SUNDAY MILITARY FIRING.
AN OFFICER'S OPINION
[PER TRESS ASSOCIATION'—COPTBIQHT.]
AUCKLAND, This Day
A Volunteer Officer discussing the protest by the Wellington Evening Post against a prohibition of military training 'on Sundays says that n arises, out of an agitation against field artillery practisim; »n Sundays. He says tha* field artillery in annual training require U> lit'" live shell ammunition which is costly. Because il i, dangerous the must be tired in the country. I'sually the Auckland Artillery at tin conclusion ■if the 14 'lays' camp in the domain proceed beyond Takajmna leaving town on Saturday afternoon and aft' i » lona tiresome march it - desirab!that the men rest. Bty gun tirin.i; is done on Sunday. Most of the vnlun teers are working men. I nless tinmen can get two clear days for big gun shooting and costly nin'munition I>.fired in little lots it would be simply ■wasted. The restriction would not affect other corps so much as the artillery.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 3 February 1910, Page 3
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