THE NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS' PAY.
: : » — ... .' ".. Speaking in a debate at the Royal United Service Institution on the pay of the soldier, Sir Charles Dilke advocated higher pay for soldiers, and a higher, standard of .efficiency. For the pay ofj tlie New Zealand soldier, 6s 3d,, he said' there could be raised a splendid body o£ men, with high special qualifications, and. 1 possessing the faculty of looking after' themselves, which the English soldiers lacked. Sir Charles advocated the forma* tion of a striking army, not one intended only to stay at borne.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6827, 21 June 1900, Page 2
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92THE NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS' PAY. Star (Christchurch), Issue 6827, 21 June 1900, Page 2
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