In the course of an article Brassey's Annual, Lord Jellicoe calls the attention of the people of the Empire to the urgent need for cooperation (1) in the deciding of and (2) in the carrying out of Empire naval policy. He says that heavy taxation, the serious decrease in trade, and the maintenance numerous unemployed have seriously crippled the finances of the Motherland, and there is little doubt that if help is not fortheoming to a greater extent from the Dominions, avy will slowly but. urely become inadequate for its work. He appeals to the Dom to face the situation and assist the Motherland, each portion of the Empire.shating the burden proportion ately to population.
'Assuming that during the' next few y £00,000 annually will be needed for the Imperial Navy, Lord Jellicoe goes on to suggest. that the white populations of tralia, New Zealand, Canada and South' Africa contribute in kind the rate of 17/~ per head, and Britain and the Irish Froe State at the rate of 23/-, the figures working out at £4,800,000 for Australia and £850,000 for New Zealand. Canada would contribute £7,200,000, South Afrien £850,000 and India £850,000. Renter.
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