After all, the British only provided half of the military expenses for these troops and would not provide weapons and equipment for these native soldiers when building a colonial army.
Minister Raul nodded his head, indicating that he understood.
After the small interlude from the Ministry of Defense, the annual report summary meeting for 1914 officially began.
According to the report from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by the end of 1914, the total population of Australasia had successfully exceeded 15 million, reaching 15.37 million.
This was a significant milestone for Australasia; after breaking past ten million three years prior, the population of Australasia had again reached a new number.
Of course, the rise in population also highlighted a piece of bad news—that since the outbreak of the European War, the number of immigrants to Australasia had sharply decreased.
In 1914, the population of Australasia grew by approximately 1.44 million people.
