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; Owirg ; t© the need for economy the Government, considerably reduoed the Defence vote this year, ato,d„ this has meant that Territorial campa ftiav© been cut out, and with them has disappeared on® of the , means of iattaining efficiency m the training of the New Zealand youth. It is now suggested (states the "Auckland to effort should be made to promote the holding of camps for a week or a tartnight on the basis of the employees paying the Territorials during ti t eir absence abd the Government finding the equipment and makinga grant of a lump sum tawardsotherexpen&es. This,idea > was placed before Territorial officers in Auckland on Tuesday, and they were strongly in favour or c^mps.. .They pointed/out tha£'in the • old' volunteer days there #aS no doubt that tte then lortiired. more' ■ from a week or a' fortnight's encampment than in attending evening parades. syllabus tru gone • through, and even ahootmg 'was carried out.. Besides the men, the Officers got a great deal better training, arid learned -to handlo large -bodies of troops with confidence and certainty. From a social point of view alone the old' volunteer camps had many attractions, -and tb- old "campaigners" they bock memories of manv happy, days when each took a. pride in his com- '. pany'fcnd endeavoured to make it the' :■ f best in this From a training • point of "view, camps were. i)he surest