FATE OF SINGAPORE BASE
GOVERNMENT’S DILEMMA
the cost of abandonment
CHEAPER TO FINISH "WORK By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 12.45 p.m. London, May 1. Behind Mr. A. V. Alexander’s answer on the Singapore base question lies the story of the Government’s dilemma, says the Daily Mail. It has now been found that it will cost more to abandon the dock in its present condition than to proceed with the contract which the Conservatives signed in 1928.
- The problem is whether to abandon the base despite the cost, or complete the harbour and use it for commercial purposes. The latter course is the likelier.
Mr. Alexander in the House of Commons said the Government intended to take into immediate consideration the whole position regarding the Singapore base and that it muet be done in consultation with the Dominions.
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 May 1930, Page 9
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