1938 Construction Kept Out of Statement London, Mar. 4.
Although showing an increase of over £18,000,000 compared with last year, the British Navy Estimates for "the coming financial year contain nothing on account of the new construction programme for 1038, Getalls of which will be contained in another White Paper, declares the First Lord of the "Admiralty, Mr. A. Duff-Cooper; in a statement to-day accompanying the Sstimates.
'A supplementary estimate, he adds, will be presented for so much of that Programme as will be carried out during the fértheoming financial year.
The Estimates for 1938-39, irrespective of any sum allocated under the Public Loans Act. total £123- 107,000, which is £18,642.000 more than 1937, The amount provided from the Consolidated Fund under the Defence
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