EASTERN DIVISION. +---------------------------+--------------------------+ | | Number. | | +-----------+-------+------+ | Class of Vessel. |In Full | With |Total.| | |Commission.|Reduced| | | | | Crew. | | +---------------------------+-----------+-------+------+ | | | | | |Armoured cruiser | 3 | 1 | 4 | |Protected cruiser | 3 | 2 | 5 | |Torpedo-boat destroyer | 8 | 4 | 12 | |Submarine | 3 | ... | 3 | |Depôt ship for torpedo-boat| | | | | destroyers | 2 | ... | 2 | |Fleet repair ship | ... | ... | ... | | +-----------+-------+------+ | Total | 19 | 7 | 26 | +---------------------------+-----------+-------+------+ | | | WESTERN DIVISION. | | | +---------------------------+-----------+-------+------+ |Armoured cruiser | 3 | 1 | 4 | |Protected cruiser | 3 | 2 | 5 | |Torpedo-boat destroyer | 4 | 2 | 6 | |Submarine | 9 | ... | 9 | |Depôt ship for torpedo-boat| | | | | destroyers | 1 | ... | 1 | |Fleet repair ship | 1 | ... | 1 | | +-----------+-------+------+ | Total | 21 | 5 | 26 | +---------------------------+-----------+-------+------+ | Grand total of both | | | | | divisions | 40 | 12 | 52 | +---------------------------+-----------+-------+------+ That would necessitate £3,000,000 a year expenditure for the first five years, rising gradually to £5,000,000 a year. To this the Australian Government is understood to be agreeable. New Zealand does not propose to organise a naval force of her own, but will assist the British Admiralty with a subsidy. That subsidy is to be devoted to the use of the unit in China waters.