The Motuihi Trouble.
The Wellington correspondent of the Auckland "Herald" writes "1 -luesday's issue as follows: — The Defence authorities arc not yet ready t.o make public the iinding of the second Motuihi Court of Tnquirv winch investigated the question as to whether Colonel G. W. S. Patterson, oftieor commanding the Auckland -iiiililary district, and Major J. Osburm-Liily, director of. personal services, on the adjutant-gene-ral's staff, were in any tl'-grce to blame ■ for what o('furred. T< in known, however, that the Court, a<! did ah;o the first Court of -Tiiquirv. absolved Colonel Patterson from all blame. As to T< r r;:i< r Osh.u'ne-Ltlly, the Couit hps fourd tlir.t he misconcoivod his duty some •>! /''t, but it. is understood that his cor.: , ! is not v, lfor r v, v ti u . r;; r r t,. This means that such blame as may b, attached to anyone besides Colonel rum"? mu.<t borne by general headquarters. There was conflict of opinion regarding the chain of revpor-ibilily as affectIn" Motuihi, and it will be for Cabinet to say who was responsible for the incompleteness of the organisation which
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Levin Daily Chronicle, 2 March 1918, Page 3
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183The Motuihi Trouble. Levin Daily Chronicle, 2 March 1918, Page 3
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