LEGIOW OF FRONTIERSMEN

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 232, 29 September 1915, Page 8

LEGIOW OF FRONTIERSMEN

OF 500 HEX AKMY MUST BE A N ATIOXAL -QSE (By Telfjraph — l'arliaiaectary Beporte.) WELLINGTON. Tnejdaj; " An offer of a fully equipped regiaeii of 000 men was made to the GoTenUMat in the House this afternoon by tb» I-cpion of Frontiersmen tbrongh Ml Young. The memher for Waikato.ntl a letu-r from Mr. E. I)"Eeterre, stfcff efficer for tt)e legion in New 2eal»nd, ja which the .iOO men. together v-:th tii rcinforremt-nt-s to maintain their ttrtnsti were ollcred. and the the repiment. if an.-eptrd. w'ouH'protaNr be raised to a thousand. Tht men, added the letter, would provide their o*n eniforms, if allowed to wear a distinctive one. would find their {>wn quali&d instructors, and po through the neteeiy probation period of training, and wouH probably also find their ovra Tiorsea. The 'Hon. Mr. Allen exprased -1* gratitude to the legion of Krontferaßek for their penerous oflfer. In the etajjes of the war. the Legion mtit i * similar offer which he co»ild\pot 'set Ut vny to accept, and many of tl» boi joined the various reinforcements-That frontiersmen were an admirable body « men. but he could not sec his wsr to 'aj'cept one unit of them. He had ben offered a Scottish rejjiment that afin: noon, also, and he anticipated oSen'f , .' Irish. English and Web>h regiiaenU,hi' he had to be absolutely fair. Indhidajl men must register in the ordioarx and allow the authorities to girt n> army as a national army. therefore, give any definite 'tnstrer,' o>. cept to say that he would consult *iti the General Officer Commanding and tW Chief of General Staff, and wonM repil more definitely later on.