N.Z. MILITARY FORCE

Grey River Argus, 17 September 1932, Page 6

N.Z. MILITARY FORCE

Good Results OF VOLUNTARY SYSTEM. (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON. September IG. Pleasure at the success achieved ’n the re-organisation of the Domini*. n military forces on a voluntary basis, was expressed by Mr Cobbe to-day. He said that, having regard to a comparison between Great Britain and New Zealand, on their population, onlq. .an-I disregarding the many advantages of s< rvic c in the Terrhitorial Army in Britain for the prospective recrui*. •which could not lie reproduced here, it had appeared jlvat under the most favourable conditions X“w Zealand wiild raise at most a force of about 4000. The strength on May 31. however wa ; 6.938, and this figure was n o | th- 'e. sult of any burst of enthusiasm, but was the result of a progressive increase in the number of recruits ever since the recruiting opened, and this progressive increase was being maintained.