HOME SERVICE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10063, 30 August 1918, Page 5

HOME SERVICE

NEW REGULATIONS ISSUED The following now homo service regulations under tho Military Service Act, 1916, were gazetted yesterday: — POSTING. 1. Reservists called up for military service under the Military Servicw Act, 19X6, and between the. ages of nineteen and fifty-five who voluntarily enlist for military service, will be attested into the Expeditionary Force for general service, and shall be posted to the branches of that force lu the following manner: (a) To tho Foreign Service Branch.— A reservist or recruit certified by ' competent' medical authority to bo fit for active service boyond tlie seas, and who is otherwise eligible, shall he posted to the Foreign Service Branch. (b) To the Home Service Branch.— A reservist or recruit certified by coinpQteat. -medical authority to be unfit for service beyond tho seas, or who is for tho time being ineligible for foreign service by reason of age, or who belongs to a class of the Second Division not yet accepted for active service, shall be posted to the Homo Service Branch. TRANSFERS. 2. Transfers between the branches of tho New Zealand Expeditionary Force shall he carried out as follows: (a) A soldier of the Foreign Service Brandi serving in New Zealand shall boytransferred to the Home Service Branch under any off the following circumstances: — When at any time on re-exami-nation he is reclassified by competent medical authority as unfit for active service beyond the seas. When found to have been ir- . regularly posted to the Foreign Service Branch. (b) A soldier of the Home Service Branch will be transferred to the Foreign Service Branch if certified by competent medical authority to,,be'.fit for active service beyond the seas, as follows : When otherwise eligible, immediately.''fitness. is established. , When otherwise-eligible, immediately his class in the Reserve is accepted for active service. CONDITIONS OF HOME SERVICE. 3. Soldiers of tho Home Service Branch are liable for service, but until the Minister lor Defence, shall otherwise direct, will be placed upon indefinite leave without pay. Soldiers ox the Honfb Service Branch who volunteer and who are accepted for actual employment on home service will be engaged .and, will serve under conditions laid dowa.,in General Orders from time to Aims.