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Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1917, Page 3

MILITARY SERVICE ACTT, 1916. CERTIFICATES OF ENROLMENT. NOTICE; TO ALL~MEN OF MILITARY AGE. A CERTIFICATE of Enrolment has ■ now been prepared for each reservist who is enrolled in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Reserve. All certificates applied for have been forwarded to the post-offices named in the applications. At the present time many certificates still remain unclaimed in the office of the Government Statistician and in various post offices of the Dominion. 'Every reservist therefore should be in possession of a Certificate of Enrolment. Any reservist, who has not been abl e to obtain bis certificate should at once communicate with the Government Statistician, stating his full name, age, occupation, and the post-office to which he applied to have the certificate sent. All reservists are hereby warned that on and after Monday 16th- July 1917, they must have their certificate' of Enrolment in their porsonal possession, as systematic and concerted action will then be taken by the police to enforce the provisions of Section 44 of the Military Service Act. Returned Soldiers and members of the Expeditionary Force who are’ not in uniform should for their own protection, have in their personal possession on and after the abovo date a discharge from the Force' or a leave-pass issued by an authorised officer of the Defence Forces as the case may be. It is further publicly notified that tlie cards originally issued in acknowledgment of applications for certificates are hereby cancelled and they will not be accepted, by the police as evidence of enrolment. MALCOLM FRASER. Government StatisticianWellington, 27th. June, 1917.

R MILITARY SERVICE ACT. CLASSIFICATION OF SECOND DIVISION. NOTICE TO RESERVISTS. BY Order in CounciJ, dated the 4th July, 191/, the Second Dmsn/u of tho Reserve lias been divided into j the following classes.,; — Class A.—To comprise all Reservists of the Second Division who for the time being have no children. Class B.—To comprise all Reservists of the Second Division who tor the time, being have one child. Class C.—To comprise all Reservists of the Second Division who for . the time being have two children. Class D.—To comprise all Reservists of the Second; Division who u-r the time being have three children. Class E.—To comprise all Reservists of the Second Division who for the time being have four children. Class F.—To comprise all Reservists of the Second Division who for the time being have more than four childrenFor the purposes of the classification tho term “child” is used irrespectively of age, and includes a child legally adopted before the Ist May, 1915; a step-child if the Reservist married tho mother of that child before tho Ist May, 1915; and an illegitimate child of the Reservist if the Reservist married the mother of that child before the Ist May, 1915. A child who has hee n legally adopted by any other person may not be counted as a child of liis natural parents. Any so n of a Reservist who has died while a member of any of His Majesty’s Military or Naval Forcos engaged in the present war may be counted as if he had been still living. J3 y a War Regulation dated the 4th 1917 every Reservist of tha Second Division, is directed within ten days after Welnesday, the 11th July, 1917, to deliver to a postal officer at any post office, upon the printed form obtainable at any post office, a true statement of the number of his children as on the above date. Nothing, however, in this Regulation applies to any Reservist who has already furnished' to the Government Statistician, either under the National Registration Act, 1915, or the Military Service Act, 1916, sufficient information as to his children to enable that Reservist to hf, properly classified as on Medn e sday, 11th July, 1917. Every Reservist is required, within ten days after such change, to notify the Government Statistician by registered letter any chango that taices place in the number of his children after Wednesday, the 11th July, 1917. Any Reservist who fails to fulfil any of the above obligations or who makes any false representations relative to hi s children is guilty of an offence, and! is liable under the War Regulations Act, 1914, accordingly. MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician.

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