WAR INDUSTRIES OF CANADA
Production Replaces Building HEAVY EXPENDITURE ON EXPANSION (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received September 12, 7.15 p.m.) OTTAWA, September 11. The Minister of Munitions, Mr C. D. Howe, said, that Canadian war industries, augmented by more than 200,000,000 dollars of capital expenditure, 'were entering a period where, instead of building, they were producing. The total capital expenditure on
plant and equipment in Canada by Britain and Canada jointly was as follows:— Dollars Explosives and chemicals 58,400,000 Armament 67,000,000 Ammunition 19,000,000 Shells, cartridges cases, fuses 1,400,000 Automotive equipment, including tanks 4,800,000 Base metals, aircraft 62,000,000 British purchases since the outbreak of war amount to 208,000,000 dollars, exclusive of lumber and foodstuffs. Canadian war purchases total 135,000,000 dollars, exclusive of plant extensions.
CANADA’S SUPPORT
(Received September 12, 11.45 p.m.) OTTAWA, September 12. The Prime Minister, Mr Mackenzie King, has cabled to Mr Churchill saying that the men, women and children cC Britain may rely on Canada redoubling her efforts to give all the support in her power to their inspiring resistance to the barbarous, inhuman slaughter they are called on to endure.
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Southland Times, Issue 24230, 13 September 1940, Page 5
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183WAR INDUSTRIES OF CANADA Southland Times, Issue 24230, 13 September 1940, Page 5
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