MILITARY TRAINING
EFFECT ON. PRODUCTION MEN FOll HOME DEFENCE The calling up of home defence forces for camp training at a time when the withdrawal of men from the land would act as a serious deterrent to increased production, was discussed at the last .meeting of the National Council of Primary Production in Wellington. It was pointed out that to replace men for a period of three to five months would" be more difficult than to replace permanent farm losses. A representative of the Army Department .who attended the meeting stated that owing to climatic conditions it was impossible to hold a winter camp, especially when horses of the mounted rifles Avere taken into consideration. Only about 2000 men were from the country and arrangements. were made so that only half the forces would lie called into camp at any one time. "While expressing its satisfaction with the steps: taken by the Army Department, the council suggested that a system of exemption slioukl be set up similar to that in operation for enlistment with the overseas forces. -*
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 193, 31 July 1940, Page 5
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177MILITARY TRAINING Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 193, 31 July 1940, Page 5
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