The Archive · 1935

FIVE-YEAR BRITISH ROAD PLAN

London, Nov. 2. The fact that the Government nas Geelded to embark on a five-year plan for road improvement cesting £100,- 000.000, was disclosed by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, ina broadest speech to-

He also revealed that unemployment in Great Britain had decreased Ey 40,000 during October.

"Mr. Chamberlain promised that every precaution would be taken to Frevent waste and extravagance in carrying out the defence programme.

He attacked Mr. Lloyd George's so-called "New Deal" plan, declaring. that last year, 348.000 new houses, record number, had been built in Britain.

Thanks to the general improvement'in the ational finances," Mr.

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