THE AGE LIMIT
PROBABILITY OF "REDUCTION. . It may now be predicted with some assurance that tho Government will, in ite amendment to the Military Service Act to come down this session, ask tho Houseto agree to tho reduction of the minimum ago for service abroad from 20 to 19 years. If the Government does make thia proposal, it is certain to meet with a mixed reception from the House. When the Military Service Act was before Parliament last year such a clause would assuredly have been rejected, hut it is also 'true that some members are so unwilling to send Second Division men to fight that they may now he prepared toaccept tho age reduction to postpone the calling up of the married men. No exact information is available as to the number of youths there are in thecountry between 19 and 20 years of age, but it is estimated that tho number is about 9000. There will bo amongst these youths a high proportion of physically fit, and it may bo that a sufficient number may be drawn from them to complete three reinforcement drafts of 1920 men each.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3159, 10 August 1917, Page 4
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190THE AGE LIMIT Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3159, 10 August 1917, Page 4
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