NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9178, 29 August 1908, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCES.

The report of the Council of Defence for the year ended February 29th, 1908, states that as it has been decided by the Government that the present system (voluntary enlistment and without pay) is to continue, the attention of the Council must be devoted to endeavouring to obtain a higher standard of efficiency qnder that system. To do this it is absolutely necessary that means should be devised whereby the whole of the field force shall do as much work aB possible by daylight in the field, the larger units (regiments and battal-

ions) being brought together aa often as possible, and the various arms of which the force is composed working together more frequently than at present. in order that all officers, and especially those of the higher ranks, may obtain some knowledge of their work, it is the intention of the Council to so revise the regulations governing the earning of capitation and payment for daylight parades that this object may be attained. Attention will also be devoted to encouraging ex-volunteers to join reserve corps,' to the affiliation oL ! reserve corps and rifle corpa to existing volunteer unit 3, and the I payment of capitation or pay for daylight work to such members of the above mentioned as actually turn out for fielil work with the units to which they are affiliated.