HONORARY TERRITORIALS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1446, 22 May 1912, Page 8

HONORARY TERRITORIALS.

— 4 SCHEME TAKING SHAPE. (By Telegraph—Spccial Correspondent..) Christchurch, May 21. Tho movement in Christchurch in support of the Honorary Territorial scheme is et.iil being pressed by Mr. J. J. Poison]!, who inaugurated it during his term as Mayor of fcho ciiy. Speaking to a "Press" representative, Mr. Dougoll 6aid that, since the first meeting colled by him to consider tho matter, he had communicated with General Godley, and had received a reply from him to tho effect that both liis Excellency the Governor and the Minister for Defence heartily approved of the scheme, hut they thought that the loss official it was tho more efi'ectivo it would be.

It was not proposed, added Mr. Dougall, to make any provision in tho Territorial, regulations'for honorary members, but it was lioped that thoso sympathising' with tho movement would join and become honorary members, although not specially represented on tho returns of any corps. Ho had called tho original meeting as Mayor, and, since then, he had written, to tho present Mayor (Mr. Holland) asking what steps ho would tnko ill lonnecho'.V with the scheme, and had received a reply from tho Town Clerk slating the Mayor would be pleased if ho (Mr. Dougall] would carry on the project, and ho would help in any way lie could. _ "I am going to call a mooting within a few days, he added, "to frame rules for the guidance of those concerned, and to fix the annual sum that would bo requisite to bo paifl to give tho scheme some standing. Subsequent to that. I think <i public mooting might bo called to give such of tho general public as favour the movement an opportunity of joining. "Personally, I think that tho scheme is one which deserves tho hearty support of all those who believe that tho defence fic lienio really necessary for tho nations welfare."-