TERRITORIAL CAMPS.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13487, 5 June 1914, Page 5

TERRITORIAL CAMPS.

GENERAL GODLEY'S REPORT

[United Pkess Association.]

m Wellington, Juno 4, J-lie iollowuig report upon the territorial tamps recently held throughout New Zealand was furnished by MajorGeneral Godley to the Hon. James Allen, Minister for Defence, to-day. He stated:—What are probably the most important camps ever held in New Zealand ho.vo' now concluded. For th*i> first time- in the history of the Citizen .Army all troops in each district, with the exception of the garrison artillery, which camped separately, have been a'ssoiijbled in one camp, and have thus been enabled to. carry "out operations in Which horse, foot, and artillery were combined. In each.case those who were unable to attend the first camp attended the casual camp®, held immediately afterwards on the same ground. -After detailing the camps visited by General Sir lan Hamilton, General Godley says: At the osual camps the attendance was. 16,752 troops, which were inspected by General Hamilton. In addition to the citizen army, General Sir lan Hamilton inspected 17,805 cadets. The-In-spector-General saw every unit of the Citizen Army, and every cadet company, and considering the difficulties of concentration it is satisfactory that he should have seen so large a proportion—36,ls7 of the total strength of 51,561 of territorials and cadets.