DEFENCE EXPENDITURE COMMISSION
UNNECESSARY HANDLING OF USELESS STORES. • By. Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, March 8. At the Defence Expenditure Commission, Major Hickey gave evidence regarding delays obtaining ■in the stores. Ho favoured the old system of calling for contract prices at the beginning of each year and obtaining authority from Wellington to procure what was required. Ho thought that money could be saved in connection with the territorial system. Loss was incurred in regard to rifles and equipment. Since 1914 twenty-two rifles had been lost out of 222.
The witness mentioned a case,whcre two sets of orders had been received in connection with wire for detention purposes. Money might be saved if the useless ordnance stores brought back by transports wore thrown overboard or burned immediately on arrival, instead of being carted about and handled several times before being destroyed.
The commission adjourned until Saturday. . ■
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 146, 9 March 1918, Page 8
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144DEFENCE EXPENDITURE COMMISSION Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 146, 9 March 1918, Page 8
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