NEXT BALLOT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 93, 19 August 1942, Page 5

NEXT BALLOT

35 TO 37 AGE GROUP RELEASED ON S HPT EjUBEII 15 A further list of men will bo called up for service with the armed forces at an early date. Making this announcement, the Hon. W. J. Broadfoot said the ballot would contain the namcyS of men of 35, 30 and 37 years of age, with children, together with an inflow from the classes previously called up for military service . Approximately 21,000 men would be called upon this occasion, and their names would be gazetted on September 15. The men would be medically examined as soon as possible and no indication could at present be given as to when they would be required to enter camp. The withdrawal of further men from industry to enter the forces* would necessitate the application of a measure of industrial reorganisation designed 'to offset those losses insofar as they effected the more essential industries and further and more drastic curtailments of nonessential industries and services were inevitable. Up to the end of July more than 5000 persons have been directed into essential industries, while more than 2000 essential workers Avho would ordinarily have left those industries were prevented from doing so in terms of the National Service Emergency Regulations. In order to ensure that these and related measures of rationalisation and re-organisation of industries and the mobilisation of the Dominion's, latent labour resources were carried out with the maximum effectiveness the War Administration had x>la.ns in hand at present involving the complete examination of industries and services. This examination | would be merely a prelude to the further acceleration of measures designed to megt the needs of the armed forces; while at the same time maintaining those industries and services which are essential to the community. A survey taken by vocational guidance officers throughout the NoMli Island shows that large numbers of boys are leaving school and being drafted straight into military camps, .without taking up any occupation and many others have been debarred from taking up careers for which they are best suited because they are approaching military age. Others again have been prevented from taking up suitable apprenticeships owing to the shortage of material in the trade or because there are insufficient journeymen to allow additional apprentices under awards.