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EMPIRE DEFENCE.

(Continued from Page "1.) abig visit England carly in 1923

to turn over their crews to the BWG "new 10,000-ton cruisers, "Australia" and "Canberra."

The war establishments of the British Army Were accepted with- out modification as the war es. tablishments or the Australian Any

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were all equally concerned in As regards military policy. naval defence, particularly the New Zealand intended to com protection of Empire trade routes, tinue in full agreement with the and something should be done to Defence Committee's proposals to ensure that the burden was as regards the homogeneity of Ja little more equally divided. organisation. material and the Mr. Brute put in statistics use of training establishments in showing the expenditure, on de Britain and India, and any fece in Britain and in each of the Dominion with which she could! dominions in 1924-26 and 1925-6, co-operate. New Zealand was which showed that in the latter lanxious to continue air develop year Britain's per capita iesalled ment on co-operative lines with G, Canada's 70d. New Zen-Britain, and possibly Australia. land's 155d., South Africa's 30d. Mr. Coates pointed out that Exchange of Stuff Offleers.

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New Zealand's geographical post- My. Bruce, with regard to the He suggested that the securing tion entered into consideration. uniformity with the British Army of a position of equality in status South Africa's Attitude.... methods of training. said that in the Empire by the Dominions Mr. Havenga detailed the South every pilicer of the permanent jaarried, with it some responsibi-African military system of de forces was sent abroad either tolity and a share in the common fence and said he approved whe England or Badia, for a year or burden of defence.

coast defences maintained at [wo years,

Australia and Singapore." Table Bay and Simon's Bay. The Mr. Bruce expressed apprecia-

Mr. Bruce referred to the question of making Durban an tion of the action of Mr.. L. Worthington Evans Secretary Singapore, question as being of adequately defended port, was Tor War, in inducing the Army primary importance to Australia, under consideration.

Regarding general organisa- Council to accept one of the seniorit was of the very greatest im Australian permanent officers for portance to every part of the tion for war, South Africa aimed he said. that the at keeping its military organisa six months during the 1927 train-Empire,

ag season. in command of the trade routes of the world should tion as far as resources

be ensured in the event of the permit in barmony with the Bri- Second Cavalry Brigade.

The Indian Government, in an outbreak of hostilities, so shaftish Government's policy, but no effort to sezate go-ordination, of four trade should not be disbeat-citizen could legally be compelled Australia was still griteto, render personal war service training "metode, had requested fed

Mr. Bruce testified that the War Office and the Commander in-Chief in India always received Australian suggestions with the best of goodwill.

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the British Navy mediate or ultimate participation as instructor of the staff college. | East where

The system of exchange of could be quartered in the event would depend on South Africa's staff officers with England and of trouble arising in the Pacific, national interest in the war being india had been regularly male both for protecting "Empire ter-so great that when the emergency ritories and ensuring trade should arise special amending tained

Australia's final decision legislation would be acceptable to routes. was that Singapore should be the the country, or the popular in- terest would be great enough to place..

Mr. Bruce recalled how the ensure numerous volunteers.

He was confident that if circum- Australian defence programme|

were such that the Paciße Seaplane Survey. over five years was arrived at stances. Twe Australian officers were at after the earlier reversal of Union desired to participate in present engaged in a flight, in British policy to proceed with the the war, public opinion would he cluding the coast of Australian Singapore base, and said it was such that no difficulty would be New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, very gravely doubtful whether, experienced in obtaining an in- the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, in view of the financial limit to fantry brigade, for external ser- Fiji and Samoa with the object of which Australia had gone with vice, and a further effort would programme, it be forthcoming if the situation surveying bases for war and regard to its commercial aviation purposes and should do anything further now. developed.

The Best Policy. He was only able to say, there- to test the suitability of seaplanes

Mr. Havenga said that on the fore, that Australja believed the in operation in those waters.

that nothing Mr. Bruce thought this show. Singapore scheme was absolutely understanding ed that Australia would be quite essential, and while he could not would be done to prejudice the sympathetic to the suggestion for a second suggest that Aus- freedom of the Union's decision, which had been submitted of the tralia would contribute to the South African military advisers possibility of sending an Austra construction of the base in view had been instructed to discuss the lian squadron to Singapore in the f her remaining commitments, he necessary details of organisation event of the contemplated flight promised that the position in this with the War Office and Air Min.

respect should be discussed inistry.

"While it may be contended New South Wales was about to the Commonwealth Parliament build a floating dock capable of after his return, and it would be that our present expenditure on

for Parliament to come to a de- naval coast defence works is Bookbinders... docking a 10.000-ton cruiser.

inadequate, considering Our The Commonwealth Govern-cision if it thought fit.

pro Mr. Bruce concluded by em-geographical position, the ment was contributing a subsidy

still tection we enjoy, and the respon- we have already as- on the basis that the dock could phasising that Australia be requisitioned at any time and subscribed to the principle that sibilities towed for service to any part of every effort should be made to sumed, it must be borne in mind bring about the limitation of together the fact that these prob- Australia,

ably involve heavy capital ex- penditure in the near future."

Mr. Havenga expressed the opinion that in the present stage The Commonwealth Government monstrations and was disposed to of their development the policy

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armaments.

New Zealand's Policy.. Mr. Coates expressed himself

Mr. Bruce said that arrange- ments were being made for the provision of oil tanks at Darwin. impressed with the Service, de-

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be asked if the burden of the of the Empire. A series of factories was grad-construction of the necessary that the Committee of Imperial LEE YEE, ually being built up for the ships could not be borne in Defence review the South Afri- things not manufactured commer-greater proportion by the Domin-can coastal defences and con. cially. The whole service of air ions which did not consider them-(sider whether aircraft could be units was being re-equipped with selves so vitally concerned in more efficiently and economically employed on the assumption that the most modern types in the Singapore. · course of the next three years, On the bis dat principle it it would soon be necessary to re- and landing grounds were being seemed important that offers of arm or increase some of the established on strategical air assistance from the Dominions coastal defences, and in view of the probable nature and scale of Froutes, besides civil aviation ones. and India should soon be made,

It was at present not practical the attack against South Africa, Sharing the Burden. Mr. Bruce urged that the ques-politics for New Zealand to build also to consider cognate matters. Mr. Baldwin accepted this sug tion of naval defence was not cruisere, but she intended to con- only of primary Tnterest to Aus- tinue the policy of developing her gestion,

Newfoundland and India. tralasia, but to every Dominion, own division of the Royal Navy because if overseas. seaborne and to maintain modern, suitable Mr. Monroe said that men,

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Britain had a much greater He considered that the New own local defence. The burdens responsibility than anybody. She Zealand Government would be thereunder unfortunately render- had a so much greater volume of prepared to increase their share ed it impossible that she should trade that in any circumstances of the burden Britain had to bear contribute to the Singapore base. she would have to bear the great to enable sea supremacy in any India had accepted the necessity er proportion, and a considerably particular quarter to become more of maintaining uniformity of larger per capita contribution to efficient and details were now training methods and equipment wards naval expenditure, but the being discussed with the Adthroughout the Empire as far as

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