BUNDLING ALLEGED.
FEDIRAL DIFENCE WORK. By Telegraph.—Pre?' Association.—Copyrif !»t. (Received August 28, 10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, August 28. Tn fhe [TfiK-i- Mr Finla.y.son, member for Brisbane, commenting on the work <ri~ the Defence Depurtmont, alleged' that there had boen misapplication of funds and misplacing oi orders. At the oe+br'ik of war, he said, the Minister and his officers lost their heads, aad rJler a year the organisation was still hopelessly nt< fault. The conditions revealed at Liverpool were no worse than those at other camps. The control of supplies, works aud things nece6.sji.ry for carrying out the defence system, apart from the actual preparing of troops, ought to be taken out of the hand's of the Department, which was abso.luu.-Iy incapable.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11478, 28 August 1915, Page 1
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