SHIFTING THE NAVAL BASE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1474, 24 June 1912, Page 3

SHIFTING THE NAVAL BASE.

NATURE 0? THE SQUADRON". •By Asso.ilatlo'B',l Auckland, June 22. A visit qf' ejaininatioii fo.tho. ■D.pminio.n is at present heir.g carried out by Caprain UolleMon tin charge of 'flic naval bass at Sydney), Color.'.'! .iuhi-sk'ii, direClor" of artillery 'in >>w Zeaiand, and fjien.t. •Sydc'h'httim -th' 6' .AdniiraUV's repres'phtat.ivo at \Ve-t por!. !I'lio jn'spftctipii 'will be concluded th'is wsek,, ayiti the. A:dhuraTty i'epi-ese.iihvtivps fcavp- i'.tir Sydney .taxi; M'pi'ul'ay.

Captain Rcili'.'ion has beer. i'riipi'ejs?(i with' .tlm jn.tpfej't that is living taken in tho fpi'tlVcpi'ni'.n'g plui.nge ill lia.Val ''lntter.S' in tho .Dpiiiiiiioii: The; .'Defenc.fi Depart.mcnl't .has iicne. .eyt.r,y't;hiii'g. in jf's nowe.r .'.to' a-sift tho oncers. Caidam i.'ollc-' >n is .also' grateful iiio. Auckianil lla.r.boitr "Board (pa'rt'ic'ull'jr.iy' to Ihfi q!iairman .aii.cf engineer), jylio have geiv? to a for. of trc.ulile. in. c.Duh.ec.fipit wilh tlia. ■ nraiter. A.uek'jand, harljoar i he, y : isit'irs'' viiiy'iliuc.h'',.' as., filling:. rill. ! th'.e vepi'ro'iiifafs.: ■of a. naval' 'b'aK, and .'it. i's ; i'nte'r.es.t'ing to. nota that; ili« .'pro'grVss.iy.a work;. v;'.i< h have been carried- w' l)y the ..Auckland Harbour Board, have, .very ..'much': f.aciTit '.'i'd the. work of the Adir.'iraltv i;i cst'alj.Us.hing ft-fbase at this psv.t; They were inu.ch sfnipk w^t'!! 1 .. the po'iii' and. iii:n'.or,;p navaiita.C'.'S i:i:Sp?ctiiig the odrar.oe in. tredi which pi'.us.t fojlow iri tile near future.

As. i.-> wejl known, Auckland .been, fixoil un-.u as tho f'i'tie of tinnew base, ■ iu'cissitatid; by tho ri i!:C. a! or" the centre of nfTah's : fro;iy SyJiicy following o.iv.. the esliibiish'ni.pni of an"' lion _ Xavv. . The ships ..to. lie 'Sfat.ieiicd'.' in Xv\\" Zealand' 'will i:e T 'all rK'\v. ; antl ;ire n"w being cons'tructpO. at Hbiiic.* 'pli.re jrfit be two c!;f;.i.*?ES of the Bristol t\pe |1S2!) : tons, hc,r=e. p.iv;er, spc-?cl C's icnpb), Hub.! (ic'troye'r.-:. .a:iiii, two su.b-: iii'arihes. T];'e ;ISSc-iivSiitiPn".e.(l' «;ill tie rr.ii!' new to thi;-- rart of the ;ii:orld.i The destroyers will difi'c.r frcin thpf.e in J lie AusLralin.il Xr.vy j::i the i.act ''b jt they will cii.i'ry. ccai ciiiv. wherros tlie Australian boa'.-, will ccuy .pit. d's .v.cti. Th;;Mibniurines wiil burn ..'petrol, a'ivi- stii}-' bares n;r .tlie s'-lragc- of fivi? fiipl. will probably be Ireatc-ii at \\ 'ti:gi.;:i .aivi f'!"t Ohaiiners' or Diiiiedi.n.. ill.t will, be knW>rii jas." <! Xlie \ev; >i.;-;lar,d Division of She Chioa Sfr.iadroi.." ami !:,e. olacer in conm-siM v.iil proh.Tbly 'e a ■Coniiiio'd'Orfi, biit. t'lii's .aiuj 'other simij.Vr' points' are,'•■jn'h';f'er.s' : pf (ie.tail.'-

As- an indiu'tiuii cS: wiist. ilife. dvrV.l73 will rncan to Xew Zealand {rani, a l/.wilies? point of view. it iirriy-' Ij'e ■i.neiijtipijod, tiir.t. -'.tlVe fleet r'j:ve-!>n',.- between 1 ll!;U0 a'S'd 12,000 ofljcns ami liie'riy. who 'bp Rationed in; £ffeiy Zealand waters always,! 'so;. tlia.t: al-.tho'iVgh; th'o;- number of' 'ships: will he less than tVil which comp'csM iv.r. :oid Aiifirriliaii. S'.juadrpn, the ;.cb.;tpicL». ui;can's a flcciclcjcl. peflriii'ne.iii increase fbr : ' Xnw Zealnut' 1 ;

T.lve arrival of tho iii'.'vi.s.iqiv next April will -atlslilioiuil. e'c.tat leiil. !:> it by the fact '.lint iho Jyeiy Zealand- thr. iTJrq'atlno'iiglifc pro.-.'-'iitv.! to the Mdlliorlai.d •by tlio DoMiiiiion—iviil alfo ; amys at. the seme lime.

In reference. to shore rrjiiipnipjit in. connection iviSh 'tlsr e.-'nblMiir.o'nt of 110 details are at, pre.-iml a'v.aiiab'o, as thi'-: end other mattes ar'.i points upon .\v!iielv; Capfaiii .ißolloston hps. icprite across ..tlie : T.af.ii'ah Sea to report. upari, bul the/shore buildings will probably he. 011 .a fairly extrusive Seals:.... At any' rate;, t.lie Adn-.ira'fy ,i?€.i;v : ;.nie C.h'\l friiiii- Jio'ck ,ri\os a mp> . room' for .all . p.qgsi.bl'p reqiiireraenls'' cf' both ships and ineii. ' There, has bpsii' a' grtpd deal Of tall; .about■■■{he' nerd'of nn Admiralty hou.-o. in view of the new base, but it i? probably that, .no s.ii'elf: residence Avili bo iipepssary—' :a't 'on ii.qWiill's-''■ 'like so. penermis si'. Sc.a'p Tis JSie.. i'liarisipii i'li - T>miFy TM'a'ep, Vyliiph k»S 'frected for hit, .jUlniir'al wlip. never arrived.