SOLDIERS’ LEAVE
TIMETABLES REVISED (Per Press Association.) I- 1 ; WELLINGTON, this day. The Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. ;Jones, made the following announcement respecting soldiers now on leave and who were due back in camps this week: “As a result of further consideration of the leave question, new arrangements are being made which will give these soldiers a longer period in their homes, New train and travel arrangements are in hand, and the timetables will be in the hands of the army area officers and railway station -•masters on Wednesday. Soldiers are advised to confirm their departure time by inquiring from the nearest A army area officer or stationmaster on .? ' or after Wednesday. “So that the fullest advantage can be taken of this extra leave,” said Mr. -4 Jones, “it is essential in a soldier’s o\yn interests that the personnel shall travel in accordance with the new A- timetables. It must be pointed out H that this extended, leave applies only - ’ to those personnel who were due to travel back to camps this week.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20637, 18 August 1941, Page 2
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