THE IMPERIAL NAVY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14472, 15 March 1909, Page 5

THE IMPERIAL NAVY

THE YEAR'S ESTIMATE,! . COr.OSSAL PROJECTS. J Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LOXUO.V March 13. (Received March 14, ut 4.30 p.m.) The Xavil Estimates as presented represent. a total of .-635,112,700*. New construct ion will ab.-nrb £8,885,194, o! -which £b.599,4?A lias been wpended on ships already under c.mst i nert ion, and 32,285,770 is to go ton-arils the new programme, which comprise- four Ureadlioughts, .six; protected i-niisers, 20 destroyers. ami tonic submarines, The personnel of the navy is not increased. Tlio Oovernment will, if necessary, ask for authority to make preparations for the rapid construction ot' four more large armoured ships to be laid down on April 1, 1910, and completed in March, 1912. In a, memorandum on the Estimates by the Ri;>ht Hon. R. M'Kcnna iFirst- Wd of tho Admiralty) lie shows that- £60X00 is allotted for airships and half a million for now submarines. He adds that dm'in;; the current year three battleships, four Jnvincibies, five destroyers, 17 first class torpedoors, and seven submarines were completed, and the following were under construction on April I:—Six battleships, olio armoured cruiser, two linarimurcd cruisers, live protected cruisers, 25 destroyers, six torpedoers, and 19 submarines.