London, fan, 81.
With a view to contratization of efforts and resources, the Government decided that the Admiralty henceforth shall be responsible for the repair and construction of British merchant skipping, Me. Neville Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons today.
This added responsibil falls on the Adimiralty's " shoulders tomorrow, February 1. The arrange ment is similar to that which pre-Vailed during the latter part of the Great War.
The arrangement, in addition to its advantages of centralization, permits the use of all available resources for ship-building and introduces greater clatticily into allotments of capacity Yo. mect_mereantile requirements.
sir James Lithgow, 67, well-known Dritish shipbuilder, will be appointed Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs at the Admiralty, the Premier declared. Mr. James Eyre, another man well-known in British merchant' marine circles, will be director.
The Admiralty will meet the requirements of the merchant marine fie the (ypes of shipping it undertakes to build and, with a view to wasting effort, wilt hold consultations with Lepresentatives of ship-owners, Mr. Chamber -To study
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