A PACIFIC NAVY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10477, 12 October 1912, Page 5

A PACIFIC NAVY.

United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Sydney, October 10. In explaining the references to the, naval agreement, Mr Pearce says that the 1909 conference agreed that there should he a Pacific fleet, whereto Canada and Australia should contribute units, Britain contributing the China fleet. New Zealand was enjoined by the Admiralty to give her contribution to the China station under certain conditions. The idea regarding what would he the class and number of ships aud personality of crews originated in a memorandum from the Admiralty presented to the conference. “We are just about completing our fleet unit under the agreement. Canada has not done so, nor New Zealand, with the exception of the Dreadnought presented to the Admiralty. I don’t presume for a nioment to tell or suggest to other dominions what they should do, hut we have not heard anything since then regarding whether their proposals are incapable of being carried out as was agreed. It was in line with our policy and, in any case, we kept our word. ”