THE DEFENCE FORCE.
OFFICERS AND THEIR WORK.
[nr. TELEGRAM.'-:—PRESS ASSOCIATION".] t :: ;• Wellington, Monday. Tins Commandant .'.of ' the Forces (MajorGeneral God ley) has given instructions that as far as possible the officers and non-com-missioned officers of the permanent military forces should between now and the end of tho year take any annual leavo they may bo entitled to. Their work, it is pointed out, has. during the year been practically night and day -in order to bring the new force up to its present stage of organisation, and he does not. wish anyone to lorfpit his leave for the year. " " '• • Early in January training* will commence in earnest, and ill officers and non-com-missioned officers will be required to be constantly ".on duty from that time to enable the training to be- carried out with every regard to local circumstances' and the industries of . tho r country. During tho period, front now - to" the end of the year the work of. equipping, arming, and clothing the forces will be gone on with so as to | be ready for the training that will be comI menced early in January. - I • »
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14855, 5 December 1911, Page 8
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187THE DEFENCE FORCE. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14855, 5 December 1911, Page 8
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