NAVV AND BUDGET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 523, 2 June 1909, Page 7

NAVV AND BUDGET.

« GERMAN CONSTRUCTION. MR. LAMBgfIT VERSUS MR. BALFOUR. V POSITION IN 1911. (lit titBORUMt-IMiiibfl ASSociAfIOH-'COMftldtlt.l (Ilcc. Juno 1, 10.5 p.m.) LOndohj June 1. Mr. Goo. Lambert, Civil Lord of tho Admlrnlty, siieakilig-jit Bishop's Nympton (Dovotishiro), declared that tho Budget proposals would sufficiently provide for present and future naval needs. Referring to tho N.ival debates in Parliament, ho denied that Geimihy would have 17 Drcndnuughts ready in July, 1911. Only sovon worn so far ordered) thoroforo it was impossiblo lo have 13 ready by April, lOllj and foilr tooro in July, 1911. ■ ~. CON FLI CtTnG~EBTI M AtES. It Was ih. Balfour nho 6aid that Germany would have 17 battleships by July, 1011. The following table, colrtbiled by a London paper, is intendatl to show in compact form, the tlif- , 'feronCrs bcttteeli the cstllnillss of the leadets. The with queries Signify potential or undecided construction:— Mn M'Kenna. Britain GefWany. At the end of 1911 16 13 April, 1912 ■....■■:».. lflxdr lSxif . 'Mi. Balfour. .;.'..: December, 19i0 10 ■-'• 13 July,. 1911 i.H 17 July, 1912 , 20 ' : 21X4? Mn. AfiQCiiH. • December, 1910 10 S March, 1911 12 D November, 1911 16 13 Aliril, 1912 :.. 20 17 X denotes plus. "tWO-PSWER" STANDARIi. WANTJ3D-A CLEAII'DEFINITION.' (Itcc. Juno 1| 10.6 p.m.)' London, Juno 1. Tho "Spectator,'' commenting on tho twoPower standard debato, endorses Mr. Balfour's contention'in favour of a clear d&1 finition of tho'principle guiding us. The . paper'suggests that the question .be referred • -to'tho'Very able sub-conifflittee of tho Oab- - inei that was appointed in April to inquire ■ into tho disposition and organisation of tho Home fleets; and the Bub-canimittce's decision should,bo.accepted. | ; ' rThe eub-committco consists, of Mr.'Asqnith, i Prime Minister. Sir Secretary for - Fordtgn • Alt airs: Lord Ciwe, Secretary ; for'tho Colonies! Mr. Haldane, Secretary- tor > -War) and Lord Morley, Secretary for India.l [ ( AN UNDER'ESTIMAtED TAX-YIELD. i ..'. FREE-TRADE POLICIf. i ■■■■■, LOndflfl, May 31. ' Lord Goorgo Hamilton, formerly Secretary ' of State for India, in ft letter to "The Times," estimated that* tho Budget will yield'2s millions additional revenue (instead-of 18 or 17 millions, according to tho Budget cstimato); HOiOonsiders that tho Ohftnedlor'fl flnoneißl proposals were framed with tho' object of sweeping away indirect taxation. I ' ..... ' /'- r -. r .|.....~->-rfl .'■