COST OF THE WAR.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14336, 12 February 1917, Page 6

COST OF THE WAR.

BRITISH VOTE OF £550,000,000

NEARLY TWO BILLIONS FOR THE

YEAR.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association)

London, Feb. 9.

Monday's credit vote will amount'lo •£550,000,000, of which £200,000,000 is needed for the war to the end of March, making the financial year's total £1,950,000,000, which is £350,000.----000 in excess of Mr McKenna's Budgot estimate. ;