THE BRITISH NAVY.
THE COST OF A DREADNOUGHT.
SEVENTY PER CENT. IN WAGES
United Press Association —Copyright (Received May 16, 4.30 p.m.)
LONDON, May 15
Mr. R. McKenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, replying to a question, said that building a Dreadnought gives daily work to 1500 skilled men, and 70 per cent, of the. cost goes in wages.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2503, 17 May 1909, Page 5
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59THE BRITISH NAVY. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2503, 17 May 1909, Page 5
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