MILITARY SERVICE ACT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16338, 19 September 1916, Page 9

MILITARY SERVICE ACT.

ATTESTING OF RECRUITS. VOLUNTARY OR COMPULSORY. REGULATIONS GAZETTED. [BY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION'.] WELLINGTON. Monday. Regulations under the Military Service Act were gazetted to-night as follow :— Every voluntary recruit shall, at the time when he takes the oath of allegiance under the Expeditionary Forces Act, 1915, be attested in the presence of an attesting officer. Every compulsory recruit shall, before being tirst received" into a camp of military training, or forthwith thereafter, be attested in the presence of an attesting 1 officer. Every compulsory recruit may, if 'lie so desires, take the oath of allegiance (and be attested in the same manner as . a voluntary recruit, instead of in the manner set forth in the second schedule. I Every compulsory recruit who refuses or ! fails, when required to do so by any officer ' under whose command he is, to" appear before an attesting officer and thero to i answer all questions. submitted to him and | he attested in accordance with these regulations, shall he guilty of disohedienco to l the lawful commands of the officer under | whose command he so is, and shall bo I liable under the Army Act accordingly. | A voluntary recruit may, on his attestation, indicate the reinforcement draft to I which he desires to be attached,, but if he is a reservist belonging to the first division no such indication shall in any man- , ner limit or affect his obligation of immediate military service as a member of , the Expeditionary Force, and he shall he liable, by virtue of his enlistment, to serve at any time and in any reinforcement draft in the same manner "as if lie had enlisted without any such indication. Nevertheless, effect shall be given to any such indication so far as the commandant" thinks I consistent with the public interest.

MILITARY DISTRICTS REARRANGED GROUPS COMPRISING AUCKLAND. [BY TELEGRAM. ASSOCIATION'.] WELLINGTON. Monday. A regulation has been gazetted constituting the military districts, groups, and areas, as recently rearranged. The Auckland military district comprises the following groups : — No.. 1 (Auckland) Group, comprising the Counties of Waitemata, Eden, Manukau, Franklin, and Great Barrier Island, together with Little Barrier Island and all islands in the Hauraki Gulf. No. 2 (Hauraki) Group, comprising the Counties of Coromandel, Thames, Ohinemuri, Piako, and Matamala. No. 17 (Bay of Plenty) Group, comprising the Counties of Opotiki, Whakatane, manga, Rotorua, and East Taupo. No. 3 (North Auckland) Group, com- ■ prising the Counties of Mangonui, Whangaroa, Hokianga, Bay of Islands, Whangarei, Hobson, Otamalea, and Rodney. No. 4 (Waikato) Group, comprising the Counties of Raglan, Waikato, Wnipa, Kawhia, Awakino, Wsitomo, and West Taupo. The other military districts are : Wellington, including No. 19 (Poverty Bay) Group, comprising the Counties of Wairoa, Cook, Waikohu, and Waiapn; Canterbury, i including the Chatham Islands ; and Otago. The boundaries of each group shall include all cities, boroughs, and town districts which are included within the exterior boundaries of any county comprised in that group. APPOINTMENT OF BOARDS. DECISIONS ARRIVED AT. [UY TELEGRAPH.— CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON. Monday. The Recruiting Board came to decisions, at a meeting to-day, concerning the appointment of military service boards, but no announcement was made as to what the decisions were. The Minister for Defence said appointments had virtually been made, but he could not make an announcement until lie knew whether the gentlemen appointed would act.