The Municipal Council's report for 1924 has just been published and 1 the volume, a substantial one of over 300 pages, bears testimony to the vast amount of administrative detail d the attention of the Council and its staff. Departmental activities are dealt with in full, and ratepayers are thus presented with a clear and equally interest ing account of the affairs of the Settlement and the manner in which they are conducted.
he report opens with an account of volunteer work during the yea fund both the inspecting officer, Lieut. General Sir John Fowler, and the Commandant have highly satisfactory comment to make upon the progress of most of the Units fand the general efficiency of the Corps as a whole. The following, observation by the Commandant may be noted in passing:
"Good work was done during the both in the field and camp duties, but so long as the accommodation available only po mits of single units taking advantage of it at a time, so long will the opportunities available for field work be too small to reap advantage from the period spent camp. 'The big hutted camp much wanted.'
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