NAVAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8834, 10 June 1907, Page 2

NAVAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

Press Association.-—Copyright. London, June 8. Beuter's correspondent at Capetown states it is understood that the Admiralty have agreed to Naval contributions of the Cape and Natal being spout locally, a portion of the contributions to bo devoted to the upkeep of ships provided by the Admiralty and the rest to be spent on improvement of defences and establishment of the nucleus of a colonial navy coniposod of submarines or destroyers. Local legislation is to settle arrangements and provide for a service- of volunteers anywhere abroad. Dr. Smart. Capo Commissioner of Works, announces that tho Cape and Natal will henceforth act jointly, as if the volunteers of the two colonies were a lodoral force. .