GENERAL SERVICE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23738, 19 August 1940, Page 9

GENERAL SERVICE

AMENDED RULES DEFINITION OF RESIDENT MACHINERY FOR APPEALS [by telegraph—press association] WELLINGTON, Sunday In an explanatory statement regarding the amended national service emergency regulations, gazetted to-day, the Minister of National Service, , the Hon. It. Semple, stated that in view of a number of cases which, had arisen recently it had become necessary to define the meaning of "resident in New Zealand." . A person is deemed to be resident in New Zealand if his home is in New Zealand, and every person who has arrived in New Zealand with the intention of establishing his home in New Zealand, or with the intention of remaining in the Dominion for an indefinite period, shall be deemed to be resident in New Zealand from the date of his arrival. After a Year's Residence Any other person who remains in the Dominion for a cbntinuous period of not less than 12 months shall, unless he satisfies the Director of National Service to the contrary, be regarded as resident in New Zealand I'2 months after the date of his arrival. A temporary absence of less than four months will not be regarded as interrupting continuous residence in New Zealand. As regards seamen, the amendment provides that every person engaged under New Zealand articles in any ship will be regarded as resident in New Zealand, unless he satisfies the director he is not resident in the Dominion and is a resident of some other country. The Minister also explained that several other minor alterations to the regulations had been made .with the object of facilitating the administrative procedure in regard to appeals. Lodging of Appeals v Under Regulation 26 it was necessary for appeals to be posted direct to the chairman of the Appeal Board for the district in which the appellant resides. In view of the difficulty which would be experienced by appellants 111 deciding to which Appe.al Board to send their appeals, provision has now been made for all appeals to be posted direct to the Director of National Service, who will in turn transmit the appeals to the respective Appeal Boards, and he may, in addition, forward at the same time any documentary evidence or statements which he desires to bring to the knowledge of the Appeal Boards Regulation 22 had been amended to give the director power to transmit any notice of appeal which he himself mav lodge to the chairman of 'any Appeal Board without any restriction as to time limit. The removal of the time limit is necessary, as appeals lodged by the director will, as a general rule, necessitate protracted inquiries. STH INFANTRY BRIGADE FIGHTING MOTTO "BOOTS AND ALL" ADOPTED (From the Official War Correspondent attached to tho 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force) AN ENGLISH CAMP, Juno 2'J "Boots and all," slangy but expressive, is to be tho fighting motto of the sth New Zealand Infantry Brigade, lne method of its selection was perhaps not strictlv in accord with the War Office way of doing such things, _ but the phrase has caught the imagination of all ranks, and was, moreover, lifted stright out of a speech by the brigadier. When returning thanks for the message of welcome received aboard ship from His Majesty the King, Brigadier J. Hargest asked that with the thanks there should be conveyed to His Majesty an assurance of the troops devoted loyalty and of their eagerness to come to grips with the enemy as soon as they were sufficiently trained. The sooner the better, in their view, and then they would be into it-—if he might use a colonialism, said the brigadier—boots and all. It greatly pleased the men to find one of the more responsible London newspapers seizing upon this phrase to enitomise their spirit and determination. the more so when the other papers were plaving up the "luxury cruise" aspect of the voyage. For the time being the men have done with luxury. There is stern work ahead and hard preparation needed. So "Boots nnd all" it is to be from now until the job is done