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North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13935, 18 July 1917, Page 5

' SERVICE ACT, ; ;v:, ,■ t. - ■••■■ y ••>,? j"' ~ classifMtion of second r': • division noticib to Reservists. " J • |)Y' Order in Council, dated tlio 4th July, 4917, the Second Division ■'of the' Reserve has boon divided into

(lie following classes: — Class A—To. comprise all Bwyist? of the Second Division wiiu for ■ , • thejime being have no children. Class .B—To. comprise' all Btaervisfs of the Ceejanrt Division who for .■, I lie time being have one child, I To .comprise all Eeserviata of the Second' Division who for the time being, liave two child,.rcii. „ ; CkiS' f).'-To Comprise- all- EeservistS; of Llio Second Division who tor Hie time being have three child ' rem Class E—To comprise nil vi.-ls of the t'ceond Division wim for tin: time being have four riiiM- /. reri, "" . i' Clas;-T,-"Tt> comprise all jji-seivists of tin' Second Division who for the 'imp bcin;.;' have mure than four I'liildr'cn,

'"■ For M.v I'lirj'fiM' of •flu? classification llu: lenii •' cliikl'' is iim' I irrespective'ly ofage, and includes a. child legally adopted before lite Ist May, 1915; a .stepchild if lite -Reservist married the pother , of that child ..before the Ist Mfe 1015, and an illegitimate child of 'the iifsei'vist if the "Reservist .married (.hp niojher of that child before the Ist May, 1915. ■ ' . A child has been legally adopted by any ofin-r person--may ; not be counted as a thiid uf'liis natural parents • Any son of a Ke.ser.vist who has died while a member of any of His Majesty's Military Forcf.a engaged in the pivsen't''war may be counted as if he had beoii still living. By a War Regulation dated the 4th July, 1017, every Reservist l of the Second Division is directed within ten

days'after Wednesday, the 10 tli July, .1917, to deliver to a postal officer at any post-office, upon the printed forip obtainable at any post-office, a true', statement of the nniulicr of his child-. ion as on the above date, Nothing, however, in this IV;;i:!ation aj|piit:3 to .a.nyJSi'servist wliu I<;w rtlrea*!;.- [furnished to the Government Statistieiflfl," either wider the National Registration Act, ,!!>U m the. Military Service Act,191G, sufficient. iniViniiiiion as to his children to enable that Keservist to be properly classified as on Wednesday, the 11th July, 19.17. Every Reservi.-i, is required, within leu days after such change to liofjfy the Government Statistician by ■ Agister cd letter of any change that takes plaav i« the nmtiber of his children' after Wednesday, the lltli July, 1917, v Any Reservist who fail? to fulfil any 4 ol ! the above obligations or who makes any fake "representations relative t\> his children is guilty of' an offence 1 , ■ .and.-.is -.liable under the War tioin Act, 19M, accordingly. ■ - MALCOLM FEASEI?, , ' 11277. Government Statistician.