RECRUITING SYSTEM

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2486, 12 June 1915, Page 6

RECRUITING SYSTEM

AMENDED RULES. The Minister of Defence said a few days ago that bis own opinion was that reinforcements ought to bo drawn from the several districts according to the numbers of recruits offering, and yesterday he informed a Dominion reporter that the scheme ho bad had in mili'j had been adopted by the Government j "We have agreed," he said, "to cal! up the men not according to the al'/otted quota, but according to the registrations in every district. The disrtricl with tho largest registration will Tiave the largest call made upon it; so thai if the people of a district want theii men to go they will fall in v.-'itli out idea, and get their men to register for service. Then we can call ujjoii them according to the registratic/iis." lie Minister stated that 'the Department intended to appoint all officers in the future according to merit. The Territorial officers woWd have preference in the recommendations from the officers commanding districts, but in camp thoy would get their commands on probation only. Th'jy would have to justify themselves. Civilians would not be f.br commissions, but officors commanding districts would have a shrewd idea of what sort of met were suitable for positions of authority, and they would recommend 6uch mer for appointment p<s non-commissionec officers. These ncjn-commissioned officers would have to prove themselves in camp, and tho best of them would be.promoted to commissioned rank. Th< Minister thought that 110 _ better 01 fairer system cjould be devised. SOUTHLAND MEN FAREWELLED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Invercarglll, June 11. In glorious weather and in the pre sence of am immense crowd, a publi< farewell was tendered the Seventl Southland Reinforcements in the Posi Office Square this afternoon. Thi Mayor a/nd 1 other -public citizens ad dressed the men. Tho men, numbering 125, ma'xehed through the town, headet by the Regimental Band, the proceedings Vioing of a most enthusiastic anc patmtio nature. The city was gailj beflas;ged. The men leave for Trenthain by tfhe morning's express. NAVRL men to enlist. (By/ Telegraph—Press Assn.— I Copyright.) (Rec. June 11, 9 p.m.) Melbourne, June 11. Naval men in the Commonwealth' an now given the chance of getting info the firing line, as the Government ha. approved of the enlistment of naval re serves and men with naval experisno as reinforcements of the Infantry Bri gade.