ON THE LIST.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 236, 3 October 1916, Page 4

ON THE LIST.

■ ■ ■ THE FAMILY SHIRKERS.^ BETWEEN 1,000 AND 2,000. ■ FIRST CAIX THIS WEEK, 7 (By Telegraph. —Press Association.) V WELLINGTON, this day v The Hon. James Allen (chairman of the Recruiting Board) to-day made th, following statement:— "For some time past Defence officer*, as well as Recruiting Committees throughout the Dominion, have been cont.' piling lists of families that come withhi' the provisions of section 35 of the Milt 7 tary Service Act. This is the section that empowers the Minister of Defence, , if he is satisfied with, respect to any family that it consists of or includes \ two or more brothers who belong to the';'. first division of the reserve and are not permanently medically unfit, to call on any or all of these brothers to show . cause before a Military Service Board why they should not be called up for. service in the Expeditionary Force. :. "Between one and two thousand names . have been submitted to Defence, head.-" quarters as coming within this-categarr; Steps are now being taken to verify'; the'; .'•• particulars with respect to each of these' men, in order to ensure that the noticeV to appear before a Military Service Board shall only be served on those to whom section 35 does apply. "It is expected that the progress-of these inquiries will be sufficiently idvanced to enable the first batch, of notices to be sent out late this week, arid they will then be dispatched, unless.in; the meantime the men concerned have by voluntary enlistment removed themselvesfrom the operation of section 35. "It is intended to send these notices out through the group commanders, who have been instructed to cancel the . notices in all cases where the men named therein have since come forward and voluntarily enlisted. "Although the Act empowers the Min--,.

"Although the Act empowers the Mia., ister of Defence to call on 'any or all.of ' these brothers,' it is intended to serve » notice on. every brother in the first dm-/ sion, no matter how many ..nay be ■'■" affected in a family, and leave the Military Service Board to decide as to how.'! - many brothers from one family shall serve. The Recruiting Board, therefore, wishes to clearly warn "ail brothers wha belong to the first division of the reserve that this is their last chance to voluntarily enlist After this week- they wfll ' be soldiers of the Expeditionary Force unless they can show cause to a Military Service Board why they should not bt called up for service." . .„. ! O';