VALUE OF CRUISERS.
CONTROLLING TRADE ROUTES.
(Per Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, July 27
The necessity for the British Navy having adequate cruiser strength was emphasised' by Captain R. D. Oliver, R.N., in an address to members of the Wellington branch of the Navy League. Essential units of a navy, he said, were cruisers, which controlled the • trade routes.
The number of cruisers at present in the British Navy was far below its requirements. The new naval treaty, however, ceased to limit the number of ships in the fleet, and attempted only to limit the size. At last the British Navy was free to build essential units of a fleet determined only by the necessities of defence.
Wing-Commander the Hon. R. A. Cochrane, who also gave an address, said that an efficient air force was necessary in New Zealand to work in conjunction with tho Navy. There would ho no difficulty in securing tho equipment necessary to build up an efficient air force in New Zealand, and tho only thing required lvas the necessary personnel. He was satisfied that the suitable type of person was available in New Zealand.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 245, 28 July 1937, Page 9
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187VALUE OF CRUISERS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 245, 28 July 1937, Page 9
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