NAVAL TRAINING
NEW ZEALANDERS WIN HIGH PRAISE ' REPORT OF CAPTAIN OF H.M.S. GANGES. ON LATEST PASSING-OUT CLASS. (Special P.A. Correspondent.) (Received This Day, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON. June 2. New Zealand ratings under Scheme B, training on H.M.S. Ganges, continue to win high praise. Following are the captain’s comments on the latest pass-ing-out class: “If upheld the very high standard set by its predecessors. New Zealanders comprised approximately half of the class, the remainder being made up by ordinary hostilities-only entrants. The latter were not picked men as were the New Zealanders and it was very gratifying to find the excellent spirit existing between the New Zealanders, when they arrived, which quickly spread over the whole class. This was apparent both, in work and in all divisional interests. The New Zealanders have given of their best in all respects, their messmates publicly expressing their gratitude for the inspiration they imparted. The New Zealanders in turn expressed appreciation of the welcome extended. These sentiments unquestionably were genuine. The New Zealanders passed out with an average of 93 per cent for seamanship and 87 per cent for gunnery.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 June 1942, Page 3
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185NAVAL TRAINING Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 June 1942, Page 3
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