RELEASE FROM CAMP

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 13, 9 October 1942, Page 6

RELEASE FROM CAMP

POSITION EXPLAINED I I i _____ Discussing the procedure to adopt in connection with appeals at New Plymouth recently, the District Manpower Officer, Mr T. 11. Muirhead v said/. —■ "(In the case of dairy factory workers ami shearers, arrangements have been made with, army headquarters to effect, an urgent survey over all units other than several from which the men cannot he released on account of special consideration. The object of this survey is to obtain the names of men who volunteer for dairy factory and shearing work. Provided there are no difficulties as far as the army authorities are concerned, the disn trict manpower officer can obtain release of these men for a period of 40 days, during which time he will applj' to the Armed Forces Appeal Board for such amount of leave as the circumstances require. "In certain districts utilisation committees have been set up, and these include the motor trade, engineering, printing and publishing, and tramways. Concerning appeals in these trades, the Armed Forces Appeal Board prefers to have a report from the particular ultlisation committee concerned. This is in addition to the appeal, which nvust be made direct to the board. For the benefit of employers and employees in these trades it is suggested that copies of all appeals to the board he forwarded to the district manpower office, which will have them investigated by the appropriate committee."