ENLISTMENT CONDITIONS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 6379, 8 May 1915, Page 4

ENLISTMENT CONDITIONS.

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The following information for i< _. tfndiog recruit ha3 been issued by the Government:-— t. How to Ekli.t :—

Apply to the nearest Defence Office j for iu-ormalGn aud registration card Fill in the. card and send it to th» ; nearest Defeflco Office (no stamp re | quired). When you are called on foi' medical examination do not give up your civil employment. Melical EXA-lIXATIONJS ONLY A STAGE IN TUE i PROCEEDINGS, AFTER AVBICII YOU HETURN TO WOUK AM) WAIT UNTIL YOU j AKE OBDERE'D'TO TaKALE. Due LOtke j .will be givt-n so that airangen»ei:tf» ! may be made to Bettl_ 'private efftirs Serving Terri*o»ialß most legister through th* ir Unit Commanders. ; 2. Acknowledgment of Eegis tuation :— Registration cards received by the Defence Authorities will be acknowledged. The acknowledgment will be given a registration (serial) number, which should be refers ed to in all subsequent correspondence. 3. Change oe Address : — i Intending jecruits who change their \ place of residence mu.>t notify tho. Defence Office with whom they regis- j tered. Should they go to another district they must re-register iu the new di-trict. j 4. Terms oeEislistment :— j Enlistment is for tho period of the ! war and until such time thereafter as may be necessary for return and j discharge in New Zealand. 5. Oath of Allegiance : — Every soldier is required to take the Oath of Allegiance to His Majesty the King in the prescribed form. 6. "Requirements : — Age must be between twenty and forty year?. Height must be over sft 4'n. Weight must be under twelve stoue. Fit for service. 7. Medical Test.— The medical examination requires amongst other matters that a reciuit should have good eyesight, good hearing, no ruptures, no defects, not suhject to fits, and be possessed of sufficient teeth for efficient masticacion. 8. Vaccination and Inoculation : In the interests of himself and of his comrades, every soldier is required to have been vaccinated and inoculated for enteric. No recruit will be accepted unless he agrees to vaccination and inoculation. 9. Equipment: — All equipment, clothing, blankets, etc, will be provided free by the New Zealand Government. 10. Training :— Before leaving New r Zealand men are liable to be trained for four (4) months at Trentha__ or for any shorter period ordered. 11. Pay:Men who enlist for service with the Expeditionary Force receive pay at Territorial Force rates for the first month in camp—that is, 4s per day in the case of privates. The whole of this mouey is'paid direct to the men at intervals of ten to fifteen days. At the end of the first mouth pay is increased to Expeditionary Force rates—that is, 5s per day in the case of privates. From this pay is deducted any allotments that the men desire to make.

Only 2s a day can be drawn after embarkation, the if not allotted, being held as deferred pay, and paid to the soldier on discharge or on return to New Zealand; in ease of death, paid to next-of-kin or legal representative.