THE KNYVETT CASE.
The various papers and reports furnished by Sir Joseph Ward, ag Minister for Defence, to the Knyvett Defence Committee, confuse rather, than elucidate this extraordinary affair, remarks the "New Zealand Herald." The only point which is quite clear is that "the Cabinet, after giving the subject the fullest possible consideration, decided that they had no recommendation to make to his Excellency," meaning that Captain Knyvett remains dismissed without having had any opportunity whatever to justify the* formal complaint made by him to the political head of the Department. Three salient points will at once occur to every impartial citizen: —l. That the so-called Court of Inquiry is officially Bhown to have been utterly farcical as far as its sittings in Auckland go; 2. That the heaviest sentence that could be imposed for Captain Knyvett's alleged breach of discipline, was inflicted under cover of this farcical "Court of Inquiry"; and 3. That the complaints made to the Minister for Defence against the chief of staff remain unheard and unanswered, unless we are to assume that the cashiering of a complainant is an effective reply.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9715, 10 February 1910, Page 4
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186THE KNYVETT CASE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9715, 10 February 1910, Page 4
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