EMPIRE DEFENCE.
♦ SUBMARINES AND DESTROYERS. FOR NEW~ZEALAND. By Telegraph. —Press Association.— Copyright. LONDON, Ist April. Replying to Lord Brassey, in the House of Lords, the Earl of Granard (Minister assisting the Postmaster-Gf-neral), speaking on behalf of the Gov- J eminent, said that the Admiralty and the Dominions considered shore batteries, submarines, ' and torpedo boats moro effective in the defence of harbours than stationary guard-ships of the old type. Moreover, all the old crui&ers that the Admiralty was getting rid of were perfectly useless to protect British commerce, and would be equally useless in colonial waters. New Zealand, he added, was continuing her monetary contribution to the Imperial Navy, arid he supported sending some submarines and deshoyers to those waters. This it was intended to do at an early date.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 77, 2 April 1910, Page 5
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129EMPIRE DEFENCE. Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 77, 2 April 1910, Page 5
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