Australia's Naval Needs.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7920, 8 September 1905, Page 3

Australia's Naval Needs.

Proposal to Doable tie Subsidy. | Better thai Fornix I Fleet. (Received Sept. 7, 11.55 p.m.j MELBOURNE, Sept. 7. In the House of Representatives, Mr Kelly moved—"That whereas the command of, the seas in time of war is essential to the .security of the Empire's vast interests on and beyond the seas, awl whereas this command cannot be assured by separate squadrons acting independently, and whereas the L'nited Kingdom sooner or later will' be unable to continue to .make sufficient provision against the rapidly (increasing naval armaments of foreign I'owers, that, the Commonwealth's contribution to the Imperial Navy be doubled." , Mr Kelly emphasised that Australia's only hoi»e against on enemy was if the enemy were sought out near his •base mid destroyed, instead of trusting to iviie-lling a-n attack on our own coasts This could only lie .lon. by ihe Imp* rial Navy acting as n wh.iiv The position would liecome more .n-utc by the creation oi a new tirsf-rliiss naval power in tile Ear E.i>t. The nin:nenl the people of Australia had both sides of tho question put i«i»>re them they would, he maintain.*l. .I.Ti.ie to .•> ..tribute to the In-ixrial Navy iu ptT-ferenc* to starting a purely Australian navy. I Ttw tlcOaw was tidjuunivd.