OPINIONS OF MILITARY COM MANDERS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 11 December 1909, Page 2

OPINIONS OF MILITARY COM MANDERS.

'/Aftmemoranftum from Colonel. Bobin, . Chief ftof the General- Staftff, ft is attached to the Bill, .it' having been supplied at the /request of the Committee.; Colonel Eobin states that the provision for a*small Council- of Defence,' with .power to call in expert. advisers, is a distinct/adyantage., ■..-. • The reorganisation 'of tfthe"pres,ent headquarters* will , bfte necessitated ijy the. B5ll;-ftbut this " reorganisation -will" not int*3rf§M;with ft'the >; appointment of /ftlm^tf al/<rffteBft»-; 'now,, serving iiivNew^^eajst^d;' ' r ;Ther permanent ft f o**ce. : Wpuldr: TJeeome more-' .instruction^- foreS than a -reglv.' ft ntent/of garrison 'artillery; and schools 'ftpf -/musketry; gipiiery-ft iarid :• commoni-ftcation-wonldbeftset up',at ; eaoif centra ft'' Generally; "~says Colonel Rptjiny/t'l consider the Bill, a sound, one, as it ■ prqyides-fbr.the: training/ of youth through progressive stages yip to '81%.. ftaii'd a-ts ftnp^ a f orce inthe-'Territoriali ' "readyfttp take the field.at short notiea;— vdth'^ provision for augmenting the same , or ;filling up. wastage from . the 'reserve. ■'. The provision. for a resent; pf .< officers will enable ttne/full value"-:-offt officers '• training corps- to'.be/felt^ii 1 ftthe: course, oftf -a. very few/years 'l Th» iegulatlons for/the training ii' the. Territorlalr: force suggested' ftby Cot £'obk/;pr6yides>-21 ftagv^fo^the;/ garrison' artillery, of wfthieh'six- days shall bp in camp. .Field artillery and engi#ere shall also/ serve 21 days,; of •which ten. days;shall -/be" in -ftealppi> j Mounted rifles and- infantry -will ybe " required" to serve 18 days,.the- former ft ft serving 10 days and the latter s^idays., in camp. .'ft '"'■■.-.'. ./vftfT-ftft/ 'ft^v?'-' '' ft ' .liient.-Colonel Chaytorft^so' supplied a/ memorandum setting/'f oirth r variou» suggested verbal -amendments in -the "13:11 . ' ■ **•» ••■ ;'*,t-c j- * y: - - Bill.- : .^ftv- -'ft- >' $