DISARMAMENT
BRITISH NAVAL CUTS. AN IMPRESSIVE FACT. (British Official Wireless.) ■ (Received 10, 12.80 p.m.) Rugby, Nov. 9. Sir Herbert Samuel, speaking on the forthcoming disarmament conference, said that it would be necessary at that gathering to take into account the reductions in her forces which Britain has already made. He pointed out that whereas the expenditure on the navy was £51,000,000 in 1914 and the same figure in 1931, the value represented by that expenditure was now much less than before the war. Sir Herbert, continuing, said: “Careful calculation shows that the present strength represents only half of the cost in 1914. This means that there has been an actual reduction of £20,000,000. That fact must be taekn into account at tho conference. There must be equal justice as between all parties.’’
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 280, 10 November 1931, Page 7
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132DISARMAMENT Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 280, 10 November 1931, Page 7
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