LORD KITCHENER'S REPORT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 762, 10 March 1910, Page 8

LORD KITCHENER'S REPORT.

; OOINIOt Mβ AUSTRAUAIi DEFENCE. . ■■y;';; , y y^:-.-.'■ : : }y;.i; ',•'.''.?''■'• .■ : M.'/■)'■ X '~- -■ .v ■_-■■•:- ■•• , .. ■pgWHA^ %g jNTEßvip\v',;wiTH;;:siß -gfbp|#fyfea' ; : '' ; Y:y.- : Jy.\-; : ': ; ' ? v';..*':?' •■ . ' '• '' ''mi ■■' ■''' "'■■■'"■ '' 'i '-■'-" l "''- '■ "■ ;: ' '■>!'■> ■■'\"'"i'..; , ' ' : i' : /.',i' Rotorua';. March' ; 9. ■ p:;fK>: report of Field-Marshal:Lord'Kitchener'upon rthe-' defence of New Zealand was to-day.handed by the. Prime Minister (Sir feaph to a special KSres^.tative,offie;^V;^alajid'Herald" : :,^o:;^ unorder, to; secure- the same; > r . Sir .'Joseph; also .•gave to !thei"Herald'V"representaT®;" i : l^ lter ® s ! il ?S: interview.in -yhic'h. he discussed. the. probable cost to tie Doof, 'adoptingVi.Lord ■ J Kitchener's: i ; scheme besides.Vpthey "aspect, of' the questions raised, TheField-irarshal'si.report, in'"the main,'''t:onsists i of; an"application fe. New.Zealand of; Part I dfj.his Australian defence report, but itis-accompanied by..the ...following covering, letter,: dated March 2, addressed to Sir J9seph -Ward::;V: 'Dear-Sir , Joseph/Ward,—' v ''. ''' '■",.. .: '■ "i "..",'.•'' '.''.',''!'■■ f f'!" .'"■ .';.:' ' i.v'- P °' in^.-*'la^^t: - i - s - i necessary to write you; a speoial "memorandum cm . .'.the' defenc'eV.ofivNew; Zealand .as, from ; ti.bn;; the, necessity., -for ..improved - train ing; is just :as..eq"ualiy, m jrked.' in ■ this ' . oollntry as- it.is ...in. Australia. It. appears, to mo that, for yourjland- forces, ; ,.k?*: :Z S a '^ l !d and;. Australia, should .adoVt?,hqm6(;eneous.,military ; ''systeme in * • order "to' be.able.. to. efficiently "snpport oneianother-inijthe' event-of national ■" .danger; jThe. desirability, of such co- operation is evident by .reason of the" .'geographical-.position; of the two countries.. ■ Moreover the young New .' some markedly, different . character- ■■ : counts ;splen'(W'rfl ;." ■ .•.machine..for the conditions of- ::' eucce'ssful pioneors!. jto;;make ;the. t "of man: . ...■ ; .l.tliink;v therefore, ;that;'.nniformityj in training and''establishment .oi'■■■' ■miits,,as wejl as ties. of' i thV;comradMhip i :in:';tW ; *'|iiued land /•'; : forces, of ; New, Zealand. .an& : ; Australia,': should- These ■■'■ - point New..Zealand pending those'cadets'destined to be inVstrn.rjtors of her.-citizens to the/Australian .West Point''College .which I have •recommended'that the: Commonwealth'.; 'Government'.should and '.'which;ljfcelieve; ; they to; estailishV " ' .'.:"'.' I^- ..-v-j;, '■ y : : : ■'-.-.- ■'■ ■ is 'wte evidetit that;the ; wants of .are ; not •'■; .sufficient to''.create a- college 'wliere-. training, of the nature required can be - : jproperiy,;, imparted: r:ThisV,wm,::be ;seen: from tne"iact the . '"■ vUnes^suggested.for.Australia, a suitable number .of--"areas'-for" New Zealand ■would.be -abpnt. fifty-five, i.e., approximately thirty- in theNorihlsland and • . twenty-five:m the.South;lsland.' ,Each; area should, of' boiiise/ provide" the' < . as. arefrecommerided ;for. /Australia, and,. it-follows that'the per- ■' V.