The Waikato Independent. TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1914 THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL’S VISIT.

Waikato Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1404, 27 January 1914, Page 4

The Waikato Independent. TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1914 THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL’S VISIT.

As is now generally known, the defence authorities are planning to hold, in the ordinary course of progressive training, large Territorial camps, at which as many as possible ol the men may be assembled at one time during the visit of General Sudan Hamilton (Inspector-General of bis Majesty’s Overseas Eorces). Employers are naturally wondering how this will affect them with regard to their employees, a subject on which General Godley threw some light. It was hoped, lie said, to get as many men as possible of all branches of the service into camp together, not only in order that the InspectorGeneral of the Overseas Forces might see them, but to make it possible to obtain the obvious military necessity of accustoming the men of

% three arms— horse, foot, and j? ‘irtillery to work in co-operation. I The military authorities quite understand, that it might not be possible in the interest of employers to insist upon every man attending this first I camp, and they did not therefore ex--1 pect an attendance of 100 per cent. I They did, however, expect and trust $ that employers would let as'large a i percentage of their men as possible ' Igo to the first camp, and | back only the barest passible ntfni-

mum with which they could cfirry on their business. For these an alternative or casual camp would be arranged. The training at this camp would he, ol necessity, only second rate, and of inferior value to that given in the first camp, ?s the proper regimental organisation could obviously only exist during the first statutory camp, and the regimental officers could attend it only.