DOMINION DEFENCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3174, 21 March 1911, Page 4

DOMINION DEFENCE.

A CENEROUS OFFER. THE TAUHERENIKAU CAMP. lper PRESS ASSOCIATION j WELLINGTON, March 20. The stewards of the T\ airarapa Racing Club have written to Major-Gene-ral Godley stating that, with a desire to show their sympathy with the defence training scheme, they will grant the use of their grounds and furniture to the military camp free cf charge. Major-General Godley lias replied thanking the stewards for their courtesy and expressing the great indebtedness which all ranks of the defence force owed them for their kindness and sympathy. LORD ISLINGTON'S APPRECIATION. Lord Islington’s private secretary has written to Major-General Godley as follows: —“I am instructed by the Governor to convey to you and ask you to transmit to Colonel Heard and the officers and non-commissioned officers under his command at the camp of instruction Ins Excellency’s high appreciation of the military efficiency displayed by all ranks. • During his visit to the camp on Saturday his Excellency was greatly impressed by the admirable manner in which the attack was delivered during the morning proceedings, also the smart and efficient manner in which both company and troop drill was performed in the afternoon. His Excellency is sure that all who witnessed the day’s proceedings must, with him, have realised that so high a standard can only have been attained by the most careful training and assiduous application in camp during the past two months. He begs to congratulate all ranks on the splendid effort being displayed to start the new defence scheme on such lines of high military efficiency,”