ENLISTMENTS

Evening Star, Issue 23564, 1 May 1940, Page 6

ENLISTMENTS

FURTHER NINE REGISTRATIONS Of the nine enlistments recorded at Kensington Drill Hall to-day, four were from Oamaru, three of these being single men. Of the total number, two Dunedin registrations are not for publication. Following are the details:— GROUP 2. —Single Men.— Oamaru: Morris David Chamberlain Mitten. Archibald Beaton Frame. James Horace Cameron. Dunedin: Joshua Raymond Kelway Pope. Sinclair James Andrews. GROUP 4. —Married Men With Children.— Oamaru: Stanley Frederick Moore. Dunedin: William Duncan Barnes. PARCELS FOR SOLDIERS REDUCTION OF POSTAGE RATES Reductions in the postage rates on parcels for men on active service overseas have been announced by the Post-master-General (Hon. F. Jones). He also stated that the Egyptian Administration had agreed to exempt from Customs duties all parcels (except those containing tobacco, cigarettes, .and liquors)' for troops from the various parts of the British Empire serving in Egypt. The new rates, which would come into operation immediately, Mr Jones said, would apply to parcels addressed not only to members of the New Zealand Forces overseas, but also to men on active service with the armed forces of all British countries. These concessions to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force were made possible by the generous action of the Australian and Egyptian Governments in making liberal reductions in charges and by the additional action of Egypt in forgoing Customs charges. Canada was also to make liberal concessions in respect of postings to New Zealand air trainees, and Great Britain was co-operating in making reductions which assisted in the extension of the cheap rates for parcels to New Zealanders on active service with the Royal Air Force, to British soldiers on active service in France, and to the personnel of the Navy. The Minister said that in the case of Egypt the reduction in the .parcel rate was:— Parcels up to 31b: New rate. Is; normal rate, 2s, Parcels up to 71b (maximum); New rate, 2s; normal rate, 4s 2d. Summarised briefly, the charges on correspondence addressed to members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force are now as follows; Betters (inland rate), 2d first ounce; Id each additional Joss. Newspapers (the British Empire rate), 4d each 3oz. Parcels, up to 31b, Is; up to 71b, 2s. In addition, articles like diaries and books can be sent at printed paper rates; id) each 2oz; minimum charge, Id. , Mr Jones emphasised that Customs duty at high rates would still be levied in Egypt on cigarettes and tobacco for the troops. IMPROVED RECRUITING [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, April 30. An improvement was shown in the recruiting figures in Wellington during April compared with the previous month, the total being 445, of whom 25 have enlisted since Ansae Day. The total enlistments in the Wellington district are now 5,085, of whom 3,387 have been passed fit and 2,330 have been sent to camp. NATIONAL TOTALS [Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 1. Enlistments last week throughout the Dominion totalled 727, and in the previous week 726. The total enlistments were 34,900 up to last Saturday. Of this total 15,636 have been sent to camp, and the balance of fit men available for service is 6,720.