THE NATIONAL RESERVE.
.PROPOSED R ECOGNJTION. B v Telegraph—Special Correspondent ' WELLINGTON, July 22. “At present we cannot recognise the National Reserve, because the Jaw does not allow it,” said the Minister for Defence this evening. Mr. Allen said' that 'lie proposed to introduce a Bill this session giving this Reserve recognition as a voluntary organisation. He did not propose, however, that the Government would; be able to do very much more- than give recognition. at present. The members of the Reserve could not he supplied with arms or ammunition. “I am afraid,” lie added, “that, we shall have to cut the rifle clubs short this year in order to keep up the supply to the Front. The Colonial Ammunition Company is working at full speed 1 to give us as much as possible, hut wo must conserve the supply.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3990, 24 July 1915, Page 2
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