THE BRITISH NAVY.
CHEAP CONSTRUCTION OF SHIPS. INTERESTINC COMPARISON. Received lli, 10.7 p.m. Umdon, AJu lt-li Hi. Ollieial ligures show that the battleship Vanguard cost .C1,ti24,878, at the rate of .ÜB4 per ton, compared with the. Dreadnoughts £IOO per toil, and Jiingi £dward \ ll.'s £8!) per ton. The latest French battk'ship cost .CIU per ton, and .the latest Herman ,£lOl per ton. THE NEW PROGRAMME. SEVEN DREADNOUGHTS NECESSARY. Received 1(1, 10.7 p.m. London, March .18. The Commoners' Navv Committee, including Liberal Imperialists and Conservatives, resolved that seven Dreadnoughts were necessary for the coming year and another added it found neeesnary, and that the postponement of the building of four would place an undue htrain on the 1910-1911 programme. The Reduction of Armaments (Jomjuittee resolved that any increase in tliei j.\»vy Estimates was inexpedient.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 44, 17 March 1909, Page 3
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133THE BRITISH NAVY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 44, 17 March 1909, Page 3
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