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In proposing the toast of "Railway Members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force" at the railway smoke concert last night, Mr. J. Macdonald said that 4500 men, almost 33 per cent, of the total staff, volunteered for the front before the compulsory clauses of the Military Service Act were put into operation, and 60 per cent, of the staff had either been at the frpnt or were in camp 'when the armistice was signed. One of the most striking features of the letters he received from' the front, and this was confirmed by returned officers, was. that the railwaymen at the front had made good so quickly, especially in positions which called for powers of administration and organisation. But first and foremost of their qualities was the habit of discipline. Discpline was the backbone of the Army, and it was the backbone of the railway service, ■ and New Zealand railwaymen lyere much sought after for positions of responsibility..
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Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 127, 31 May 1919, Page 5
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162FROM LINE TO LINE Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 127, 31 May 1919, Page 5
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