London, Feb. 22, The supplementary Air Estimate issued today covers a net expenditure of £7,990,100 and provides for an increase of 6,000 in the personnel of the Royal Air Force, The Air Council states that the satisfactory response to the call for recruits has resulted in the personnel authorized being almost reached by the present date. To permit the present level of re-cruising to be maintained it is desired that the maximum may be increased to 120,000.
It is also stated that since the supylementary.estimate of July last, greater progress than was expected has been made in the deliveries of airframes and engines, the construction of stations and factories, passive {defence and the extension of the balloon barrage.
The appropriation in aid of £300,000 is for supplying the parts of aircraft required for the re-equipment of the R.A.F. in India—Wireless through Reuter.
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