London, Mar. 4 The Naval Estimates for 1936, announced to-day, amount to £69,990,- 000, excluding a supplementary estimate of £4850,000. This repre-Sentg an increase of £080,000 over the Estimates for 1935. "Provision is made for an increase of 4,613 in the Personnel of the Navy.
The Increases include: with mew construction already" aus £4,518000 required to make progress Floto for the Fleet Ale Arm: Picot prinelpaly for repair and ott prnelally for repay an dor strenatening the defence Nett ait alt ating Twenty-nine capltalships are now Atted with catapults, and 37 alreratt have been embarked aboard vessels 10 fitted.
No provision is made for the addl-Uonat expenditure resulting from. the White Paper proposals, or for the 1938 construction programme which, it's stated, can best be presented in Connection with the White Paper proposals, Provision for expenditure in the ensuing financial year on the 1936 new construction programme and on other items resulting from new proposals for making good defence deficlencies will be made In supplementary estimates to be presented to Par-Moment at a later date—Reuter.
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