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SOME SERVING TERRITORIALS UNAVOIDABLE ERRORS (From Our Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON. Oct. 4. "Although extreme care was exercised by both the Army and National Service Department to ensure that a complete roll of all serving territorials was compiled and their names removed from the ballot, it is regrettable that a few errors were unavoidable," said the Minister of National Service, Mr R. Semple in the House to-day, when replying to an urgent question by T .r E. B. K. Gordon (Opposition, Rangitikei). Mr Gordon asked that the necessary steps should be taken to avoid a recurrence of those serving as volunteer territorials being included in ballots. ..... "In a work of this magnitude it is not unreasonable to expect a percentage of error," the Minister added. "Having regard to all the circumstances, I am satisfied that every care was exercised by my department and the same will be done in respect of all future ballots."
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24421, 5 October 1940, Page 2
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