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i i Our belligerent comnaitsneate for tie oetenee of i.mpire coastitute a. severe strain upon our military, naval asd afrial rwources. In order to defend , iew Zealand, agalose substantial ra.i<fer j it is necessary t<? economise, anc use oar remaining rfcsoorre* to beet advantage. nee«l coastguards, r>;:! boxes, izroas points go4?d rifles, jood and plenty of jotxl atßrm unit ion—cv>m to every pl ace . We n«ed pocd mark*n«n. who have ictimatL- . kaowledae of focal comtcmrs. We neei a . carefal watch over every mile of coast i line and a quickly-mobilised body of | DE-α es expert as- may be a: the toreatj ened poi nt . Well-organised local com- | man-does provide an" answer, to these jneeti*. Moreover, they hold tie enemy lin ch-eck. until our more povrprfal and ! more expert forces arrive. " Perhat* it i* inopportitne to q- 7 ,- : , Britain.' bat Britain is, J.Mne it. A-n at teas-t. has a!l th,:« ,:;-e- rr-v-i-VaMi Jiorcee as well. P. B. FITZHZ".SrIKT.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 157, 4 July 1940, Page 6
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