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Show British munitions l figures announced UQNDON, March 6. Frederick George clejjaway, parliamentary secretary for ,e ministry of munitions, gave some readable re-adable figures in tho house of com-L':("t6 com-L':("t6 today regarding the work of his e Vl-ttirtnumt. On November 11, he said, s c 'eT-'e were 33,000 separate contracts out-WfH'lhig, out-WfH'lhig, wlilch involved a liability of ''S2S.OOO,000. The expenditures of the Ministry of munitions during the wa '., twled 1,830,000,000. There are large trpius stocks to be disposed of. Apart from the work done by private '--'-r'tfls, 132 national factories were estab-;lj'ed estab-;lj'ed at an expense of 60,000,000. Oth-ii'lB'were Oth-ii'lB'were altered at a cost of 5,000,000. stf Mrty- of these factories will be retained star -V tjtorage purposes and others will be vk-ilrt for emergencies. The Woolwich is':; Jo'nal is still working to meet any mlli-LTry mlli-LTry emergency, Mr. Kellaway stated, n employees there, Instead of being : all'swissed, are bing employed In the pro- ; ancjetionof articles needed by the army heji it is placed on a peace footing. |