NEW ZEALAND AND THE WAR.
REMARKS BY SIR JAMES ALLEN. In an address at Nelson on Saturday, Sir James Allen said that as Minister of Defence it had* fa lien to him to call up men for duty as soldiers. This was a heavy responsibility, but his duty had been made lighter by the solid feeling of the people in regard to the war, and he had felt all through that the people were behind him. He appreciated what had been said regarding the report of the Defence Commission. The report showed that in all main essentials New Zealand had managed very well. He took no great credit, but he wished to say how much he owed to the officers of the Defence Department for the splendid work they had done. There had been no experience to work on. The Department bad grown without experience or knowledge. They had benefited by experience, and the Department to-day was in good order. He expressed his gratitude to the officers under him. Sir Janies emphasised that £40,000,000 had been ’spent and there had been no fraud. That was a very high tribute to pay to the Department. (Applause.) He thought the country would realise that that was a very great statement. He had always felt sure that the officers of the Department were doing their duty. No one wanted the war to end sooner than he did, but we must hang on and see that New Zealand did its part, and kept up the reinforcements to the end. It must never be said that we did not keep up the strength of the Now Zealand Division. Referring again to the report of the Defence Commission, Sir James said it contained some criticism, and the Defence Department would certainly put its ease before the people. He concluded by saying that the first portion of the Defence Commission’s report would he an abiding consolation to him.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1861, 6 August 1918, Page 3
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321NEW ZEALAND AND THE WAR. Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1861, 6 August 1918, Page 3
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