CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Public" Works And Railway Men Enlist Gratification at the response to his appeal for men for a constructional company for service overseas with the troops was expressed yesterday by. the Minister of Public Works, Mr. Semple. He said that a. total of 1122 had responded, and of this number 691 were on public works and 431 were railway workers. The response was particularly gratifying, for the appeal had been confined to a simple request for 380 men to form a company. “I think it is a wonderful result, in view of the fact that no recruiting meetings were held,” said Mr. Semple. “It was simply an appeal sent to the major camps, and posted up. These men. of course, have yet to undergo their medical examination. “It confirms the statement that I made in Parliament that if New Zealand got into difficulties the public works organization would ' respond, to any call made. I understand from the recruiting officers that a greater nercentage of public works men of mili tary age enlisted in the main division han any other class of the community these men are of a very .good type They are men. who have' been, doing hard work, and will be of great value when it comes to constructional work matte/ 0 CIaSS of work for tha '
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Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 9, 9 February 1940, Page 4
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220CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 9, 9 February 1940, Page 4
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