POSTAL RECRUITS
EXCELLENT RESPONSE. EFFECT ON STAFFING. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Jan. 30. “The excellent response by officers of the Post and Telegraph Department since the outbreak of war for volunteers for service with the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the Navy and Postal Corps has been most gratifying,” said the Minister of Defence (Hon. F. Jones) this evening. “Up to the present 680 members of the department’s staff from all parts of the Dominion have offered their seivices for some form of defence duty. This represents 19 per cent, of the officers of the department who are of military age. More than 300 of these are now serving with tne New 2ieaJand Expeditionary Foict, 100 with the Royal Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force, 30 uu naval duty and 60 on home defence duty. The remainder of those who have enlisted are waiting to be called up. “In addition, many officers of all ages have volunteered for home service if they can be spared or used to advantage. Save in exceptional circumstances no restriction lias been placed on the release of men aged 21 and over who have volunteered lor service overseas, although in many cases the provision of relief for officers ceasing duty has i>resented some difficulty. In one small office in the North Island where a staff of four is employed the whole of the personnel, including the postmaster, enlisted and all were passed tit for active service.
“So far the department has been able to keep pace with the staffing demands to ensure that the men who enlist may continue to be released for military duty and that all essential services to the public can be maintained. Future staffing requirements arc receiving special attention by the Director-General. All those released arc being regarded as on special leave without pay, and they have been assured that while on military duty their positions and interests in the department will be safeguarded.’’
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 53, 31 January 1940, Page 10
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