ENLARGING MILITARY CAMP
Work At Papakura Begun The enlargement by one-third of the military camp at Papakura. with a view to concentrating there the troops in the Northern Military District. has been begun, and it is hoped to be able, to transfer the Second Expeditionary Force artillery units from Xgaruawa hia to Papakuia before . the end of March. . The scheme involves the closing ol Ngaruawahia camp,. which has been mainly used by artillery units since training for overseas service began More rooms, sleeping huts, and other buildings are to be provided in the course of adding a third block to the two already in use at Papakura. The new buildings will be of precisely the same design as the existing ones. The work is one of substantial dimensions*_ but with the large staff engaged it is hoped to have it nearing completion in about seven weeks.
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Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 9, 9 February 1940, Page 2
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