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"(Press Assn.-
GOVERNMENT WILL RETAlN THE VOLUNTTER SYSTEM WORKING SATISEACTORILY
-By Telegraph — Copyright).
Wellington, Monday. Associated with recerit reports of the complete re-organisation of the New Zealand Defence Forces have been rumoui's that the territorial system of compulsory parades would again be introduced. In an interview to-day, the. Minister of Defence (Hon. JY G. Cobbe) repudiated any such suggestion. "Certainly not on my part," said the Minister when it was suggested that the voluriteer system might shortly disappear. "There is no reason for such a change," he continued. /'Recruiting has been extremely satisfactory. I gave the details of the position some weeks ago and since then small increases have taken place in thfe recruiting xYhich has been repoi'ted. As a matter of fact, some corps are already up to full strength whilfe in oUe instance, in the South Island, there are about 20 mert on the waiting list. We are quite satisfied with the system and the ^Government has not considered aUy change away from it."
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 598, 1 August 1933, Page 5
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