TERRITORIAL TRAINING CAMPS

Waikato Times, Volume 88, Issue 13462, 17 April 1917, Page 5

TERRITORIAL TRAINING CAMPS

At the meeting of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce last night the chairman raised the question of the holding of the annual Territorial training camps in relation to the present difficulty of obtaining labour, and rehired to the fact that the Farmers' Union hail also had the matter under discussion. They—both the farmers and business people—were faced with the same difficulty, and in addition to this had also to face the bugbear of men beini; called up at any time under the ballot system. In war time business was more or less disorganised, and tey were compelled to employ old or ry young men. The younger men 'had to go into camp, and he thought that the ilhamber should protest against these young fellows being forced to go into training camps during war lime. He would move "That the Minister for Defence be asked if he can see his way clear to do away with the annual territorial training camps during war time owing to the difficulty of obtaining lnhour, and in view of the likelihood of further men being called up under the ballot system." He moved he said, not from any unpatriotic ifSfcf^' I '. '"'l in view of the possibilities of men being called up in the Second Division, and with a view of keeping young fellows in their businesses as long as possible until called up. The motion was seconded by Mr Kaville and carried.