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NEfl DEFENCE BILL MODELLED ON SWISS SYSTEM.
(Received' Lasit Night, 9.45 o'clock.)
CAPETOWN, December 1
TUie Defence Bill! prepared by tilie Government 3uas been modelled on the Swiss system. Tlie sdheme will entail a cost of £300,000, in addition to the present cost off defence and police. The first Mine will consist of 2500 permanent imourirted rifles and 25,000 •in' an active citizen force, aged from 17 .to 25 year®. T!he /second line wiH consist of citizens aged from 2i to 45 yeains, wflio have been trained or liave learned to use a rifle.
'llie third l lime will' be a. national reserve, composed of men' from the age of 17 to 60 years, who wliil be callled out in case of grave cies" otnly. Citizens reasonably required for defence wil'li- be trained.
Tbe training wiHl! consist of as mUny niglhit drils as required foi' recruits for tlhe ranks, plus Bto 15 days' continuous training annualy. The remainder of tine _ citizens wiM have rifle association' training in addiitnoai to payment of £1 yeaa*ly for twenty-four years. It 'is not proposed to e&tabUs<hi am, elaborate maMtary college. Coloured iinhabuitants. wil not be included in the sdheme. A baJllioft wil be _ arranged rf the citizen force proves inadequate-
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10493, 2 December 1911, Page 5
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