NAVY LEAGUE.
PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATED. A copy of the following letter has been sent to the Right Hon. the Prime Minister by tho local lion, secretary of the Navy League:— "Sir, —I have the honour to inform you that, at the monthly meeting of tho local executivo of the Navy League, general gratification was expressed at the passing of tho Naval Subsidy Bill; and, in this connection, I was asked to convey to you tho sincere congratulations of the committee. In these congratulations, I am sure, the London oxecntivo will warmly join. The. sentiments expressed by you in Wednesday's debate that 'the defenco of New Zealand did not depend upon a ship or two in these waters but upon tho concix-to power of tho navy as a whole,' are fully appreciated by the League as being in exact accord with its own views in tho matter.' "Considerable interest was also shown by the committee in reference to your remarks of Dominion Day as to tho proposed extension of tho sea-training scheme in New Zealand; and tho hope was generally expressed that your Government would eventually bo successful in obtaining from tho Admiralty tho use of a ship suitable for such a purpose. "I havo the honour to bo, Sir, "Your most obedient servant, . "CECIL W. PALMER, "Hon. Sec."
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 320, 6 October 1908, Page 2
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218NAVY LEAGUE. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 320, 6 October 1908, Page 2
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