THE DEFENCE DEPARTMENT.
APPLYING THE PRUNING KNIFE. By Telegraph.-—P'ess Association Wellington, Last Night. In accordance with the Government's policy of reducing the personnel of the Defence Department to a minimum consistent with maintaining the maximum amount of efficiency, it is possible an announcement will be made of officers in the New Zealand Staff Corps ami Royal New Zealand Artillery, who will be retired. The intention of the authorities, it is understood,' is to reduce the strength of staff corps, and commissioned ranks of the permanent force by about 25 per cent., and therehas been much speculation amongst officers as to whose fate it Would be to be given notice. The names of those who arc to go have now been decided upon, and it is expected that. within a few days the officers affected will have received intimation that their services will be no longer required. There are at present about 144 officers in the Staff Corps and R.N.Z.A., and all but six have seen active service, cither in the South African or late war, and some in both wars.
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 December 1920, Page 5
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180THE DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. Taranaki Daily News, 11 December 1920, Page 5
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