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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20545, 3 May 1941, Page 2

- - PUBLIC NOTICES-.. .303 RIFLES AND DARTS IMPRESSMENT T>Y notice published in the N.2. Gazette dated 1/5/41 pursuant to the Emergency Reserve Corps Regulations 1940,. Amendment No. 1, all persons having in their possession .303 RIFLES of any make, design or pattern whether serviceable or unserviceable and whether owned by them or by some other person are required to give up possession of suclt rifles to tlie Government on loin! -for Home Defence . purposes On or before THE 15th DAY OF MAY, 1941. Each rifle will be held bh 16an and will be returned in good ordeHßihd I condition or will be Te'piftced by ohfti of similar pattern and jot ’equivalent! value as soon as possible after the! emergency ends. , Compensation will be paid for any deterioration in the condition of the rifle during the; period it is held by the Government. Any person may be granted leave* to retain his rifle until further notice if it can be shown to the Minister’s satisfaction that it is urgently re-' quired. For example, a farmer br< other owner who is unable to join the Home Guard may apply to retain l.is.: rifle to destroy deer or pigs which,if allowed to go uncontrolled might seriously affect tlie productive; capacity of the land. It is particularly desired that ho person should suffer personal loss ‘or: undue hardship by reason of the temporary loss of possession of his, rifle and.any applications for reteYf-' tion on these. grounds will receive careful investigation and consideration by qualified Departmental Officers. . In the case of applications by, farmers, arrangements have bepn made for Field officers either of the Lands and Survey Department, tlie Department of Agriculture, ,tlve Native Department, or the State Advances Department, to personally in-; vestlgate and report on each applica'-. tion. Rifles in the 'possession 6f active members of the Home Guard will be formally taken over In Accordance with instructions issued to Unit Commanders but members may, if they so desire, be allowed to retain possession so long as they are talcing an active part in the movement. All. persons concerned are therefore heTeby notified that on or before the 15th day of May, 1941, they are required to either: (1) Hand in the rifle or rifles, in their possession to the nearest Polled Station, if they have not already done so. or . (2) Lodge with the nearest Police Officer a written application for leave to retain possession, or (3) Notify the Police Officer that they are active members, of the Home Guard and desive, to have the exclusive use of their rifles. (4) If the rifle is not now in the! original owner’s possession he should notify the local Police Officer of the name and address of the person to: whom he has either transferred of! loaned it. _ If any person lifts in his possession any .303 rifle parts—such as barfels or other accessories—they should also be handed in.—J. S. HUNTER, Director of National SerVlce. 706 YOU CAN BE RID OP YOUR GOITRE and regain jjdbd hekltk by taking Mnir’s Goitre Remedy. Write ,R. MUIR, Goitre Specialist and Chitnlat, - M.&Sv.fli.O., 629 P.B. DOMINION, RD, AUCKLAND. ELECTRIC FIRES A full range of all the leading makes of Electric Fires are now Oh display in our Showroom. Make yOur selection before .prices rise. One-bar Models from 22/6 Two-bar Models from g 9/« All Fires Guaranteed. ELLIS & BULL LTD. Phone 1424. 183 Gladstone Road. r<UM ARABIC, in large or small! u quantities, for sale at Herald Jobbing Department.