Canada's part in the great war . tment in arrangingcontracts for munitions and supplies, placed by theUnited States Government in Canada. ,In the report issued by the Imperial War Cabinet forthe year 1917, Canadas services to the Empire in theproduction of munitions are referred to as follows:— * Canadas contribution during the last year had beenvery striking. Fifteen per cent of the total expenditureof the Ministry of Munitions in the last six months of theyear was incurred in that country. She has manu-factured nearly every type of shell from the 18-pounderto the In the case of the
Canada's part in the great war . tment in arrangingcontracts for munitions and supplies, placed by theUnited States Government in Canada. ,In the report issued by the Imperial War Cabinet forthe year 1917, Canadas services to the Empire in theproduction of munitions are referred to as follows:— * Canadas contribution during the last year had beenvery striking. Fifteen per cent of the total expenditureof the Ministry of Munitions in the last six months of theyear was incurred in that country. She has manu-factured nearly every type of shell from the 18-pounderto the In the case of the 18-pounder, no lessthan 55 per cent of the output of shrapnel shells in thelast six months came from Canada, and most of thesewere complete rounds of ammunition which went directto France. Canada also contributed 42 per cent of thetotal shells, 27 per cent of the 6-inch shells, 20per cent of the 60-pounder shells, 15 per cent of the8-inch and 16 per cent of the THE gover:nm Prime Minister: The Rigf THE. [I? | HOIjCJOOHERTY HO«PEBLON0lil AUDITORGEHERAiSOFFICC BMRO or RAILWAYCOMMV CIVILSERVICf COMMVcanadaspartingre00cana_0
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