The Colony's Defences.
♦ K . (Per Press Association.) n ■ CHRISTCIUIRUH, Oct. 8. > Volunteer officers, interviewed regordiug General Babington's report,! agr.e that the present stud and or-'l ganismtion are unsatisfactory. " Ifl we had a mobilisation Si-home," said one, 'it could not he carried out, because there is no start to utpp inlo the breach. The absence of ii proper stall is actu'ally a menace to us. It is a pity that somis-j thing is not done at once to remedy! this statu of altttirs, which may be] deeply regretted when regret will be I unavailing." Dissatisfaction ts expressed also with the aiHninitvtruof tlvo deportment, the officers favouring the whole department lieingJ under military contra). I
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 234, 7 October 1904, Page 2
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113The Colony's Defences. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 234, 7 October 1904, Page 2
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