THE SECOND DIVISION.
TO THE EDITOR OF "THE PRESS." Sir, —It no doubt came as a great shock to many of your readers to read your report in "The Press" this morning, regarding the date of entry into camp of Second Division men. Ihe ballot was instituted as the fairest way of determining when a man should be ordered into camp. iNow we have the Department actually admitting that they take no notice whatever of the ballot. So long as a man is in his right class and passed tit they will order him into camp at any time that suits the Department's convenience. To come down to Class A, Second Division, they are actually sending notices' to men drawn an the third ballot to proceed to camp wi-li
the first draft. It is admitted that there are sufficient fit men to last from May to August, but the result of the drawing of the ballot is_ to be brushed aside and taken no notice of. It is obvious, of course, that the method the Department is adopting would save one or two clerks a few hours' work, but it happens to be grossly unfair besides defeating the object of the' ballot altogether .—Yours, etc., FAIKi 1 liA x. March 11th.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16159, 13 March 1918, Page 5
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211THE SECOND DIVISION. Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16159, 13 March 1918, Page 5
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