RECRUITING.
APPEAL FROM PRIME MINISTER. PUBLIC SERVICE ENLISTMENTS. The Prime Minister, the Right Hon. W. F. Massey, on Saturday issued a statement regarding recruiting. “The return of men enlisted for the fifteenth reinforcements in all military districts, but more particularly in Auckland and Wellington military districts, shows a very great excess of enlistments for all branches of the service other than infantry. I ask these men to stand by their fellow New Zealanders who have already achieved imperishable fame, and to do what their comrades already in camp have so cheerfully and willingly done, and offer their services where they are most needed.
“The need is urgent. If the enemy wins, democracy will be destroyed for generations to come, and a black shadow will he thrown over the brightest spots of the world.
“The suggestion is made from time to time that the Government is not setting a good example to private individuals and employers by its disinclination to release fit and eligible public servants from their duties for service with the Expeditionary Forces. A return of the actual enlistments of members ot the Public Service exclusive of the employees of the Railway Department —up to March 31 last shows that 1668 public servants are now in the Expeditionary Force. The total number of public servants is about 10,000, comprising men, women and boys. Thus about one-sixth of the total strength of the service has gone on active service. In addition, a considerable number have offered but have been rejected. The actual number at present is not available. “The record ot the employees of the Railway Department is equally fine, particularly when it is remembered that the'authorities found it necessary to forbid further enlistments owing to the absolute need of retaining a certain proportion of active young men to keep the train services of the Department running safely. Out of a total of about , 12,000 men no less than 1700 have been granted leave to enlist, or about oneseventh of the whole. The total enlistments therefore from the combined services numbers 3368.“
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1535, 13 April 1916, Page 4
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342RECRUITING. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1535, 13 April 1916, Page 4
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