THE NAVAL SUBSIDY.
MR G. H. REID ON THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON.
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received January 13th, 10.39 p.m.)
MELBOURNE, January 13.
Mr George H. Reid, in an interview, said he did not object to the increase of the naval subsidy, but lie considered tiie increase in the squadron did not raise it to anything like tli« strength suggested) by Admiral Beaumont, or to the proper strength for Australia. This was a'vital point in tLe arrangement. When the first agreement was nuule, it would not have b&en eanotiooed if it had not stamped the Australian Squadron as one which was to remain in Australian waters. It would ibe very much. better to have a straigktout contribution to the Imperial Navy, stipulating thai, the Imperial Government should maanitwin a squadron of a certain strength op rt&e Aus< traliaa Station.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11481, 14 January 1903, Page 7
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