SHORTAGE OF PAPER

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, Issue LIV, 12 June 1920, Page 5

SHORTAGE OF PAPER

STRICTEST ECONOMY IN DEFENCE DEPARTMENT A SIGNIFICANT INSTRUCTION “Owing to the shortage of paper the strictest economy is to be observed in the use of paper in all offices of the Defence Department,” states a General Headquarters instruction. “Written communications are to be avoided unless absolutely necessary, and personal interviews between stall and Departmental officers should take the place of written minutes whenever possible. I unsized memo forms are not to be used when a half-sized form would be sufficient. Old Army forms are to be utilised in offices for many purposes where foolscap has previously been used, and for this purpose the Ordnance Department will issue supplies of obsolete forms to all concerned. Special care must be taken to limit the use of envelopes„ in despatching memoranda and letters to one address : one envelope is not to be used for each communication, but as many letters or memoranda as possible should be sent under one cover. Printing will be reduced to a minimum. The supply of the New Zealand Army List is temporarily suspended, and _ an abridged list- will be periodically issued in lieu. Copies of orders and circulars which are now reduced,to a minmum, and the lists showing to whom such copies are issued will be carefully revised - with a view T to their restriction. All demands* for Army forms, official paper, and stationery are to be reduced to a minimum by all concerned.' 7