THE "DREADNOUGHT."
AND INTERNAL. DEFENCE
TENDERS FOR THE BIG SHIP
THE MILITARY TRAININGGROUND,
[press association.]
CHIUSTCHURCH, Nov. 13. The Prime Minister, who is in Christchurch in connection with the Show, stated to-day that in regard to the "Dreadnought/ he had made arrangements with the Admiralty to invite tenders for building it in the same i manner as its own vessels. On receipt -of tenders they will be cabled out by ! the High Commissioner. The Government, on receipt of the offers, will decide which tender should be accepted. ; . , .
Sir Joseph Ward also said that the Government would require 12,000 to 15,000 acres of land for each military c^mp, and it must be in a central position to save lonjg-distance travelhjig.; The buildings erected would be of a. permanent naiiire.
cablE:NewS. [by electric telegraph.—copyright.]
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 268, 13 November 1909, Page 5
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132THE "DREADNOUGHT." Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 268, 13 November 1909, Page 5
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