ALTERNATIVE SERVICE
HOME GUARD DUTIES apparent OF ORDERS (P*A.) ’. - AUCKLAND. Aug. 28! -The apparent -futility, pf the.. Armed Forces Appeal Boards’ ordering reservists to join the Home Guard as an. alternative form of: defence duties, when appeals. against ' Overseas service ; are granted, 'was mentioned by the chairman of the No; 1 Board, Mr C. R. Orr Walker, S.M.,‘ at to-day’s sitting. He said the boards had been instructed to direct successful to undertake such duties. . . ; ‘ ; ; ;“ I am' given to understand that in some; districts there is ho compulsion on Home Guard members to attend parades,” the chairman said. “In such circumstances, it would seem that any orders the board makes would be useless.” ■ < -
Mr F. J. Cox, the Crown representative, said it was ofily. recently that the Territorials had been ordered to attend parades. . With the prospect of the Home Guard coming under military control, a. similar provision was hot-unlikely. The' chairman said the board was under /the impression that if it made ah order the reservist would be doing his little bit in defence of his country. .“The whole purpose o| any order is wasted if the orders are. not earned out." he added, asking Mr Cox to make inquiries into .the position for the board’s guidance.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19410829.2.91
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 24698, 29 August 1941, Page 7
Word Count
208ALTERNATIVE SERVICE Otago Daily Times, Issue 24698, 29 August 1941, Page 7
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in