£70,000,000 TO BE SPENT
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FIRST ESTIMATE EXCEEDED MILITARY CHIEF'S PLANS MELBOURNE, Feb. IS! The accelerated and expanded defence programme of the Federal Government, which it was estimated origin- \
ally would cost £63;000,000 over a period of three probably cost not less than £70,000,000. - The additional expenditure will result from the recommendations of the Inspector-General of Military Forces, Lieutenant-General Squires. ?■
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23276, 20 February 1939, Page 9
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