CANADA'S NAVY
THE JELLICOE PROPOSALS
■.-CONSERVATIVES OPPOSE ANY PROGRAMME. "(UNITED PRBSS ASSOCUTION.'—COPYRIGHT.) . (AI'RTKALIAN • NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) ,; OTTAWA, 20th March. _ It is understood that Admiral Jellicoe's report, which has been placed oii the table of the House of Commons,' shows that Britain is prepared to present to-Canada a fleet which at pre-war prices would be worth i6,500,G00 dollars (about three and a half millions). This would include one light cruiser, four torpedo boats, eight patrol boats, one flotilla leader, eight submarines, and) four mine-sweepers. * ,
Admiral Jellicoe recommends that/ Canada should adopt ' a navaL programme, which, would cost in tile first
year 5,800,000 dollars, of which SOO,OK> dollars should be used for new ships, aiia -;500,000 ddllars for the maintenance of the fleet and the erection of defences.
A -Government party caucus recently decided against the adoption of any; naval programme this year.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 69, 22 March 1920, Page 7
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142CANADA'S NAVY Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 69, 22 March 1920, Page 7
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