CHANGES OF ADDRESS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 124, 29 May 1941, Page 8

CHANGES OF ADDRESS

DUTY OF RESERVISTS MINIMISING INCONVENIENCE FOR ALL CONCERNED <Press Assn.) Wellington, May 28. Confusion and serious inconvenience were frequently caused to the Army authorities and to the men concerned through reservists failing to notify the appropriate area officer of any change of address, the Minister of Defence. Hon. F. Jones, stated. The result is that the area officer sent a notice requiring the man to report for medical examination to the address originally given and in many instances the notice was not received. This did not enable the man to avoid military service. When he failed to report the area officer either obtained the assistance of the police in tracing him or caused a notice to be published in the Gazette requiring him to report at a time and place stated. Failure to comply with this notic? made a man liable to prosecution The National Service Emergency Regulations, 1940, required a reservist to notify the Director of National Service, Wellington, within seven days of any change in his address after being, enrolled in the reserve. In addition, by an amendment recently made to the regulations, every man whose address when called by ballot was different from his address as shown in the Gazette was required within seven days after the publication of the Gazette to give notice by registered letter to the area officer of the military area where he was residing of his existing address. Further, he was required to notify the area officer of any change made in his address after publication of the Gazette. Failure to comply with the obligation made a man liable to prosecution.