NEW ZEALAND'S DEFENCE
A NATIONAL SYSTEM TO BE INAUGURATED. COMPULSORY MILITARY TRAINING J FOli ALL BOYB AND YOUTHS. RIFLE RANGES TO BE PROVIDED, j FREE AMMUNITION. ' j By Telegraph.—Press Association. > Upper Hutt, Last Night, * At the Upper liutt banquet this even- J ing, the Premier dealt at considerable ' length with the defence policy, ami intimated that the Government was Wring- < ing about a national system of defence, so that from the time males went to school until they reached the age of 21 they would receive a thorough military training. Sir Joseph Ward also intimated | that the Government intended to I make provision for rille ranges from one end of the Dominion tu the other, and supply rille club members with free anunnnitiun to the extent of 250 rounds. Oilier matters concerning the defence of tile colony were dealt with, including the oiler of a battleship, which was not made on the impulse of the moment «ior actuated by jingoism.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 59, 3 April 1909, Page 2
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160NEW ZEALAND'S DEFENCE Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 59, 3 April 1909, Page 2
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