N.Z. CAMP TRAINING

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16801, 3 April 1919, Page 4

N.Z. CAMP TRAINING

AVHAT A HIGH OFFICER SAYS. (Per Press Association). 1 I WELLINGTON, April 2. By the last mail Sir James Allen received a private letter from an officer of high, standing at Home, in which. the officer wrote:—"l am, sure you are quito right in regarding the considerable time you have given your troops in camp before sending them out as particularly helping towards good discipline, and it must be a source of great pleasure to you to know how extremely favourably the behaviour of New Zealand troops has been invariably Commented upon. This is the case not only in France, but I. know also in„ England 'and bti board ship: I assure ytiu I am right in saying that such training benefits the: men physically,, mentally and morally, and consequently must be of gr.eat.-benefit to the country later on, when the greater part of its rftarihood will all have been through the. mill. It was very satisfactory ; iv to : keep the battalion up to full strength all the time-. New Zealanders, .of course, came in for a good deal of fighting during these last months, and did it magnificently." :; _ | Referring to the report of the Royal Commissioner.' on- Defence expenditure, Ihe Minister's .correspondjuit says:—, "Some,-. of the, recbrnmehdamons. were based upon but too little ftnoMedge. You are all concerned,. and indeed deserve .credit-for the efficiency of your military organisation, which is;a g re ft' b ..achievement, which the, report'' of the 'Commissioner so,.distinctly^brings out.'