DEFENCE OF NEW ZEALAND.
. * :—- A STATEMENT RIDICULED. BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, April 23. Interviewed upon some remarks made at a meeting of the National Defence League,. Colonel Wolfe, officer commanding the Auckland District, said that it was ridiculous to say that any force could easily land in New Zealand or establish itself. Anything of the kind would be in the way of a mere raid while the British Navy held the sea, and before that the Australasian Flest would have to be dealt with. The Auckland defences had been much improved, and improvements were even now being effected. Several additional guns were to be placed on the harbour defences, and though the present lights were quite good, others were to be provided so as to render it possible to keep a vessel under observation during firing and for tactical purposes. Apart from armament the forts were in a very good condition. These improvements would make Auckland defences efficient against a fairly strong squadron.
Colonel Tuson, commanding the New South Wales forces, remarked to Colonel Wolfe that he thought it almost impossible for an enemy to get into Auckland without observation.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9072, 24 April 1908, Page 6
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191DEFENCE OF NEW ZEALAND. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9072, 24 April 1908, Page 6
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