TRENTHAM CAMP

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 9, 6 October 1941, Page 6

TRENTHAM CAMP

Men Transferred From Flooded Tents MINISTER’S VISIT Tents used to accommodate part of the troops now in Trentham Camp became flooded as a result of the heavy rainfall last week, and though the majority of the men, housed iu huts, suffered iio inconvenience, some of those in the tents experienced trying conditions. A special visit to the affected part of the camp was made ou Saturday by the Director-General of Medical Services, Brigadier F. Bowerbank, and army engineers accompanied him. Additional drainage of tire affected area has already been put in hand. The camp was visited yesterday by tlie Minister of Defence, Mr, Jones, who was advised that the men whose tents had become flooded had been issued with dry palliasses and extra waterproof sheets where necessary, The Minister said later than everything possible was being done to guai-d against flooding should there be a recurrence of the downpour. The exceptionally heavy ,>rain not only seeped through tents, but also accumulated on the ground in such quantities that some of the tents became flooded. Every effort was made by the camp authorities to meet the exceptional conditions, and the bulk of the men were accommodated iu canteen and other, buildings, and in a Y.M.C.A. hut. The-remainder were transferred to the dry tents available, and a motordriven pump was -put to work to remove the surface water. The remainder of the camp, including the mobilization camp proper, was not flooded.