MILITARY SERVICE ACT.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5538, 19 September 1916, Page 4

MILITARY SERVICE ACT.

FURTHER REGULATIONS

Electric Telearaph —Press Association. Wellington. Last Night. Regulations under the Military Service Act were gazetted to-night as follows :

Every voluntary recruit shall, at tho time when he takes the oath of allegiance under tip. Expeditionarv Forco Act of 1915, be attested in the presence of an attesting officer Every compulsory recruit shall. before being received into a camp of military training or forthwith thereafter. be attested in the presence-of an attesting officer. Everv compulsory recruit may, if he s 0 desires, take the oath of allegiance and be attested in the same manner as a voluntary recruit instead of in the manner set forth in the second schedule. Eveiu* compulsory recruit who refuses or fails when required to do so by any officer under whose command he is to appear before tho attesting officer and there to ansWe i l uestions r s-übmitt('jt-to him. and be attested in accordance with these regulations, -hall be guiltv of disobedience to the lawful commands of the .officer under whose command he so is, and shall be liable under the Army Act accordingiv. The voluntary recruit may. on his attestation, ind.oate the reinforcement draft, to which he desires to be attached, but if lie is a reservist belonging to the First Division no ~uch indication shall in any manner limit or effect his obligation of immediate military service as a member of the Expeditionary Force, and he shall be liable by virtue of bis enlistment -to serve* at any time and in anv rein* foreement draft in the tame manner as if he had enlisted without, any such indication. Nevertheless, eff.-ct shall be given to any such indication so far as the Commandanf~thmks consistent with the public um re*-..