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CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION .. .. .. 5 PART I.—THE ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL SERVICE DURING THE FINAL STAGES OF WAR AND THE ENSUING DEMOBILIZATION PERIOD SECTION I.—RESUME OF THE POSITION AT 31st MARCH, 1945 .. .. .. .. .. 6 SECTION lI.—RESUME OF MAJOR EVENTS AND POLICY DECISIONS OVER THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING ON 31st MARCH, 1946 (i) Military .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 (ii) Industrial Man-power .. .. .. ~ .. 8 SECTION lII.—ADMINISTRATION—(i) Administrative Developments .. .. .... 9 (ii) Staff employed .. .. .. .. 10 (iii) Appreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 SECTION IV.—FINANCE AND EXPENDITURE—(i) Administration Expenses .. .. .. 11 (ii) War Expenses Account .. 11 (iii) National Employment Service .. .. .. 13 PART lI.—MILITARY MOBILIZATION SECTION I—STRENGTH AND CASUALTIES—(i) Total Strengths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 (ii) Casualties .. .. .. .. .. .. .16 SECTION lI.—VOLUNTEERING AND BALLOTING—(i) Volunteering .. .. .. .. 17 (ii) Balloting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 (iii) J Force and Interim Air Force and Army .. .. 17 SECTION lII.—MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS—(i) Total Persons examined .. .. .. .. .. 18 (ii) Ballot Yields .. .. .. .. .. 19 SECTION IV.—TOTAL MAN-POWER INTAKE OF THE FORCES—(i) Cumulative Intake of all Service Arms .. .. 19 (ii) Comparative Intake of the Three Service Arms .. 20 SECTION v.—APPEALS AGAINST MILITARY SERVICE—(i) The Screening of Man-power .. .. .. .. .. 20 (ii) The Activities of Man-power Committees 20 (iii) The Activities of Armed Forces Appeal Boards .. 21 (iv) Men held under Appeal .. .. .. 22 (v) The Activities of Man-power Officers .. 22 SECTION VI.—RELEASES FROM THE ARMED FORCES—(i) Releases up to VJ Day .. .. .. 22 (ii) General Demoblization .. .. 23 SECTION VII.—CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS AND DEFAULTERS—(i) The Problem of Conscientious Objection .. .. 24 (ii) The Treatment of Conscientious Objectors .. 24 (iii) The Special Tribunal .. .. 25 (iv) Defaulters' Detention .. .. .. .. 25 SECTION VIII.—WOMAN'S AUXILIARY SERVICES—(i) The Establishment of Women's Auxiliary Services .. 28 (ii) The Women's War Service Auxiliary .. 28 (iii) The Women's Auxiliary Air Force .. .. 29 (iv) The Women's Auxiliary Army Corps 29 (v) The Women's Royal Naval Service .. 29 SECTION IX.—CONTROL OF DEPARTURES FROM NEW ZEALAND 29

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