Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume I
287 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
287
The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
Your telegram of 19 November (No. 286). Approval has been given by His Majesty's Government in New Zealand to the provision of the following units:
One Headquarters Maintenance and Construction Group, Royal Engineers
One Railway Survey company, Royal Engineers
One Railway Construction company, Royal Engineers
One Forestry company
The proposal is to take the personnel for these units into training about the middle of January and it is expected that they will be ready to leave about the middle of February. On the arrival of these units overseas it will be necessary for His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to arrange the provision of the necessary equipment for them.