TARANAKI DEFENCES
Mr Fraser’s Inspection IPer Press Association.! NEW PLYMOUTH, May 20. I The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, I to-day began a three-day toiir of inspection of the vital defence points of Taranaki. The object of the v.sit is to bring those in charge of war work in Taranaki into touch with those responsible for the direction of the defence of New Zealand. Among those accompanying Mr Fraser are Lieut.-General Puttick, Brigadier Weir, Colonel Ciochetto, and Mr A E. Flynn, member of the Defence Engineers Service Corps. The party, to-day visited .Patea, Hawera and Opunake. To-morrow the pr- - * gramme will include Eltham and Stratford and the tour will conclude at New Plymouth on Fridav. The party will return to Wellington early on Saturday.
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Grey River Argus, 21 May 1942, Page 4
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