ACTIVITY OF HOME GUARD

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 109, 1 February 1941, Page 7

ACTIVITY OF HOME GUARD

Wellington City Areas

MORE MEMBERS STILL REQUIRED

The first meeting and parade of the Roseneath Home and Civil Guards was held in the Roseneath School on Thursday, when the guard paraded under its commander, Mr. S. Porter, with Mr. G. C. Kent as instructor. The guardsmen were enthusiastic over their duties and the parade gave indications that Ihe future will be a busy period for Roseneath residents.

Following the parade a meeting of both sections of the unit, was held in the school, when it. was decided to conduct an N.C.O. class each week and to parade every Thursday evening. The district, warden, Mr. W. R. King, outlined- the duties of the Civil Guard and made an appeal for more members. He deplored tlie apparent, apathy of the younger married men of the district who had not. yet joined up. A publicity fund was contributed to by those present and the district, committee is to explore all avenues to promote further interest in the unit which covers the Roseneath and Oriental Bay sections of the city. ISLAND BAY UNIT Additional Recruits Enrolled Additional recruits were enrolled at Thursday's meeting of the Island Bay Home Guard, held under the command of Lieut. D. Y. Gemmell, at the school grounds. Both the commander of the Home Guard and the district warden of the Emergency Precautions Scheme urgently require more mon. Parades of the Home Guard will be held at 7 o’clock on Monday find Thursday evenings at. the school grounds. Members of the units of the Emergency Precautions Scheme will attend classes of instruction, and residents of Island Bay are invited to complete their enrolments immediately. KELBURN GUARD An Evening Route March At this week's parade of the. Kelburn sub-area of the Home Guard good progress was made. Drill took place in the grounds of the Kelburn School after which a. route march along the length of Upland Road was carried out. Major Greenish, commander of the sub-area, delivered a lecture on war experiences, linking these with the training which the members of his audience were undergoing. It was announced that as a result of additional enrolments the effective strength, of the sub-area (exclusive of the Civil Guard) is now more than GO. EMERGENCY SCHEME Masterton Preparations Dominion Special Service. ' MASTERTON. January 31. At. a meeting of the Emergency Precautions Scheme committee in Masterton last night a letter was received from the Wellington town clerk regarding arrangements made at a meeting held in ■Wellington earlier in the week for the evacuation of city residents in the event of an emergency. It was decided, said the letter, that all local bodies be asked to make a survey of the accommodation available at the end 'of February. The minutes of the meeting, which were read by Mr. G. T. OHara Smith, contained no reference to the cost of making the survey. Mr. T. Jordan, who was present, at the meeting, said he had raised the question of the cost involved in making the survey, and the meeting had decided that this should be borne by the whole of the local bodies engaged, including Wellington city. It was decided to point out the omission from the minutes. The controller of the medical and public health committee, Mr .Lee. said first-aid cabinets had been installed at the. Masterton Chib and Lansdowne School. The hospital board had obtained 100 folding beds for emergency purposes. Stretchers were not being provided, as the Government held that it was not the duty of the board to provide them. The men’s division of the St. John Ambulance Corps had offered to give every assistance if required, but additional men for stretcher-bearer duties were needed. Mr. Lee suggested that meh not already detailed for special duties could be formed into a squad for that purpose. It was decided that the authorities, he asked to reconsider their ruling regarding the provision of first-aid equipment in the dressing-stations. The St. John Ambulance Corps is to be communicated with to ascertain the position regarding stretcher-bearers.