WEST COAST DEFENCE.
[to the editor.] Sir, —It was with interest that I read “Consistent’s” letter regarding West Coast defence, and I agree with him entirely regarding the establishment. of a military camp on the Coast. Certain defences are being prepared on our coast-line for a possible attack, but the best defence would be a large body of properly-trained and ade-quately-armed young soldiers who could be rushed to any scene of attack at a moment’s notice. The military authorities advised that, definite steps had been taken to cover all contingencies, but the fact still remains that it would take some hours for any force to be transferred from our military camps, and by that time a great deal of damage could be effected to our vital industries by an invader. Local authorities should take this matter up and ascertain the possibilities of establishing a camp on the Coast. —1 am, etc.. COAST DEFENCE.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 18 February 1942, Page 3
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