NATIONAL RESERVE

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21138, 13 June 1940, Page 8

NATIONAL RESERVE

EXTENSION OF TRAINING UNITS BELOW STRENGTH REGISTRATIONS REOPENED (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Thursday “As already announced, the Government has decided to extend the scope and facilities for the training of a number of units and sub-units of the National Military Reserve, Class II.,” said the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones, in an interview today. “Some of these units are below the specified strength and, in order to ensure that the number of fit men required to build these units up to the establishment prescribed are available in the localities concerned, it has been decided to reopen the registration rolls and thereby give a further opportunity to those returned soldiers and others eligible, but not already registered, to enrol in the National Military Reserve, Class 11. In the meantime registrations will be accepted from those who are eligible and resident in the vicinity of, and, if required, are able to attend training parades at one of the following centres:—

"Northern Military District.—Russell and Opua, Whangarei, Whangaroa, Tauranga, Hamilton, Auckland. “Central Military District.—New Plymouth, Gisborne, Wanganui, Napier and Wellington. “Southern Military District.—Nelson, Picton and Blenheim, Westport and Greymouth, Lyttelton and Christchurch, Oamaru, Timaru, Dunedin, Bluff and Invercargill. “Consideration will be given at a later date to the question of registration and enrolment of others who are not located in the vicinity of the above-mentioned centres.”