CANADA'S NAVY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 251, 13 March 1913, Page 5

CANADA'S NAVY.

PijonlisiTJvl: cost ok warships. By Cable— Association—Copyright. Ottawa, March 11. In tin.' naval debute >,lr. Borden produced a iiK-inoi-aiidu:!: from Mr. Churchill showing that tiie cost of construction of warships in Canada was prohibitive. Tlx; incro;iM' in cost was not less than 25 to per cent. A Canadian plant for battleship construction would cost :C1 ;">,of)o.noo, (nul would require live years to erect. Such ail outlay was only justified if Canada decided to build a number of first-cluss battleships yearly. Me emphasised the great difficulty Britain was experiencing in manning her fleet since Oermanv h:ul increased the number of her ships. If Canada ctsablished two units, one in the Atlantic and another in the i'aciiic. too many men would he required to lie taken from the ISritish forces and the strain would become greater than the Admiralty was likely to be able to meet. A YlCdßor* DF.'iiA'l'l']. Received r.>, p.m. Ottawa. March 11. Tn the naval debate Mr. Neelv asked if the Canadians were willing to band over the palm of genius and self-re-liance i;o tile Australians. While the Australians were abl- and willing to d(fend the Paci'ic. the ( were told by Tvlr. Bordi n thai, they could not do so. Mr. Enimerson declared that Lord North's mistake had lost Britain the American colonies. Conceivably Mr. Churchill's latest naval memorandum might, lose for the Kmpire Canada and Australia. The people of Canada were disinclined, to bow down before the Admiralty Lords.