AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE.
. A r N UNSATISFACTORY STATEMENT. MORE MONEY SPENT—FEWER MEN UNDER ARMS. United Press Association. Copyright SYDNEY, Jan. 15. The total cost of Australia’s defence last year, exclusive of naval subsidy, was £882,000. There are 22,644 men under arms, 6425 less than in 1901, while the. cost of administration is greater by £9542 than in the lastmentioned year.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2402, 18 January 1909, Page 5
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59AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2402, 18 January 1909, Page 5
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