According to a survey by the Cabinet Statistics Bureau re-
Jating to the February living cost of the labouring and salaried classes in Japan, the February figures recorded a advance of about fifteen per ent. over the corresponding figures in July, 1937, the month hostilities in China' broke out, The living costs of the labouring class in the 24 major cities in Japan in February stood at 115.3 (July, 1937, at 100), rising by 0.8 per cent. over the January figure and nine per cent. higher than in Februury 1938, The February living cost of the salaried class in eleven major cities in Japan stood at 1146, up by one per ent, over January and 8.6 per cent. higher than in February, 1938—Reuter. marked for the building of warships. The amounts to be spent each year are Expendilture for the improvement of ship to land facilities amounts to! ¥.189,821,000 to be spread over five years as follows 4839 ¥<0908000 1082 Y.11.640000, Yeo "Taanso0o 0x3".pe.e00
The estimated outlay for the expan sion of the Naval Air Force totals '¥.20v041,000. This amount is to be spread over five years in the fellowing manner:—
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