ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES

Evening Star, Issue 23702, 9 October 1940, Page 12

ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES

MILITARY SERVICE POSTPONEMENTS [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, October 8. A request that, the Minister of National Service should make a statement that producers, primary or secondary, could bo assured that the organisations available for appeals would receive some direction ou the question of men necessary for production being called up for sendee was made in an argent question by Mr Massey in the House. Replying, Mr Scmplo said that when the quotas were fixed for the number *of men to bo called up for Territorial training in the recent ballot, due allowance was made for the fact that a number of men would require 'to have their training postponed, clue to the essential nature of their employment. In fixing district quotas, more liberal allowances were made in rural areas, as it was fully appreciated that at this time of tho year it would be very difficult to release large numbers of men from the primary industries. The man-power committees were fully aware of the, necessity of maintaining production aud essential services, and all classes of men employed in essential industries were considered individually by the committees. Where it appeared that production was likely to be adversely affected. Territorial training was postponed until a more suitable time.