stein, 30 tHe London, Feb. 26, The question of increased expenditure on the Singapore Base was raised in the House of Commons today by Mr. William Mabane, Liberal member for Huddersfield, during the report stage of the Army supplementary estimate, amounting to £1,850,000, which' was approved without a' division, Sir Victor Warrender, Financial [secretary to the Admiraliy, in reply, Jexplained that the £47,000 mentioned In the estimate was the maximum that they would be able to spend in the current financial year from the gift made by the Sultan of JJohore on. the acceleration of the Singapore defence scheme.
The remainder would be shown the Estimates next year and the following year, and the money would used to accelerate the defence scheme.
Speaking of the Air supplementary estimate, which was confirmed by 287 votes to 112, Sir Phillip Sassoon, JUnder-Secretary' for Air, mentioned that the Air' Ministry's share £100,000 in the Johore gift would spent on the creation of a voluntary air force unit under the auspices Jof the Straits Government—Reuter.
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