DEFENDING N.Z.

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 170, 5 August 1937, Page 7

DEFENDING N.Z.

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Announcement oi Policy in Near Future MINISTER^S APPEAL

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( INVERCAEGILL, Last Night. A statement on tke Government's defence policy in New Zealand will be made by the Minister Of Defence, Hon. E. Jones, within the nest week or ten days. This announcement was made by Mr. Jones at a luncheon to-day given by the Invercargill Returned Soldiers' Association. "I 6m sorry I cannot tell you just now what is being done abo'ut the land forces, " he said, "because I am not m a position to relcase the statement. W" realise that we have not had satisfaction in the past with our land forces, and when I say that I am casting no reflection on the stafe, who have been carrying on very well in the face of diffieulties. "I hope to fiiake a statement within a week or ten days abOut the land services in New Zealand and the Government will bear in mind the necessity for the closest co-operatipn between the three services. This Governmeiit - is fully alive to its responsibftities ffdm a defence point of view. " Mr. jenes also made an appeal to - employers to show their praotical sympathy with work for the defenqo of New Zealand by placiiig no obstacle in the way of young men who wanted to go into camp. He suggested that, wncre possible, their sympathy should take a practical form by allowing thdn employees full pay while they wCre in training. : •