GAZETTE CORRECTION

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 43, 19 February 1918, Page 2

GAZETTE CORRECTION

WHY YOUTHS OE NINETEEN A!

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The Gazette issuecl to-day calling 1 accretions to the First Division and Class A of the Second Division of Expeditionary Force Reserve conti the names of 1200 men in the it category—an unusually large number, | ordinary monthjy quota, of men com! of military age in New Zealand be! about 700. The'reason is explained! the Government Statistician (Mr. j\l colm Fras.er), who states .that of jthe if First Division accretions whose nag appear in the Gazette- quite a nunibeif their registration cards gave the date! ■their bjrth.as "1898.;". This pot be! the date "but the year of birth J Government' Statistician undter S Section 6, Section '6, of the Military. ! vice Act, J.916J has the right to'assi •that ,such> men / attained the age of' at the beginning of 1918, and he eluded their names in to-day's Gaz accordingly. Sub-section 6 of Sectio of the Military Service Act states : j the Government 'Statistician is" in do> as to whether any man is a reservist not,'he shall'enrol that man in .the serve;' and' if he is in doubt as whether ajiy man b.eloijgs to the F Division, or to the Second Division the Deserve, he shall enrol" that i. in the First Division." The reserv in question should thus haye giyen actual month'arid datef.of their birth they ha-d dons" so they wc-ahl not h been called up untij. they' attained age of"20. ' ■."'" '"" " ■ There nee,d npjb, however, be any ,oi sion for Concern aver the ppsiiipn i, has been created. The Governir Statistician states that nien who 1: ■ not attained the age of 20 and have I called up. have' ilie' right of appeal, on production of their birth certific before a Military Seryjce Board have' their appeals automatically lowed. On the other hand, those ■ do hot wish to appeal and at the s| time do not wish to go into camp i| they attain the age of 20 years inayl. responding fqr medical examination, I, diico their birth certificates and a| maticaljy obtain .leave to.^go into ci^ with the first draft after the date which they 'become 20. The Government Statistician adv thaf, since the publication of to-d Gazette the following reservists have nished'evidence that they are not yei years of age :—

Leonard Sarvy Daniell, cadet-, EugJ^y-stre'et, Wellington '■'-.* Raymond Thatcliei; ' Esau, jronmon 71, Dppyent-street, Island Bay , ; Johii Joseph Hbpkirk, stationery w houseman, 104, Majdribanks-sti \' AVellington ■ . . - ■ ! William Paf.rjck Linehaai, cadet, i. Queen-street,'Petone '' ""' I Pedric placJstons'Marple, Sorter, 9, W street, Island Bay .' v I Neil Bonaldscn; student, 7, Park'-stii Thorndon, Wellingtoii : . , "..' S In'the case of Ronaldsqn, Mr. Frl has ascertajned that he' voluntarily oI ed his' service, but' was rejected.' j

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