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Grey River Argus, 25 October 1915, Page 3

THE NATIONAL REGISTER «^ _ FORMS NOW BEING ISSUED. Personal schedules in connection with the National War Register for compilation by the male residents of the Dominion, between the ages of 17 and 60 years arc now being distributed by the Postal Department. The schedules will be hi the hands of every postmaster before 26th inst, on which day the taking of the Register commences. The exhibition of a Proclamation will be simultaneous at every Post Office and at* various other points on the morning of the 26th, and the distribution of the schedules will then commence in the towns. Schedules will be delivered to every residence by the letter carriers, and called for on completion. At smaller places where letter carriers are not employed schedules will be handed to eligible persons by postmasters on demand. Provision has been made by the Department for supplying schedules to persons holding private mail bags, and to those resident on rural postal deliveries. Special steps are being taken in connection with the registration of crews of coastal and intercolonial vessels. Schedules are not required to be filled in by full blooded Maoris or half-caste Maoris living as Maoris, but half-caste Maoris living as Europeans are required to register. The organisation of the Post Office is being used as far as possible to reach every eligible person in the Dominion, but the responsibility for obtaining a schedule rests upon the individual. Failure to return the completed schedule to Government Statistician, Wellington, or to an officer of the Postal Depal tment by the orh proximo will render the eligible persons liable to maximum penalty of £ioo or six months' imprisonment. Under the National Registration Act passed during the Session just ended, every male resident in the Dominion is required to furnish to the 'Govern, incut Statisticiau at Wellington,' a personal schedule setting out full particulars as to his age, nationality, occupation, dependents, etc.,- and also stating whether he is willing to become a member of an Expeditionary Force in ' 'onuection with the present war, or not. In the case of smgle men withnil. dependents, this must be answered fi>a or nay, but for single men with-do-■KMulents, married men and widowers vith dependents, the question is qualt. led with the AVords 'if required." By notice in our advertising columns h e schedules, which are obtainable at my Post Office in the Dominion, must m\ furnished not later than Tuesday, •111 November. The schedule, on bcin^ :ompleted, is to be placed in the adIressed envelope provided, and handid to on officer of the Post and Tel-2-*tT-ph Department, or posted direct to be Government Statistician at Welinatoi'. The particulars are strictly under the Act, and an ad--1 i!S.-,od envelope is provided in each •.!t*o to rusure Ihis being observed. The Act provides penalties up to -100 or imprisonment up to six lKin His on any person who fails to I :i:rnish the particulars required, or j ;vho makes a false statement., It ! should also be noted that the obligaion to vegisicr is a personal one, and :-he fact that a form has not been ad. Iressed to or received by any person loes not absolve him from responsibility to register. Any person who refuses, fails or neglects to register will x- prosecuted. 3'\>r tlie convenience of tlie public Hie offices of Registrars of Births, f>e<-;}})S and Marriages, in the four zhirf" ccMitros will be open continuously from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., during the registration period (2(itli October to [>th November, 915), for tlie purpose :»f affording assistance in the filling cip of the schedules to any persons desiring it. It has also been arranged that Postal Officers at Post Offices through-' out the Dominion during ordinary of[ice hours, will also on application help 3ay persons desirous of assistance in fill ing up the schedules. The object of the registration is to ascertain, the resources of the Dominion in men. The register to be compiled is purely a civil register, and the furnishing of the schedule required under the Act docs not involve enlistment, nor is it. in substitution for the present system of enlistment. Those desirous of enlisting can obtain enlistment forms at the nearest Post Office or Defence Office., The need for ascertaining the resources of the Dominion at the present time is (-xtremely urgent, and every person liable to register should do so at once. . win «■*• r*w fctfc? *TVr*%7t% ■troiff. I* !• * perfect *n**A*/MJIf milk food tnd ii the only fr *■ ,-J xiitisfactory alternate* t» 1 hreaat milk 14

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