THE BRITISH NAVY
DOMINION'S CONTRIBUTIONS. A PARLIAMENTARY RETURN. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph-—Copyright.) LONDON, April 18. A parliamentary return of the contributions to Britain by the dominions towards naval defence, according to the 1927-2 S Estimates, shows that Britain provided £58,000,000, Canada 1,275,000 dol, Australia £5,738,000, New Zealand £607,000 (including £125,000 as the first instalment of the contribution for the Singapore base), South Africa £125,000. The proportion of expenditure on naval defence to the total import and export trade in 1926-27 respectively was:— Britain, 2.87 and 2.83 per cent.; Canada. .07 and .08 per cent.; Australia, 1.63 and 1.91 per cent.; New Zealand, 0.60 and .70 per cent.; and South Africa, .09 and .07 per cent. >w The expenditure per bend of the population for 1926-27 respectively was:— Britain, 308 d and 308 d; Canada, .Ifidol and .19dol; Australia, 198 d and 221 d; New Zealand, 96d and 112 d; South Africa, 21d and 18d (Europeans only). —Australian Press Association—United Service.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20388, 20 April 1928, Page 7
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