10,000 MEN
AUSTRALIAN ARMY PERMANENT FORCE CABINET'S DECISION COST £4,000,000 A YEAR By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received February 28, 10.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 28 The Federal Cabinet, sitting in Sydney to-day, approved the establishment of a standing army of 10,000 men, who will be enlisted at the rate of 2000 a year over the next five years. The cost of such an army is estimated at £4,000,000 a year. It was announced a week ago that the Federal Government had decided to jmcrease the permanent military forces by 2000 men. The present permanent forces number about 3000. The strength of the volunteer militia has roached 61;359. The Minister of External Affairs, Mr. W. M. Hughes, announced that enlistment -would be continued until about 82,000 men had " beea secured.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23284, 1 March 1939, Page 12
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