NEW ZEALAND’S ARMY.
EXCHANGES OF OFFICERS
General Sir Alexander Godley was one of the Speikers at the farewell banquet given by Sir James an 1 LadyAlien to General S. r Charles FergusSen. He expressed the hope that the wonderful record and tradition!, of the New Zealand Army were being maintained, as Io knew them during tbo nine years before and during the war. Ho. felt certain they were. He had two complaints to make, 'ftbich he trusted S'r Charles Fcrgusson would do his best to remedy. “We do not,” he said, “have half enough exchange between New Zealand and British officers. We badly want more New Zealand officers in this country, and we want more British officers out there.
“1 have the honour to be the Colonel of two New Zealand regiments, and I should be very grateful if you would tell them that I am very disappointed not to hear more of them. This is another way by which we can maintain a much closer touch? ’
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Wairarapa Age, 18 December 1924, Page 3
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167NEW ZEALAND’S ARMY. Wairarapa Age, 18 December 1924, Page 3
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