TRAINING OF OUR FORCES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 4 November 1915, Page 5

TRAINING OF OUR FORCES

PRAISED BY HIGHEST MILITARY

AUTHORITY

WELLINGTON, Nov. 3. The Minister of Defence states that a cablegram has been received by the Governor from the Army Council intimating that the training of the New Zealand forces has proved uniformly satisfactory, while their discipline, physical efficiency, zeal, powers of endurance, intelligence and general aptitude for warfare, as exemplified in several most arduous operations, has been beyond praise, and has enabled them to render most conspicuous services to the common cause.

The Army Council is confident that future demands on the manhood of New Zealand will be met by the provision of forces of no less military value.

This, Mr Allen added, proves that our system of recruiting and training men and bringing them into camp at definite periods for instruction has been founded on right lines and properly carried out, and has earned the consideration of the Army Council, the highest British military authority.