£2 MILLIONS
For £30,000 , LONDON, March 12. Mr Alfred Edwards, in the Commons, asked Sir C. Kingsley Wood if he was aware that £30,000 worth of British labour was used in salvaging gold alleged to be worth two million sterling, but which was useless for the war effort. Sir C. K’ngsley Wood: I regard the operation as a valuable service. We have to pay for essential imports, not covered by lease-lend and the Canadian financial arrangements. Gold is a very advantageous export. >■ Mr Edwards: Is he seriously telling us that shipping space is being used to convey gold to pay the Dominions? Wouldn’t it be safer at the bottom of the sea than in New Zealand Sir C. Kingsley Wood suggested that Mr Edwards put down another question.
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Grey River Argus, 14 March 1942, Page 5
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