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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1947.
TO BE CUT BY London
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London, Mar. 6. Britain will reduce the Royal Navy by 60 pèr cont this year. The Admiralty announces in its budget estimates for 1947-48 that the total number of naval officers, seamen, boys and Royal Marines will be reduced from the 1946- 47 maximum of 492,800 to 192,000 during the twelve months beginning April 1, *i* Coupled with reductions announced earlier this week by the War Office and Air Ministry, the Navy slash will bring an overall reduction of 2,430,000 in Britain's Land, Sea and Air Forces. The comparative figures for the ↑ repairs. and maintenance. The three services are:--
„cršimolės made no reference to the number of ships that would be maintained by the Nurg,
Britain, diverting her citizenA
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Army
Navy
1946.47 2,050,000
493.000
1047-48 1,210,000 192,009. 370,000
R.A.F... 780,000
to a critically needed industrini
The biggest savings in the new production, hus thus blue-rinted naval estimates will be £44,823,- plans for an armed force-sol- 000 In the payroll. But the Ad-diere, sailors and airmen only niralty says it also intends to lop 42 per cent as big as during the (of £16,115,000 in shipbuilding, first full year of peace.
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