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DEFENCE, CIVIL

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DEFENCE, CIVIL

Civil defence is concerned with protecting the population from dangers arising from war conditions or natural disaster. Accordingly, its primary functions are to save life and to aid the homeless.

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George Caird Row, B.COM., C.I.S. Civil Defence Officer, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington.