§ Mr. CLOUGHasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether a beginning has been made in the direction of conscription in New Zealand and Australia, in conformity with the wishes of the National Service League?
Mr. HARCOURTInformation in regard to the progress made in administering the laws for compulsory training in Australia and New Zealand is given on page 17 of Cd. 6091.
§ Mr. CLOUGHalso asked the Secretary for the Colonies how many young men in New Zealand and Australia are sufferings imprisonment, are being compelled to wear convict garb, and have been deprived of their civil rights to vote for the rest of their lives, solely for refusing to undergo compulsory military training?
Mr. HARCOURTI have no information as to the number of men in Australia and New Zealand who have been punished for refusing to undergo compulsory military training.