THE EXPEDITIONARY ARMY
LETTER .FROM GENERAL . ] ■~"■■ GODLEY. ■ The Defence Minister has just had a letter from General Godley, dated November .1, which contains oddments of >" news about how the New: Zealand Divi- . Bion is faring. _ General Godley writes . -of a tour of inspection -he had- juet. te ' made of all New Zealand hospitals, camps, and depots in England including Headquarters office, and his only word of general comment was this: "I am glad to bo able to tell you I am entirely satisfied with tho arrangement and conduct of these institutions." ■ ■ Referriiig'to the visit of Mr. Masscy and Sir .Toseph Ward to the ; front. General Godley writes:—-'"The Primo Minister and Sir Joseph Ward wen* considerably further forward in tho ; line fhan, , any other Prime Minister has • done, arid had a good look at -tho trenchee." • / ■---~-.. "Tho. division is gradually gel-ting ' -lip to strength again, and soon .will bo once more complete," he says. "Winter is now upon us, and the trenches arc beginning to get rathor bad, but they Trill not be anything liko as bad this year as before, as we have much hotter i arrangements for drainage, and also for the .issue of trench boots, and a regular daily ration of dry socks, etc., end we hope very much to be able to avoid trench feet altogether." ,
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2975, 12 January 1917, Page 5
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