THE DEFFNCE SCHEME.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 27 January 1911, Page 7

THE DEFFNCE SCHEME.

GENERAL GODLEYIN THE SOUTH £lJJiiT3n Press Association.} DUNEDIN, Thursday. Mayjr-Gcjneral Go-dley, -Commandant of the Defence Forces, arrived hero today., and will remain hero until Saturday, when he will leave tor Christchurch, where he will inspect the troop* and defence arrangements before returning to Wellington on Tuesday. In the course of an interview, tha Commandant was asked if there was any place in the new defence scheme lor tiie de/enee cadets, and he'replied-, chat the matter was. one which had yet to be fully discussed. In further conversation Major-General Godley said flhe Boy; Scouts and Senior Cadets would not clash in any way. They were prepared to take Boy Scout units into me senior caddis, but they must be cadets first, and Scouts afterwards, and must go through the curriculum provided for cadets. With reference to training, the Commandant, said the Territorial strength had been raised to much 'that wnen at full strength there would only be a comparatively small surplus over to be trained in the general training section. The Commandant's attention was drawn to a newspaper paragraph predicting a general post among the officers commanding districts and others connected wi'fch the force, and he said that no such changes were contemplated at present. With regard to the selection of men, when registration is completed, General Godley said, all up to kl vears \Kouid he.- taken .