GETTING BACK TO NORMAL
REMOVAL OF FORT RESTRICTIONS BEING CONSIDERED, ; (By IWesraph— Press Association.) '. Auckland, December 16. The Minister of Defencev made . two : . interesting statements' tht6.evening. It was suggested tho,t since theooeauß had now practically beea cleared of German raiders it might be, possible some of the restrictions on Bniall vessels entering and leaving the ports. The Minister agreed and added that the authorities had under consideration the matter of .considerably, reducing the garrisons at present being maintained in the forts. ;■ ■. . Mr. Allen was asked.whether the Samoan garrison might not be also similarly reduced. He,replied that tine was.. different. It-was absolutely necessary that a. sufficient force should remain in Samoa in order that propor. control'could be kept over tho coloured races resident in the islands. :
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2335, 17 December 1914, Page 6
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125GETTING BACK TO NORMAL Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2335, 17 December 1914, Page 6
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