TERRITORIAL TRAINING.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 250, 21 October 1919, Page 10

TERRITORIAL TRAINING.

INEFFICIENT AND WASTEFTTL. NEED FOR NEW SYSTEM. (By Telegraph.—.Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. '•When is it proposed to institute the Territorial training scheme V Sir Jamce i Allen (Minister of Defence) was asked . to-night. 1 "1 have said that there will be no ■ alteration until l'J>o," replied the Minisi ter, "but I am going to make a states.merit a.bout Territorial training when 1 ■ J Ret time to do it. All I can say now is I that the Territorial training of "the pact - ifis inefficient and to a considerable II extent a waste of public money. 1 "W e could have got very much better . results from the expenditure of the same t money in another way. Concentrated .j effort always secures better results." ti In reply to a question, the Minister - J said he had no time for the junior cadet - j system. There was no need to instil into > ; boys anything savouring of the military lj spirit. There was no question that what , was wanted in the primary schools was . physical drill, and the elements of diss ciplme taught by physical drill applied r ! to both boys and girls. The senior cadet , stage was another story. Ho underj stood from a gathering of school teachers c themselves that they did not approve of , the introduction of military training 3 into the primary schools. °