MILITARY CAMPS
Hastings Retailers Favour Proposal USE OF SHOWGROUNDS ' The view that the greatest degree of cO'operatkm iu the training of men Ic? defence of their country was a primary duty of all was expressed by members of the Hastings Retailers' Assoelat'o* yesterday, when "consideration was given to the proposal to have a roilitar.v camp in this district. The meeting decided to ask the H.B A. and P. Society, when reviewjng ttie request of the defence authorities fo* the use of the Tomoana shQwgrounds, to give favourable consideration to the proposal, provjded fnat a full measuro of protection from damage to equipment and grounds was assured. It was felt that, in having a camp near to the main centres 'of a provinco, great.er public interost was created and should achieve better results with les* expenditure for travelling. Any disadvantages that might exist, it was considered, could be minimised by efficient control, and would be more than offset 1 by; the increased business resultjng.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 61, 4 December 1937, Page 4
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163MILITARY CAMPS Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 61, 4 December 1937, Page 4
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