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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 77, 13 July 1942, Page 5

It is anitci paled by the authorities that women will respond well to the call for service in the Navy, Army and Air Force, which are all in urgent need of volunteers. In many cases women will replace men who are required J'or harder tasks of war. There is a wide range of work suitable for women of various grades of education and other qualifications. Some of the .jobs will not be easy, but they will all be interesting. The rates of pay for the three Services are similar, the lowest rate for unqualified personnel being 4s Gd a day (.'Jls Gd a week) <at the outset. On the free list are medical and dental treatment and uniforms of neat and stylish design which will help every recruit to look her best. Working hours, leave and other conditions of service arc on as rea-> sonable a basis as circumstances will permit. The minimum hours are about 44 a week in each Service. Full information is available at all offices of the Women's War Service Auxiliary, where application forms are obtainable. Careful provision is made for the welfare of Avomen in the Armed Forces from various viewpoints. In this respect the authorities have a full sense of their responsibility. I The regulations for occupational : re-establishment 111 civil life apply to women members of the Armed Forces on the same basis as for men.