GATHERING THE RESERVISTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2869, 6 September 1916, Page 6

GATHERING THE RESERVISTS

4 FURTHER EXPLANATION BY"' D RECRUITING BOARD. . "Although the Military Service Act imposes no duty with regard to certificates of enrolment, it is absolutely imperative that each reservist, whether of the Ist or 2nd Division, should, for liis own protection, have one always in his possession," says an official statement issued by tho Rccruiting ■ Board yesterday, "This certificate 'is proof of enrolment and is tho only method by which au employer can be satisfied that tlic men of military aye in his or hor employ''', are enrolled in the Reserve. - On this point every employer mifst be satisfied or risk tho heavy penalties imposed by tho Act. The production or tho'certificate, will also satisfy any constable Avlio accosts a man who may reasonably be supposed to be of military age.> The value of the'certificate of enrolment should therefore he obvious."

Every man who is over 20 years of age and under 4§ years, ;s a member of tho Reserve, unless lie has served abroad in tho military foreos (elsewhere than at Samoa) during the present war. i His duty is to secure a certificate of enrolment, and tho only way to secure it is to apply for it on the proper form. This point is emphasised in the Recruiting Board's statement. "Tho board wishes to emphasiso the fact," it says, ' "that the_ surest and best method to verify registration (in the National Register) is for every man, whether he belongs to the First Division or to the Second Division of the Reserve, to forward an application for a certificate of enrolment on the form that is obtainable nt anv and every post- office. If his personal schedule failed to reach the .Government Statistician, and 'his name does not appear on. the National Rcgister. he will be promptly advised to that effect, and n»kecl to fill in an enrolment card under the Military Service Act. A man who sent in his schedule, and now finds that-his name does not appear on the local roll for his district, should not forward another card until he is advised by the Government Statistician on receipt of his application for a certificate of enrolment that it is neccs;. sary to do so. Otherwiso there is always a danger that his name may appear twice on the roll of tlie Reserve, and thus double his chauco in tho ballot."

The man who is not enrolled in the Vational Register must fill up an enrolment form for the Expeditionary Force Reserve. Tf q man is in doubt he can solve the problem at once bj applying for a. certificate of enrolment. Ho will receive in reply either'his certificate or his enrolraont form.