RIFLES IMPRESSED.
FOR USE OF HOME GUARD. ORDER. TO BE MAD® AT ONCE. (R.A.) WELLINGTON, This Ray. The Governmnet has decided to take steps to obtain possession of all pri-vately-owned .303 rifles or tlie parts thereof, and an impressment order Under the Emergency Reserve Corps Regulations’ will ‘he gazetted immediately, according to an announcement made by tlie Prime Minister (the Rt. Ron. Peter Fraser) t'd-day. iV Mr ’Fraser pointed ‘out that there were at least 100,000 men in the Home Guard and the arming of. this large force was a difficult task. In existing circumstances it presented a major problem and it was therefore imperative that every rifle in the country should be made available to ensure that ns far as was humanly possible tins Rome Guard would be adequately trained one] equipped to wept any situation that might arise.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 165, 26 April 1941, Page 6
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