MILITARY QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE.
' -."(special to "tlik muss.") . -. - "WELLINGTON.-July 22. ;3lr-Ji G. Anderson has given notice to «sk, the. Government whether they will bring, into force Part IV. o f the Defence Act," HJO;). so that all who come under that part of tho Act may bo trained in military duties for the defence of X w Zealand. - , "A plea for the reduction of the physicaUtandard for recruits in certain eases , was made m the House of Representatives to-day, when Mr A. M Alycrs' gave notice to ask the Minister of*De- , foico wlicther. in view of th 0 mnnv ;- eligible nicn who are refused for active i ■■- ■ *errjcc so/eJy on account of "being slight- . fy &sJow-t he military-standard oi height ~ I he ml] give instructions that where r e- •. "nits are in every other way satisfacjoij a reasonable latitude shall bo al- . losftl in the matter of height. - , , A Or :- A ; X - Newman pave notice to-da y W ask tho Prime ilinistcr whet he,- tho . ' Government will ny t 0 make some joint • arrangement with the Commonwealth ■. >overnment whereby our sick and - ' wuande<l soldiers can be speedily wonsht from base hospitals to the tealthy climate of New Zealand.
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 15338, 23 July 1915, Page 9
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