DEFENCE ECONOMY.

Wairarapa Age, 1 October 1930, Page 5

DEFENCE ECONOMY.

REDUCTIONS OF PERMANENT STAFF. STATEMENT BY MINISTER (By Telegraph.—“ The Age" Special.) WELLINGTON, September 30. Explaining that the position had • still io be finally adjusted and that full particulars would be given later, the Hon. J. G. Cobbe, Minis, ter of Defence, gave a brief interim indication in the House today, of the steps being taken to absorb men whose employment will be affected by the curtailment of the defence policy. One measure of recognition entailed the conversion of the Pay and Ordinance Corps and the general duty sections from a military to a civil basis, which will enable >the Department to release a number of men who would, wherever this course was practicable and as vacancies arose, be absorbed rnto the general public service. Bubb sto< ”; ks of military stores must be held and some of the personnel wou.d be retained to keep them in a proper state of preservation. Anything minimum’ 2 • regarded 89 sur P lus minimum requirements, was, however a®’ ng 4? d th . e - best possible advaii-t--reduep lt W ° Uld be P ossibl& to reauce the Permanent training stafb was not yet determined, but as \ pre rank’ 17 !.’" 688 ’ 11 ’ 6 ° fficers and Other under W ?h» Were q . n “ l!fied for retirement PnblL ? pecial provisions of the were L- Scrv , lce , Su perannuation Act, ere being placed on superannuation.