The Command of the Forces Wellington,April 9.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 255, 14 April 1888, Page 5

The Command of the Forc es Wellington ,April 9.

Thi' piopo-od appoint ment ot Lieii'cnant. Don^l.i-, II X , a- Maji 1 ot the New Zealand torn-, and piaelicall) then CommandiM -in Chni has, it '-erm-, Illl'-C .il 1K (1 'illi ' Cost," lltnilli!; to lln piopn-i d anpoiut tnent, v ,i^- >l It was 100 palpabli a u»li t ,im! tin* mnioui that it was m contemplation e\ oke d --in h ,i st i i'i><: .i'.<l m iK'ial oondeninnt ion in miluent i.i 1 ([iiai ti t - that .vlt hou<di nil ! lie p ipei s \\ eie > IIKIs toi n.it in e. t ho Minister ot Defence pausrd h'Joic si<_;tiinu, ft-'<l attei ( oiisideiation wi-eh dei ided not to^iti'n.il all To Lieut 1 *ou«xla-> pei-onallv theie i^ no iiljjeution Ho is a couUeou- and able <_;ent]einan, and m <t piopei position would be able on occasion to i endei f oorl -< i\ic to t lit < olony m ie (^atd to its coastal defenei - Piioi to his ict in nit'iH. tiom the na\v in 1873 how al ( cognised as one of the best minuet \ olhet is in the sei \ ice, and he did w oi k in ( onncLt ion with the na\al hmmm 1 at l.i\oipuol lint still a na\ al oilicci , how e\(i eloei a uistnictoi. should not. he placed .it the head ot fhocoloniil foiecsundei un\ eiicumstam in, a\n\ it would be most unfau to pioxide Dou^la- with a ( onuiinnd \\ hen hien liko Lieutenant -I 'olonel Hulmmls nr homi; shunted altoi;ethe) ()\ model n unlit \ry m.Uteis Dou<^la- (an ha\ c no pi act val know ledj, r ea!ti v lo \ eai s iitno incut It a superioi stall otlieei is to be appointed, M.ijoi lieneial Si haw s nrinn ni'Mid.ilion that an otticei full\ t ief|';aintt'd with all the ui'idem nnhtaiy an. should \v> mipoitid, mdicites the jnopei eom-e to adopt.