SPECIAL FORCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23940, 16 October 1939, Page 5

SPECIAL FORCE

LOCAL REGISTRATIONS . Eleven men volunteered for service in the special force on Saturday, bringing Otago’s total up to 1111. The final local draft for the first echelon will get away this morning, the detachments all being destined for the North Island camps at Trentham and Ngaruawahia. Additional registrations are as fol- , lows, classified in Group No. 1 (officers on the reserve or active list), Group No. la (retired or ex-officers), Group No. 2 (single men), Group No. 3 (married men without children), and Group No. 4 (married men with children);— DUNEDIN Group 2 Redmond Moreau Carroll, Frederick Leslie Gray (Merton), Rowland Gustus Hill, Henry Alexander West (Ida Valley). Group 3 Walter Dunstan Jackson (Patearoa), James Samuel Montecino (Port Chalmers). Bert Sillett (Mosgiel), John Souguet. OAMARU Group 1 Captain Harry Mark Stanley. Group 2 James Hamilton. ENLISTMENT OF FARMERS DISCRIMINATION URGED (Per United Press Association) ASHBURTON, Oct. 14. Apprehensive that the enlistment of many farmers and farm workers will seriously affect production in the county, the executive of the Mid-Can-terbury Branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union has telegraphed to the Prime Minister (Mr Savage) strongly urging discrimination in enlistments. Mr Savage has replied stating that every effort is being made to safeguard the position regarding farm production. MEDICAL OFFICERS SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL ALLOWANCE (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND. Oct, 15. In addition to the regulation rates of pay, a professional allowance of 10s a day will be granted to doctors serving as officers of the New Zealand Army Medical Corps. Advice to this effect has been received in Auckland.