The British Navy

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 209, 4 March 1914, Page 5

The British Navy

THE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES. AX UNAVOIDABLE INCREASE. By Cable Press Association—Copyright Received 3, 3.50 p.m. London, March 2. Mr. ' luirehill. First Lord of the Ad- « miralty, in introducing the Naval • Supplementary Vote of £2,500,000, said it wa- ;i serious increase, but one which was unavoidable. The increase in oil rcsenc s would cost half a million. The rcseii.' was now enough for three years of peace or a year's war. The kcceleration in the building of battleships would cover the delay occasioned by Canada not building the proposed ships. This accounted for £450,000. Mr. Churchill announced that he was ordering a large rigid airship of the Zeppelin type from Vickers', one Astratorres from France, and three semirigids from Armstrong's. Received 3, 11.5 p.m. London, March 3. Mr. Churchill states that the ultimate development of the naval aerial service will be productive of considerable reductions in other classes of naval weapons. Although, he said, the airship programme was modest as com- . pared with the French or German achievements, we had a great and growing superiority in the seaplane service.