London, Dec. 30.
Some indication of the extent of Government war orders was given here yesterday by Mr. Edward Leslie-Burgin, Minister of Supply, when he disclosed that from the outbreak of the war to December 19, orders had been placed by the Ministry of Supply totalling £234,000,000, without including sums under continuing contracts for raw materials.
The Dominions and India, he continued, had been in contact with the British Government on matters of supply, and he revealed that Australia was supplying not only guns and gun equipment but also the most modern anti-aircraft guns.
Mr. Leslie-Burgin said that as his
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