DOMINION DEFENCE.
LAND FORCE REORGANISATION. HINT OF GOVERNMENT POLICY. (Per Press Association.) NAPIER, August 3. An announcement that in a few days the Minister for Defence (the Hon. F. Jones) would make a statement about the defence policy of New Zealand, was made by the Hon. W. E. Barnard, Speaker of the House of Representatives, during an electioneering address this evening. “I have seen tlie proposed statement and I will not dwell on the matter,” Mr Barnard said. “Suffice it to say that the Government will shortly outline its scheme for the reorganisation of the land forces, and that, without being militaristic or jingoistic, a calm appeal will be made to the sound patriotism of all sections to assist, as they are able, in seeing that our Territorial Forces are properly trained and equipped as tlie defenders of the hearths and homes of New Zealand. “We aim at an increasing degree of mechanisation, which will make for mobility and enable troops to be quickly marshalled at any given point in New Zealand,” be concluded.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 251, 4 August 1937, Page 3
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174DOMINION DEFENCE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 251, 4 August 1937, Page 3
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