ROYAL MALAYAN NAVY (Total cost to Singapore)
Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 9 January 1957 · 1st Legislative Assembly
Official Report, 9 January 1957, Vol 3, Issue 1 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
Mr D. S. Marshall asked the Financial Secretary what is the total cost to Singapore of the Royal Malayan Navy since its inception and up to the latest period for which figures are available, in respect of:
(a) Land and Buildings;
(b) Vessels and Equipment;
(c) Personal emoluments including passages, and pensions;
(d) Other expenses.
Mr T. M. Hart: Sir, expenditure on the Royal Malayan Navy up to the 31st of December, 1956, has been as follows: 1. -(a) Land -$100,000. (b) Buildings -$7,017,000. 2. -(a) Purchase of vessels - $52,000. (b) Maintenance of vessels - $3,712,000. (c) Purchase of equipment and stores - $2,035,000. 3. -(a) Personal emoluments -$9,956,000. (b) Pension contributions -$280,000. (c) Passages -$496,000. 4. Other expenditure -$1,600,000. Total expenditure from 1948 to 1956 inclusive -$25,248.000.
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 9 January 1957. Republished on SGParliament.