Tokyo, Sept. 17, Japan's armed services are seeking 475 per cent. of the 1097-38 budge= tary estimates, reaching the record {otal of ¥.2,38,000,000, it was learned 'The' Army's requirements, which were submitted to the Treasury yesterday, totalled ¥.822,000,000, while. the Navy is seeking ¥.770,500,000, of which "amount ¥.340,000,000 is for new projects, 'The immense total may further be swollen if the 'Treasury decides to secure Y¥.200,000,000 which it needs for subsidies' {0° local districts from the general, instead of the special, accounts.
'Of the total estimates, Y.1,961,000,- 900 is for ordinary expenditures' and '¥.1,499,000,000 for' new enterprises, The lion's share of tne new demands has been made by the Ministries of War and Navy.
The detailed ist of estimates presented by the various Ministries as follows:
New Demands Totat ¥en" Yen Foreign Otice 30,000,000 49,300,000 Treasury 118,000,000 57630000 Home ofice 121,700,000 263,700,000 War Ofteo 480,000,000 82200000 Navy Ministry 340,000,000 970,800,000, Tustice Ministry "6,000,000 '45/00,000 Education Ministry 38,667,000 170,207,000 try 101,100,000 176,200,000 Senate a4 00 dustry T2400 41,128,000
Overseas Ministry 17,700,000 34,000,000 Ministry £0,000.000 249,500,000
Financial observers are watching with intense interest the methods 10 be used by Dr. Bile! Baba, the Finance Minister, in assessing these demands and also in balancing the revenues with expenditures,
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