THE DEFENCE ACT.
ONfiY FIT MEN WANTED
[ky elkcthtp trt-eorapii—coptb,ioht.j TVE[ iT;TXGTON, June G. The following circular from Colonel Rdbin, chief of the General Staff, lias be:on» forwarded to officers commanding districts: "Tn view of probable amendments to the Defence Act necessary to give effect to proposals made by Lord Kitchener, amid considering that the current year must be one of transition in tho territorial force, corps should, as far as possible, for the present con fine their recruiting to physically fit men. below fTTo age of twentythree years to maintain the corps or units at 'their strength'. Neither should 'they increase their present strength until tho permiainent staff for corps is available to carry out the necessary renumbering, recruilfci'ng and 1 reorganising of the corps up to the -new establishment."
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 June 1910, Page 3
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131THE DEFENCE ACT. Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 June 1910, Page 3
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