NEW ZEALAND’S BATTLESHIP. Considering that the safety of these colonies depends on Britain being mistress of the seas, that up to this year, when we voted £IOO,OOO, w„e only gave a paltry £40,000 for, the British Navy—when we consider the starving thousands at Home, and the terrible burdens imposed upon the nation for the upkeep of the Navy and land defence —when we consider all that, wo do not think that the interest on the cost (such cost spread over two or three years) of a battleship is greater than the circumstances justify. The policy of Australia, “Ready when wanted,” is satisfactory enough, but it lacks the magnanimity and moral effect of New Zealand’s offer. As for consulting Parliament, it appears to us to be a case in which Parliament, must trust the Government, and the Government must trust Parliament. —“Clutka Leader.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2468, 5 April 1909, Page 2
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169Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2468, 5 April 1909, Page 2
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