Subjects include: the bad relations between Admiral Lord Charles Beresford [Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet] and the Admiralty and Fisher's view that Beresford should be removed from his command; fleet exercises in the North Sea; the performance of sea-going submarine flotillas during recent exercises in the North Sea; results from the new training scheme for officers; the new arrangement of fleets at home; qualifications and training for Admiralty staff officers; the scope of naval war plans.