220,900 — 130,000 — 130,000 90,900 1927 … 765,889 87,300 117,337 970,526 125,000 — 688,000 813,000 157,526 1928 … 520,215 187,200 111,380 818,795 125,000 — 400,000 525,000 293,795 Total actual expenditure to 31 March, 1929. 1,669,371 294,500 237,861 2,201,732 250,000 250,000 1,088,000 1,588,000 613,732 Estimate, 1929. 626,000 252,000 100,000 978,000 125,000 — 400,000 525,000 453,000 NOTE.—In addition to the cash contributions, the sites of the Naval and Air bases (2,846 acres, valued at £146,000) were given by the Government of the Straits Settlements, together with 140 acres of Colonial land for the military defences.