“GET IN EARLY”

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21801, 25 August 1945, Page 4

“GET IN EARLY”

SERVICE RELEASES OFFICER’S ADVISE APPLICATIONS SOUGHT "Applications for the release of men from* camp in the priority categories will be we’comed by this office,” Mr. R. C. Truman assistant man-power officer at Gisborne told a ITcrald reporter tlij ; ; morning ‘lt will be n case of first in first ser/ed. and if Gisborne applications get in first we will probably get local tradesmen released,” he stated. “If we don't get our applications in early we may secure few releases, for there has to he n certain number of .men in the camps ” A few applications had been re-cem-d for carpenters and painters and one of two for farmers. “1 hope we get a good many more in the rear future.” he added. Nothing like the number of applications that there should be were coming forward and unless applications were received nothing could be done bv ihe man-power officers. “We want tradesmen released so that we can have more industry built up to absorb the shock of general mcbilis'tion ” Mr. Truman continued. “Tradesmen create work for other groups as well as themselves. “It is a big job and we cannot do much without, assistance —we are only the intermediary between those wanting labour and the source of labour ” According to Priority All applications for the release of men serving .in New Zealand had to be lodged with man-power officers regardless .of medical grading or category Mr. Truman stated men overseas would be dealt with by the service authorities. Releases would be made according N to priority. Priority would be given to men in anv one of 10 classes. The classes were farmers, shearers, musterers, dairy' factory workers, sawmillers. coal miners carpenters, electricians plumbers and painters. In addition to the releases on application. the services would be proceeding with general demobilisation at the maximum possible rate, with the following order of priority: Those who had comp’etcd four years of service, youths under 20 years six months of age, persons over 35 years, all those not in the above categories no longer requ'red and who could not be used to replace persons in the priority groups. If men who were in the general demobilisation classes and who were also in the nnnrity category were required, it would be advisable to appeal for them and in this way speed up their re’ease, otherwise the process might take months. Mr. Truman concluded.