CONSCRIPTION OF WOMEN
FOR NATIONAL SERVICE. NOT YET NECESSARY. (By Telegraph—Press Association). WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The following reply has been sent by Hon. G. W. Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs, to a letter from the Auckland branch of the Women's National Reserve with regard to the question of conscripting women for national service:—"l need hardly*assure you that I greatly appreciate the loyal patriotic offer of your reserve going so far as it does to invite the conscription of women. I have, however, to point out to you that New Zealand is a pastoral country, and the employment of women as shepherds, musterers, and general farm hands is impracticable. This is even more evident regarding the coal-mining aud shipping industries. Up to the present the need for female labour to take the places of conscripted men has not become directly apparent. The employment-of the Second Division men and men beyond military age has so far enabled the country to be carried on, but the time is however coming if the present drain on Jk manhood of the country continues when it may become necessary to turn to our women for assistance, and when that time does come the Government will gladly avail itself of the assistance of vour reserve."
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Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13750, 24 April 1918, Page 5
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