THE DEFENCE ACT.
POSITION OF SENIOR CADETS. [Pie United Press Association.! "NELSON, July 19. Youths were proceeded against to-da) for breaches of the Defence Act. Two points of considerable interest were taken by Mr Evans, S.M. One was that Senior Cadets are not compelled to take the oath of allegiance. The other was that Senior Cadets are not compelled to go directly into the Territorial Force. Decision was reserved on both points, to enable the department to take legal advice and argue tiw matter if it wished to do fio. A number of informations against band*. men were withdrawn, on the ground that they were over age and should have been drafted to the reserves, and were not liableto serve as Territorials.
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Evening Star, Issue 14932, 19 July 1912, Page 6
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122THE DEFENCE ACT. Evening Star, Issue 14932, 19 July 1912, Page 6
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