N.Z. LAND FORCES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 165, 15 July 1938, Page 11

N.Z. LAND FORCES.

ATTRACTING RECRUITS.

BEQUEST TO GOVERNMENT.

(By Telegraph—Preue Association.)

■ INVERCARGILL, thie day. "Iliat iu view of the unsettled international situation and Britain's intensive rearmament the Government be requeeted to give serious consideration to the question of attracting a greater number of recruits to the land forces throughout the Dominion, and that thie association is prepared to aesfet the Government in any steps taken," was the text of a resolution carried at a meeting to-night of the recently reorganised Southland Territorial Force Association.

BIG CHRISTCHURCH FIRE^

XO REFLECTION OK MEN.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)

CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday.

An assurance was given to the men of the Christchurch Fire Brigade at a meeting of the board that no reflection on them was intended in the statement issued by the chairman, Mr. T. M. Charters, after the fire in the city on May 23.

A motion by the Hon. J. K. Archer, M.L.C. —"That this board disapproves of the statement published by the chairman on May 24 and repeated on May because it is contrary to fact, damages the reputation of our brigade and is a grave and unjustifiable reflection on the conduct of our firemen"—was rejected after a long discussion. A full report is to be prepared for the board on the possibility of engaging an adequate number of -auxiliary 'firemen in accordance with the recommendations made' in the report by the Inspector of Fire Brigades, Mr. R. Girling-Butdherj on the recent fire.

It has also been decided that the board should try to arrange for a "gentlemen's agreement" with the Christehurch Fire . Brigaderaen's Union that any fireman on leave and on the board's premises at the time of a fire could be required to turn out for duty