DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA.
DRASTIC PRUNING PLANS.
OPPOSITION TO SCHEME.
PREJUDICIAL TO EFFICIENCY
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received 7.15 p.m.) A. and N.Z. SYDNEY, May 1. .Military critics are strongly adverse to that portion of the Commonwealth scheme, of economy, which involves the drastic pruning of the mi'itary estimates and consequent reductions, which, it is understood, involves the closing of the Duntroon Military College or its amalgamation with the Jervis Bay Naval College, also the abolition of junior and senior cadet training, reduction of the citizens' forces in training, with a curtailment in the number of permanent officers. The commissioned units of the fleet, are also to be further reduced.
General Brand warns the public that the proposed reductions threaten irreparab'e harm to the citizens' forces. He is convinced that the people of Australia do not want such economy as will prejudice future defence and efficiency.
Regarding the proposed naval reductions, it is stated that at least 11 'vessels of various dimensions belonging to the fleet are officially regarded as out of date, and that only two or three will remain in active commission.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18079, 2 May 1922, Page 7
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