FEATHERSTON CAMP.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 69, 21 March 1916, Page 2

FEATHERSTON CAMP.

" SOME AMAZING BUNGLES. ' j ' OPINION OF HON. G. FOWLDS. While on a tour south, the Hon. G. Fowlds availed himself of the oppor-| tunity to visit the new military camp at Featherston. While approving the site, and some of the features, the exMinister says if is realy amazing to find how many mistakes have been made. "Considering the experiences of the Defence Department at Trcntham," he, said, "one can only be amazed at the nature of the bungles they are making at Featherston. For instance, despite. the fact that there is plenty of room, they have placed the hospital in the most noisy part of the camp. Another: illustration may be quoted in the case of the church and Salvation Army institutes. These arc crowded together, with less than a dozen feet between each building. The result is that simultaneous church services arc almost impossible, for the sound of singing in one chiunch-building drowns the proceedings in the others. The military authorities also complain that the men were rushed into the camp before it was finished, with the result that the troops, instead of drilling, had to spend their time doing pick and shovel work and other tasks which should have been, fulfilled by outside labour. The health of the men in camp, however, seems to to be fairly pood, though cases of dysentery are frequent."