A PATRIOTIC PROPOSAL.
TO PRESENT A BATTLESHIP TO
BRITAIN
(Press Association.) MASTER,TON., Feb. 5f The visit of Lieutenant Knox to Musterton has elicited a good deal of sympathy with the objects of the Navy League, and a sub-branch of the Wellington League is endeavoring to create a widespread interest in the movement. Mr. A. P. Whatman, a well-known Wairarapa settler, has entered into a legal bond to contribute £IOOO towards the cost of a battleship to be called the “Abbotsford,” the mime of Mr. Whatman’s station, and be presented to the British navy. The estimated cost is about a million pounds. It is understood that a number of wealthy settlors are being approached and that other large subscriptions may be announced shortly.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2419, 6 February 1909, Page 5
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122A PATRIOTIC PROPOSAL. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2419, 6 February 1909, Page 5
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