Russian naval budget for 1901 increased according to the Dutch newspaper De Sumatra Post dated 27 December 1900

An item referred to the Kronstad Ski Vestnik reporting that the Russian naval budget for 1901 of more as 97 million rubles was increased with 10 million compared with the 1900 budget. Of the 97 million was 60 million needed for the usual expenses of the navy, 16 million for building and 5 million for the harbour works of Vladivostok and Port Arthur (China).