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85. The net intake of individual men by the Armed Forces—i.e., excluding duplicate-" intakes through transfers or more than one entry—is as follows

(ii) Comparative Intake of the Three Service Arms 86. The Army inducted approximately three times as many individuals as the next largest Force, the Air Force. Comparative figures of gross intakes given in the table below show that of the 228,000 men inducted up to the 31.st March, 1946, 71 per cent, had been in the Army, 23-per cent, in the Air Force, and 6 per cent, in the NaVy.

SECTION V.—APPEALS AGAINST MILITARY SERVICE (i) The Screening of Man-power called up by Ballot 87. Before the establishment of the National Service Department volunteers for service were screened by Placement Officers of the Employment Division of the Labour Department. In this manner the military service of some 3,000 men was postponed. 88. After balloting commenced in October, 1940, it became more than ever necessary to screen the recruitment of men whose mobilization might have interfered unduly with industrial activity, as well as to examine the individual circumstances of men who claimed that military service would impose undue hardship or was contrary to their conscientious beliefs. (ii) The Activities of Man-power Committees 89. In September, 1940, Placement Officers were superseded by sixteen (later increased to seventeen) District Advisory Man-power Committees for hearing appeals against military service. The jurisdiction of these Committees was limited to appeals of interested parties (particularly employers) against the overseas service of volunteers, and to appeals against Territorial (home defence) service, except where such appeals were lodged on the grounds of conscientious objection.

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Period covered. Net Intake of Men. Percentage of Male Population 18 to 45 Years (including Maoris). Up to 31st March—1941 113,000 38 1942 145,000 49 1943 185,000 62 1944 .. 187,000 63 1945 .. 190,000 64 YJ Day (15th August, 1945) 194,000 66 31st March, 1946 197,000 67

Gross Intakes to — Date. Army. ! Air Force. 1 Navy. Total. 31st March, 1941 99,000 10,000 4,000 113,000 31st March, 1942 .. . . .. 115,000 25,000 5,000 145,000 31st March, 1943 .. .. .. 147,000 38,000 7,000 192,000 31st March, 1944 .. .. .. 153,000 45,000 10,000 208,000 31st March, 1945 .. . . .. 156,000 50,000 12,000 218,000 YJ Day (15th August, 1945) .. 160,000 52,000 12,000 224,000 31st March, 1946 164,000 52,000 12,000 228,000