SINGAPORE BASE

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 56, 29 November 1929, Page 11

SINGAPORE BASE

CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS COST EFFECT OF ALTERATIONS SITE TO REVERT TO STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, November 27. Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated in the House of Commons that the contributions promised by the Malay States towards the cost of the Singapore Base were conditional upon the proposals remaining unaltered. The land was to revert to the Straits Settlements Government in the event of any alteration regarding the Base, and the Admiralty was to pay its market value. The contributions promised by New Zealand and Hong Kong were subject to no express conditions except the implied condition that the money was to be spent on the development of the Base. AIR BASE POLICY NOT CHANGED (United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Rec. November 28, 9.45 p.m.) London, November 27. In the House of Commons, Mr. MaeDonald told a questioner that the postponement of work at Singapore was limited to the naval base. There was no change in policy at the air base there. CONSERVATIVES AND DOMINIONS London, November 27. Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, in the House of Commons, said that the late Government, in 1927, agreed to two years’ delay in the completion of the Singapore Base without consulting the Dominions or Colonies.