CLOTHING FOR THE TROOPS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15884, 3 April 1915, Page 6

CLOTHING FOR THE TROOPS.

The War Office has made the gratifying announcement that such large stocks of clothing have been contributed in Great Britain and from overseas that no further supplies are needed for the troops. This indicates that though munitions are still required the clothing equipment is for the time being complete. In this work of equipping the British armies the Overseas Dominions have taken a creditable part. Compared to the United Kingdom the number of soldiers enrolled in the colonies has been small- Even in proportion to population we have done less than Great Britain. Distance from the battlefronts and the consequent difficulties of transport are solely accountable for this, for every British Dominion would willingly give both men and money proportionate to the sacrifices made in the British Isles knowing that tho success of the Allies is as vital to them as it is to England herself. In the supply of munitions New Zealand and Australia have been unable to help, and even Canada's efforts in this direction must be small compared to the enormous requirements of Lord Kitchener's armies. We have, however, been able to send large supplies of food to the British and French armies, and to provide wool for the manufacture of army clothing in British as well as in colonial mills. This is a service to the Empire as essential to the successful conduct of the war as the sending of contingents to the fronj.