MILITARY MATTERS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 244, 3 July 1918, Page 5

MILITARY MATTERS

-4 REMITS I'OU MAIMERS' UNION. j Several remits dealing with Defcnce : matters, reinforcements, and ahirker6 , . from military teivico havo beeu set down j for discussion at tho annual conference , of tho New Zealand Farmers Union. With regard to tho provision of future reinforcements, tho Wellington and Southland Uiiion? have forwarded the following resolutions: "That tho I'armors' Union assures tho Pntno Minister that tho producers will support tho Government m carrying into efteot any measures which tho Govcrment deem necessarv to tnVo in sending additional rein- ' foreements to help tho Empivo at this | critical lime." .... . 1 ■V -emit from tho Wellington Union favours tho disfranchisement of any man ; who refuses to curry out his military du- j Two important remits_ dealing with j exemptions and "sine dio* eases liavo ; been submitted fromiNorth Canterbury. ; They read as ioilow:-"fhat, wherias a ■; iargo number of reservists aro not ob- _ ; tiiining oxeinption whoso retention in tho country is essential in the public ini torest, we suggest that provision should - 1 bo mado whereby every case shall be investigated by the local committee of advice of tho 'district in which tho rescrv- ; ist resides, such committee to report lo j 1 the advisory committeo staling whether, ■ in their opinion, the reservist, could i ' servo his country better by remaining, , i or being sent to camp." , 1 "That as many men whoso appeals ■; have been adjourned sine die, condition- . : allv on their remaining engaged in tho ; industries in whose interests they woro granted exemption, aro known not. to be . : fulfilling these conditions, we suggest i ' that these men should report to tho local j advisorv committee monthly. Tho llawke's Bay Union recommend® that Territorial camps should bo abol- ' islicd during the period of tho war. '• ! '— ' i