RATIONAL RENTER

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2549, 25 August 1915, Page 9

RATIONAL RENTER

THE NEW BILL PARTICULARS TO BE FURNISHED The National Registartion Bill introduced into the House of Representatives yesterday provides that the Governor; may, by proclamation, require men between seventeen and sixty years of ago to furnish particulars for a National Register. The particulars to be furnished by-each man are:— (a) His name in full, and usual address. (b) His ago, date, and place of birth, find the place of birth of his parents. (c) His nationality and country of Jilleciance. *. (d) If a British subject, whether a British_subject ,by birth or by naturalisation; if. by naturalisation, the date ,on ,Which and the place in which'letters of naturalisation were issued. (e) Whether single, married, . or Widower. .• ' j '(f). The number of dependants (if '• feny); the name, age, address, and occupation (if any), of each dependant; the extent of dependancythe names of any other persons contributing either in cash or kind towards the maintenance of any dependant and the estimated annual value of such contribution; any other sources of income of the dependant, and the annual amount or value of the benefit derived therefrom. (g) His present: occupation, with a statement whether ,he is (i) an employer of labour; or (ii) working on his own account but not' employing labouror (iii) in receipt of salary-or wages; or (iv) unemployed for 'more than one .week (with period of unemployment); former occupations (if any) with approximate periods. . (h) If employed, the name of his employer, and the place and nature of the employer's business. ; (i) His physical condition, including a Statement as to (i) sight; (ii) hearing: '(iii) height; ■ (iv) weignt; (v) physical infirmities; and (yi) general health. (i) His military experience, if any, Stating periods and nature or service, ,tvith rank or successive ranks. (k) in the'ease of every man between ,tho ages -- of nineteen and forty-five •years: — : (i) Whether he has volunteered for military service beyond New Zealand as a member of an Expeditionary Force in connection with, the present war ; if so, .whether he has been accepted for service or rejected. (ii) If he has not volunteered for .Vice, whether he is willing to become a member of an. Expeditionary Force; if so. in' what arm of the service he is prepared to serve. (iii) If he has not volunteered for service or is not prepared to volunteer for service, whether he is.-willing to . serve in any other capacity in connection with tho 'present war.; if not prepared to offer his services either as a member of. an Expeditionary Force or otherwise, the reasons therefor; and (1) Such other matters as may from time to timo. bo prescribed.