POSTPONED CAMPS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 215, 10 September 1940, Page 9

POSTPONED CAMPS.

FOURTH DRAFT'S POSITION. MEN ENTITLED TO PAY. WELLINGTON, Monday. The position of men called up for service with the Fourth Reinforcements whoso entry into mobilisation camps has been deferred as a precautionary measure against the spread of the outbreak of measles was explained by the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones, in an interview to-night The Minister said those men who were unable, to resume their former employment were requested to call at the nearest defence office with their original calling-up notice and on the due date would be entitled to receive military pay. This would continue as long as suitable employment wa£ not available or until they were again posted for. military duties. "At "the moment it cannot be stated with any certainty what period will elapse before these men can be permitted to enter camps," said Mr. Jones. "It has been recognised that a number of men may have given -up their civil employment in anticipation of their being required to proceed to camps this week, and therefore they may now be out of work until required to undertake their military duties. The co-operation and assistance of former employers of these men is sought by the Government, which requests that all employers who canipossibly do so should retain or reengage members of their staffs who were called up for service with the Fourth Reinforcements."—(Press Assm.)