-manentvinstructional officers; , required..for area work .'alone :would-be fifty-five' ' ..subalterns;: and' : captainsV;; and' six r majors.. The thirty\penrianent. officers now . ' : employed.with.the permanent-.forcee.'/district'and headquarters staffs Trill"'also : ■ ;be;wanted. ;;.-~; ■■■; ::y'"'.'..' : --'\y;.. ''.•■".'.-.'■..-' (■■'■. ■■.■■■.■". :' '-"■..'■-■;':■■ '-'■ •"■ '•' ■ "' '■'■&} ■ ?°JJ d ' thisrefote - recommend •."aiir/eTeninai^estebiistoent^for-v'tfie^'Neir' ,^, '- /iealand:Staff ,;Corps .of .a,hundred;.;bfiicers,..being the;'nuiety-o'ne''• accounted ■ for_above, plus ip;.per.:cent.;,tb;; allow for. the deputation 'ofv officers-"to'train ' ' ,with,.unrisin India, and; the .TJrirtea'Kiiigdom, ;ment jwprijout Heuteiiantcblinels, 13; cap-' tains, 28; heufenants, ■ 52;; total- ;-: : J;,,;;,-V . ;; :-- v-,;V' '~,::,-; , ~':■ :^;Tha. maintenance of ffiis.n'umber'wili; require : an, annnal,.supply of: about .that, terror «te selection .«(, the re- : New Zealand- >hbnU.send ten cadets, annually: to tie Austra- ""v :^■Q>£ e &>.P ma . ,vhom;.five'' would ultimately be chosen for: commissions in :.ttte;staff corps. ■■..',;.','-.' '■.■'-■/■ .•'••■,;: ; : :., -,-.''.-, : '-...- ; -. ■-. • :. t . . : ~....' .>'. .%s&■]&,W™** of: the War:C)£B6e:'on ; the- ; land:forces "'■•. ; m;New^Ze^and:tta^l- : do;;not;d6ein it necessary to .poif.fr' out .-the considera- ■-•'. ; govern the,defence-,of^this:Dominipn ; ■ •.■■lou-^n^nd,--' however, '' .tfet:Partl,Qf^^ .^.M™smclose / .artd,recommerdtt9,yon,v ffl!?!™^^!?•9?jtoi.qflißl*rw^/-'^vit.^^lV'4';-'|iopei - -'aiSE6rdry6tf : '■" ,a: practical .sche'me,.forSgiving;'effect;'to your defence'meas'mek"' I ,' ~: ' :,- : ..;.-At;:tte-risk : of : .-. ■,ipg the;ideal;:of a : 'standard'6f efficiency asi'possible ' :-ia:: o^e.r -:that the. men , serving,, as,-well', as the public, majihave a/just pride in.'.the .fighting.,valnei of the.force,'.aiid; so: insist upon the; observance of the ■ important-principle, that defence '.should : be piitside party politics, .and -not ■" ; used/by-individuals for, political purposes.. ' A thoroughly-trained, land ve'ffici- ' force,;should';be the supreme, object of your: efforts an'd no personal consideration^should,, for'■a'imc.menii'.-be, allowed to stand in the way., It.only,;iemains: for :me':to thanklyflu: , most sincerely for the.facilities!afforded '■ '■ : 'myJ/Visit./ana. for-.the which I have everywhere received ,: , in_^:tte : : inspection..of...your.: defences -and. troops. : I shall-always rememher . ■■■ .witli'jmuch ;gratin'cation ; myj: association, with, the'iorccs-'of this Dominion-' ''■ I- shall;, follow their! ."progress" with ■'the,keenest interest,; and 1 shall 'be 'ohly '•"' '■■■'!^.'.'?l^\^ t y.^''^efte';;PT- e 't^': ! f|>rther advice'or assistarlce as' may h'e' i,; ' : ; iß> iny. power;.; 1/forward ;aVseparate confidential communication on ; theisubject of,the:fixe<i;.defences.of;New Zealand. : ■; ■-.'■.• .- ' ".■'.• ■-' ,' : >-^v'-: ; ' ; '-"- ■.■/"is'-'o ,:; 'i' !-':• -'v - iv---'.''.-.-' '■• '.'' Yovui,vtiy. truly, -.; ■ ...-■ '.■^■ ;: :-'''V'-v: \:':'P:'^ : '''--.: : \.:'-\"X:' ; ''.- .;' "- - '.kitchener.V ,