Chinese naval organisation delayed by lacking budget according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1906-1907 no. 10

An item referred to the Mitteilungen a.d. Gebiete d. Seewesens reporting that the costs of the intended reorganisation of the Chinese navy were 20 million taëls at once and further more each year 8 million taëls. Lacking money was the reorganisation repeatedly postponed.