RESIDENT IN N.Z.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 197, 20 August 1940, Page 11

RESIDENT IN N.Z.

MEANING OF TERM.

MILITARY SERVICE ISSUE.

WELLINGTON, Monday.

In an explanatory statement regarding the amended national service emergency regulations gazetted recently, the Minister of National Service, the Hon. R. SempTc, stated that in view of a number of cases w7iicli had arisen recently it had become neccssary to define the meaning of "resident in New Zealand," as appearing in Regulation 5.

Persons from Australia and othc.r British countries who have not established their permanent residence in New Zealand are in doubt as to whether or not they will be included in the register of men liable for military service. Under the amended regulations, Mi". Semple said, a person is deemed to be resident in New Zealand if his home is in New Zealand, and every person who has arrived in New Zealand with the of establishing his home sii New Zealand, or with the intention of remaining in the Dominion for an indefinite period, shall be deemed tt> be resident in New Zealand from the date, of his arrival. Any other person who remains in the Dominion for a continuous period of not less than 12 months shall, unless he satisfies the Director of National Service to the contrary, be. regarded as resident in New Zealand twelve months after the date of his arrival. A temporary absence of less than four months will not be regarded as interrupting continuous residence in New Zealand.

As regards seamen the amendment provides that every person engaged under New Zealand articles in any ship will be regarded as resident in New Zealand unless he satisfies the director lie is not resident in the Dominion and is a resident of some other countrv.

The Minister also explained that several other minor alterations to the regulations had been made with the object of facilitating the administrative procedure iu regard to appeals. Under Regulation 26 it was necessary for appeals to be posted direct to the chairman of the Appeal Board for the district in which the appellant resides. In view of the difficulty which would be experienced by appellants in deciding to which Appeal Board to send their appeals, provision has now been made for all appeals to be posted direct to the Director of National Service, who will in turn transmit the appeals to the respective Appeal Boards, and he may, in addition, forward at the same time any documentary evidence or statements which ho desires to bring to the knowledge of the Appeal Boards. Regulation 32 had been amended to give the director power to transmit any notice of appeal which he himself may lodge to the chairman of any Appeal Board without any restriction as to time limit. The removal of the time limit is necessary as appeals lodged by the director will, as a general ride, necessitate protracted inquiries.—(Press Assn.) .