National War Registrar-ion

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 October 1915, Page 2

National War Registrarion

-. Under the National Registration A< passed during the session just end<xi every male resident in the Dominion : required to furnish to the Goveramen Statistician at Wellington, a person* schedule setting out full particulars a to his ago, nationality, occupation, d( pendents, etc., aiid also stating whethe lie is willing lo become ;i member of a Expeditionary .Force in connection wit the present war, or not. In the cas of single moil without dependents, tin' must be answered yea or nay, but ft single men with dependents, marrie moil iiiul widowers with dependents, th question is qualified with the worcte " required." Ry notice in our advertising column? tl e schedules which are obtamainV at an Poet Office in the Dominion, must 1) furnished not Inter than Tuesday, 9t November. Tlio scTiodnle. on bein O'lnipk-trd, is to be |)liieed in the a< dmsxed envelope ])rovided. ni"i hiinde to nti ofhYor. of the Post and Telegrap "Department, or posted direct to "bh (iovernmont Stutistician at Wellington The parliculnrs are c<lllllllolll in] under tlu-- Ac* and nn nTTdreused en ' «']o]ic i« prdviiicf" , : hi each ease to el ;■'!:■■: ■'•'oi« iiein.g observed. i"hr Aft imposes penalties up to £10 (i! iifsprisoni'HMit up to six months oi any person who fails to furnish +lie pai liculars required, or who makes a fnls statement. Tt should also be note that the obligation to register is a poi snnal one. and the fact that a form ha not been addressed to or received b; any person does not absolve him froii lespnnsibility to regfster. Any per son who refuses, fails or neglects to ro iriisler will be prosecuted.

Vav tlio convenience of the_ Fulblii the offices of Births. T)oaths and Marl* iagos. in tlio four Chief Centres will h< open continuously from 9 a.m. to 9 p.tn during tlio registyation period (26tT October to' 9th November. 1915.) foi tlio purpose of affording assistance ir the filling up of tlio schedules to am persons desiring it. Tt. has also beer arranged that Postal Officers at Posf Offices throughout tlie Dominion during ordinary office hours, will also oil ap| plicat'ion help a.n'y pemons desirous ol .issistniifo in fiilling up t!:o.schedules

Tho object of the regis'traton is tr nscertan tho resources of tho Dominior it' men. Tho register to be compiler is purely a civil register and the furnishing of the schedule required undei the Aef does not involve enlistment, noi is it in substitution for tho present system of enlistment. Those desirous of enlisting can obtain enlistment forms at 111,* nearest Posf Office or Defence Offic< Tlio nood for ascertaining tho resource.' of ilie Dominion at the present time if extremely urgent mihT every ]XM\soli liaHo to register should do so at onco.