DOMINION CRUISERS
TRANSFER OF CONTROL BRITAIN TAKES OVER REMAINING IN N.Z. WATERS (Ter Truss Association.) WELLINGTON, this dny. At the request of the British Government, the operational control ol' the warships Leander and Achilles has passed from New Zealand to the British Government ,according to extraordinary Gazette published last night.
Tlie change has been made under the provisions of the Naval Defence Act, 1913, which stipulates that the Governor-General may transfer to the King’s naval forces any vessel of the New Zealand naval forces.
All officers and men on both ships, however, will remain part of the New Zealand naval forces and will be subject to the laws, rules and regulations in force relating to officers and men of the New Zealand naval forces.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20040, 12 September 1939, Page 9
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