AIR DEFENCE PLANS
CIVIL RESERVE PROGRESS REVIEW BY THE MINISTER [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] THAMES, Friday The Government was spending a considerable sum on aviation, but, if the Dominion wanted an efficient defence force, it had to be done, stated the Hon. F. Jones, Minister of Defence, speaking at a dinner which was tendered him at Thames this evening. He said the initial worli would take from 18 months to two years to complete. Mr. Jones said that in the Civil Reserve of Pilots they had sufficient young men to serve and defend their country. Recently, the department had purchased 27 aeroplanes as a nucleus and they would give these voung men an opportunity to "find their wings" in the Territorial Air Force. The next instruction camp would be at Auckland and the men there would be used in reconnaissance work on the coasts. There were 200 on the waiting list and it was wonderful, indeed, to see how young men were responding to the call. They had received 4000 inquiries and had* selected 700 men, of whom the greater number had passed the tests.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22949, 29 January 1938, Page 12
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