NATIONAL REGISTER
''those unwilling to serve
BACHELORS & WIDOWERS WITHOUT
DEPENDENTS
INTERESTING ANALYSIS
Some interesting information relating to the National Register was communicated by the Minister of Internal Afjfairs (the Hon. G. W. Russell) yesterday. •It would bo remembered, remarked the Minister, that when the preliminary, summary of the National Register was published a few weeks ago it was stated that 8390 single men and ! widowers without dependents had declared they were not prepared to volunteer for the Expeditionary Forces or to serve in a civil capacity. Since then the Government Statistician had made, an analysis of the reasons given by these 8390 . men, and the result was as follows:— Reasons Detailed. Analysis of reasons given by "single men: and widowers without dependents" who stated tliey were unwilling to serve as a member of an Expeditionary Force or in a civil capacity. Religious or Conscientious .. 819 liusiuess— Financial 647 On account ,of farm 992 Business obligations 516 Studying 22 Holding contract , 16 < .Serving apprenticeship ... 13 Cannot be, spared'by employer 16 Producing food and .military articles 10 Scarcity of labour 5 . 2237 Personal— .. Health ..' 2692 Contemplating marriage .. 53 Family ajid personal 215 Parental objections 80 Age .' 27 Afraid ...: II : Of foreign extraction ...... 15 Stature ' 23 Brothers at front 15 -— 3131 Political — • ; Favour conscription , 210 Political 36 Treatment of troops 6 Insufficient military pay, pensions, ctc X... 8 . 260 Miscellaneous — Willing to serve elsewhere 41 Leaving New Zealand ... 79 Miscellaneous ............ 84 204 No reason stated - 1739 t. . 8390 Conditions of Health. The following is a summary of "Conditions "of Health" as returned on' the National -Registration schedules by Class 13 ("single men and widowers without dependents"), who stated they were unwilling to 6erve as a member of an Expeditionary Force or in a civil capacity:— Very good 487 Good 3971 ' ' Indifferent'.. 2957 Bad 770 Not stated .' 205 Total 8390
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2679, 27 January 1916, Page 6
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306NATIONAL REGISTER Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2679, 27 January 1916, Page 6
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