COLONIAL DEFENCE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2901, 17 February 1891, Page 2

COLONIAL DEFENCE.

—«—.- TllK I'IIOI'OSAT-S OF TIFK OM.MISHIOXKIJS. (l;Y EIJiCTKII. , Tr.l.KillHl'll. — e il'l'lili. I IT. ) Mkmiouhm:, l-'ebiiiary 11>. TIIK l)cfi;nco C.>iinnission rucoiniuend that ii whole force of Iwnlvc th:msaiid rank and Hlc piirf.inlly paid mililia iinrl infantry will bo necessary for the pt'iicc establishment in sn<:h ;m iinniunso (orritory as Australia. This forco should divided int:> twenty four battalions of .")00 eaeli, find it is suggested that New South Wales and Victoria siiouid supply (.'ipjlu Ciioli, and South Australia, and Queensland four oaeh. ;ln; two first eolonies also to furnish four batteries of rield iirlillery. and two regiments of mounted infantry eaeh, ;md South Australia, iind Mneensland two batteries and one nutriment eaeli. The formation of a federal regiment of Artillery is approved of, but, the Federal Military College is not. procurable at present. The advantage of t'lca.bolition of the Sfai'let uniform, and the adoption, e.\ee]il for ihe Al'iilh'lT of Kharki eoloiired uniforni is recot;iiisetL The Conimissiiiners think Ihiitfi mobilisation scheme for each colony should be ■worked out as well as a scheme r'<>r the concentration of I hi: whole force in any "lie colony. The Imperial (Jovel'lliiien! is tube requested to send an olKi'i.'i. , to inspect every two years.