THE FOURTH BRIGADE
TO BE USED FOR REINFORCEMENTS
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
The Minister of Defence has now definitely announced that the Fourth Brigade is to be broken up for reinforcements. Sir James Allen made the following statement on the subject to a reporter yesterday:—
"Information has been received that the Fourth Infantry Brigade will bo drawn upon in order to supply reinforcements for the New Zealand Division.
"Owing to this it will be possible to maintain the New Zealand Division for some time at its established strength with a somewhat smaller quota of reiuforcements than is at present being dispatched. "The continuation of this reduction iiw tho future will depend on circumstances,, especially-the rate of wastage. The quota has varied from time to time, as advice has been received from the Army Council.
"The policy of the New Zealand Government has been to keep the division at its full fighting strength, and this policy will ho continued."
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 58, 1 December 1917, Page 10
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