EXCESS EXPENDITURE.
THE CAUSES REVIEWED. (Received January 26th, 8.50 p.m./ LONDON. January 26. The "Daily Chronicle" attributcG the excess of naval expenditure to unexpected acceleration of battleship construction in private yards, owing to the long stretch of fine weather in 1913 and the decline of merchant ship building orders. It adds that one heavy item is extra repairs, ancl another is tho alterations in designs of ships. Oil fuel has also involved a large expenditure. Some members of tho Government believe that after 191-1 expenditure will tend to decline, but meanwhile other departments will be starved. Post office developments will be arrested, and money will be tacking for a real advance of national education.
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Press, Volume L, Issue 14885, 27 January 1914, Page 7
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114EXCESS EXPENDITURE. Press, Volume L, Issue 14885, 27 January 1914, Page 7
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