 It was announced that army-level manoeuvres would be held in 1935, for the first time since the formation of the army in 1919.A commission formed to examine the issue of mechanisation of the army concluded that the terrain of much of the country and the weakness of existing bridges meant that motorisation and mechanisation should be developed slowly, but that a light truck should be acquired as a first step.Reserves of ammunition of all types were reported as low.