THE RECENT MILITARY ORDER.
A DENIAL. (From Our Special Correspondent.) AVELLINGTON, Friday. The report of an interview with Colonel Robin which appeared in the "Post" oiv Wednesday made it appear that it was intended to call out the militia throughout the Dominion for active training. This, according to a statement made by the Premier, as Minister of Defence to-day is not the case. Sir J. Ward said the question of preparing the militia rolls had been considered by the Council of Defence, but it had not yet been considered by him or the Acting Minister for Defence (Mr McNab). Under the Act of 1900 there was no power to call out the militia, and the Government had no intention of doing anything of the kind. It was necessary, however, in view of possibilities, that the Defence Council should prepare a nominal roll of those capable of taking part in the militia, at least in the seaports of the Dominion. The Government was against conscription, and it was not in favour of the militia being called out, and the Defence Council had not suggested such a course being adopted. He also said that with the view to such misunderstandings being avoided in future it would be well if public announcements on matters of policy dealt with by the Defence Council were made only by the Minister as President of the Council.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 28 September 1907, Page 2
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230THE RECENT MILITARY ORDER. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 28 September 1907, Page 2
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