Questions in Dutch Parliament about sending sea militia towards the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 5 June 1916

An item reported that De Meester, member of the Dutch Second Chamber asked the Dutch of minister of navy for more details about the sending of 350 men sea militia/conscripts towards the Dutch East Indies. He wanted to know if the men were all volunteers if not how many and the if there were none volunteers, intended the minister to use his empowerment conform article 76 of the Militiewet? De Meester also wanted to know if this was an extra ordinary decision or that it was to become regular policy.