CADETS INSPECTED.
/ v; :;BY THE COMMANDANT. \ Major-General. A;' J. Godley, C.8., Cominandu'ut,ol i 'llie Kew'-ZcalanU Foicl-s, held au iuspectidd of' Senior Cadets nt the Uar.risou liali, jßuclcle.btreet, on Tuesday evening. ■ There was a good musler,:over ;9U per cunt, of the total sti'eugt'U' being on parade.* " ; . ' _ . ' Tne -cadets performed a number of evo.lutioiis, ,aud..gave a'display.of physical drill. After: watching liicir peiioriuancc, • General Godley addressed tliein u;> lol- ' lows.:—"I am' very. pleased with what I ; have:seen of the .Wellington Cadets here to-night. I know-,all.the difficulties just as well-as you do.; ■ I know that a great ninny of you have .not got your uniforms,' nhd I know that; a'great .many have not yet got the right'.unilorins. But you will get them; 'it only needs a littlo patience, and I ask you to! have patience. I aiu glad to be able", to say mat the Government has decided that tho time has now ;c6mo..when you .'shall all have rifles,'and ■tlie'"rifles.'have been ordered. You cun't have them all atoncc, they have to come from England, but they are coming. I am.very glad to think that tho Wellington Cadets arolo have, rifles,, becauso from'what I have seen'to-night;of their drill and discipline I think they are well prepared, to have rifles, and to uphold the credit of tho Wellington district and Wellington cadets by bearing arms. You must remember that you are nil doing' your bit for your country, nnd that it is worth doing. You may say that this has been said over and over again, but I am quite sure you all realise it, and if you do so and worlc well, I am perfectly certain the day will come when you will feel yourselves well rewarded. I wish you all the best of luck in the future." General Godley then presonted tho YM.C.A. corps the cup which they won at the' Chrislchurch' military tournament. He also presented Major Parkes, instructor of the cadets, who went to Canada, with a gold-mounted walkingcane. ■
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1673, 13 February 1913, Page 2
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327CADETS INSPECTED. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1673, 13 February 1913, Page 2
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