FRIENDLY ALIENS
E.P.S. ENROLMENTS AUTHORISED (P A ) WELLINGTON, June 22. An amendment to the Emergency Reserve Corps Regulations which was gazetted to-day makes provision for aliens to serve voluntarily in the E.P.S. or any other branch of the Emergency . Reserve Corps. Previously,, enrolment,;; in the corps was restricted-to- British - subjects, but there are cases where,: friendly aliens residing in New Zealand desire to serve in the E.P.S., etc.j and this amendment now authorises their enrolment for this purpose. Provision is also made by which any person, who was previously a member of the Emergency Reserve Corps but was discharged for any reason, is not exempted from compliance with any compulsory enrolment order made sub-., sequent to his discharge. Under this regulation, therefore, persons who were previously in the E.P.S., etc., and were discharged are required to enrol again in accordance with the recent order providing for compulsory service. Other clauses in the amendment are' of a machinery nature, covering authority for the discharge of persons from the E.P.S. and for transfers between various branches of the Emergency Reserve Corps.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24949, 23 June 1942, Page 2
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179FRIENDLY ALIENS Otago Daily Times, Issue 24949, 23 June 1942, Page 2
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