WAR INDUSTRIES.
PROGRESS IN CANADA. OTTAWA, Sept. 12. The Minister of Munitions, Mr. C. D. Howe, said that Canadian war industries had been augmented by a capital expenditure of more than 200,000,000 dollars. They were entering a period in which, instead of building, they were producing. The total capital expenditure on plant and equipment in Canada, by England and Canada jointly, was as follows:— Explosives and chemicals, 58,400,000 dollars. Armament, 67,000,000 dollars. Ammunition, 19,000,000 dollars. • Shells, cartridge cases and fuses, 11,400,000 dollars. Automotive equipment, including tanks, 4,800,000 dollars. Base metals and aircraft, 02,000,000 dollars. British purchases in Canada sinco the outbreak of the war, said the Minister, were valued at 208,000,000 dollars, exclusive of lumber and foodstuffs. Canadian war purchases totalled 135,000,000 dollars, exclusive of plant and extensions.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 218, 13 September 1940, Page 7
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128WAR INDUSTRIES. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 218, 13 September 1940, Page 7
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