COMPULSORY SERVICE.
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PROCLAMATION 'IN: A, FORTNIGHT
J^a^rqdana&tjpa/W the,eiftro]inoi>t of xhe; E^edijtjiQnary fiprceV Reserve, as PW I *** ,&£, lh>^MiH#r> Service , !Aqt, ■wilf bejgazatt^d ,iv about a,', fortnight's turn. The Jmniater for Defence states tbat> preparation^ .for. beginmpg; 'the enrdliiiemy. are^^pr^ctioally completed. It is intended ,to enrol both divMtJiis of the reserves withputj , delay. If.it be.ncccssdrjr ,to. put the, prpyjsions <S£Vthe Act into ? pperat,ipn A the first, division >viil be callfed upfirst. It is esweted thnt enrolment; .will be well .adYatic^d m the njst^'fofrtnighi, of , Sepijeinber. .-In the evenVvpf , a- shortage % ,of i: .recrnits' m any recruiting district,' that district will hayei to be., prepared to accept coniimisery enlistments. One phase of the question as regards compulsory:- enlistment cPristitutes a difficult problem for the adiiiinistrative authorities. v Thfe is the eitjent to whifch? the 'State should go m the; matter of rendering unfit men fit for military , service m cages where operatifrns are required. * This question is, now engaging the attention of the Government, ? ■-;.■ ■ ■ ■ v
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14074, 18 August 1916, Page 5
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165COMPULSORY SERVICE. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14074, 18 August 1916, Page 5
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