IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
NEW ZEALAND'S OFFER. A STRICT ADHERENCE PROBABLE. A PROPER RETICENCE. (By Teleerapli.—l'ross Association— Oonyrlirht.l (Rec. August 11, 8,55 p.m.) London, August 11. Conferences are proceeding daily between the Admiralty officials' arid the Defonce delegates,, the object being to 00-ordinate the dofence. schemes propounded by each . Dominion; and sub-committees of each aro working out technical details, relating to am-immiti-bn, -transport aiid supplies, with the. Admiralty experts. , ■ With'a patriotic object, everybody concerned obseiTOs silence' as to the proposals ■under consideration, but Sir Joseph Ward's declared opinion respecting Dreadnought! shows that-New Zealand will adhere to her offer iff-its entirety.' The Commonwealth's proposal embraces an optional offer, and cannot be so easily dealt with. It ; involves complex consideration which possibly will require reference to the' Commonwealth Government before a final settlement is reached. [According to a cablegram of Augjist 2, when "The Times", advanced certain arguments to tho effect that,the dominions would be better served by cruisers than battleships, Sir Joseph Ward said that New Zealand would most prefer to adhere to its own proposal.]
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 584, 12 August 1909, Page 5
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173IMPERIAL DEFENCE. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 584, 12 August 1909, Page 5
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