MAORI CONTINGENT
, 1 I^l ■ 1 **A FINE BODY OF SOLDIERS." - (8* TfiUMRAPH— PhBSS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, 25th October. The composition of the Maori contingent made a very favourable impression tipofl the Minister of Defence (the Hon. James Allen) on Saturday. "There is the raw material of a fine body of soldiers in the contingent," Mr. Allen remarked, on his , return from an inspection of the Avondale camp. ''Many of the men are old scholars of St. Stephen's, Te Aute, Clareville, the Otaki Mission School, and' other schools for Maori boys. Some of them held the ranks of non-commissioned officers in the school cadet companies, and are finding that training of value. One of the Maoris has already been appointed to a lieutenancy." Mr. Allen said that probably all the subalterns would be Maoris, At present he could not say whether any or them would be promoted to the rank of captain. A desire has been expressed by sorrie of the men on garrison duty in Samoa that they should be permitted to volunteer for service in Europe, and an assurance was given by the Minister for Defence (the Hon. James Allen) on Saturday that ths desired opportunity will be given to them.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 101, 26 October 1914, Page 3
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