NEW VOLUNTEER HALL.
By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, June 2. There was a laige gathering of military forces and general public. at Buckle Street on Saturday afternoon when' His Excellency the Governor laid the foundation stone of the new hall, to take the place of one near Lambton Quay, built thirty years ago. In the course of his speech, Lord Plunkett said that one of the great difficulties the Council bf Defence had to face was the short volunteers could get away from their regular employment for training. They could not train men effectively by night drills and on holidays. The men wanted several days together. He lioped employers would make sacrifices, as the men were doing, in order that the latter might do the duty they desired to perform.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8454, 3 June 1907, Page 5
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129NEW VOLUNTEER HALL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8454, 3 June 1907, Page 5
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