THE NAVAL ESTIMATES.
EIGHTY-SEVEN WARSHIPS TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
By telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Feb. 22.
In tho House of Commons in the debate on the Naval Estimates Mr Arnold Foster announced that it was proposed to introduce a Bill enabling the enrolment of naval reservists in every colony which was willing to comply with the Admiralty’s terms. He stated that five submarines would be completed this year, and it was intended to build more. He indicated that there would be an extensive rearmament of smaller battleships, and large cruisers with most powerful modern guns. He added next year eigty-seven warships will be under construction. Our programme maintains' its standard Daval strength in excess of any two powers’ standard, while the magazines are full of armour piercing projectiles and ammunition.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 348, 24 February 1902, Page 2
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