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Mr. FELL
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what were the payments made by the Indian Government on account of the naval expenditure of this country in the Indian Seas for each of the past twenty years?
Mr. CHURCHILL
| Year. | Maintenance of H.M. Ships in Indian Waters. | Floating Defences of Indian Harbours. | Total. |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| 1892–93 | 52,018 | 50,000 | 102,018 |
| 1893–94 | 50,000 | 61,050 | 111,050 |
| 1894–95 | 50,000 | 59,600 | 109,600 |
| 1895–96 | 117,000 | 59,600 | 176,600 |
| 1896–97 | 97,443 | 59,600 | 157,043 |
| 1897–98 | 100,000 | 59,600 | 159,600 |
| 1898–99 | 100,000 | 45,000 | 145,000 |
| 1899–00 | 100,000 | 59,600 | 159,600 |
| 1900–01 | 100,000 | 74,200 | 174,200 |
| 1901–02 | 100,000 | 61,600 | 161,600 |
| 1902–03 | 100,000 | 61,600 | 161,600 |
| 1903–04 | 100,000 | — | 100,000 |
| 1904–05 | 100,000 | — | 100,000 |
| 1905–06 | 100,000 | *3,889 | 96,111 |
| 1906–07 | 100,000 | — | 100,000 |
| 1907–08 | 100.000 | — | 100,000 |
| 1908–09 | 100,000 | — | 100,000 |
| 1909–10 | 100,000 | — | 100,000 |
| 1910–11 | 100,000 | — | 100,000 |
| 1911–12 | †100,000 | — | 100,000 |
| 108,500 | — | 108,500 | |
| *This was a repayment to India. | |||
| †Repayment on account of services rendered by His Majesty's ships engaged in the suppression of the arms traffic in the Persian Gulf. | |||