NEW ZEALAND NAVAL FORCES

Southland Times, Issue 24234, 18 September 1940, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NAVAL FORCES

FURTHER APPLICATIONS INVITED (Special t The Times) WELLINGTON, September 17. The Minister of Defence (the Hon. F. Jones) recalled in a statement today the announcement he made on June 10 last inaugurating the scheme for the entry of young New Zealanders as officers in the executive, engineering and accountant branches of the New Zealand Naval Forces. Mr Jones said that he had announced that there would be two candidates required this year for each branch.

“It was not to be expected,” said Mr Jones, “that in the short time between the announcement and the date when applications had to be sent in there would be very many candidates who would have been in a position to take the examination, as the syllabus is a s+iffi one and undoubtedly requires special preparation. When the applications were received it was found that there were very few qualified for consideration, and in the result no candidate was able to satisfy the examiners and the interview board that he attained the standard required for acceptance as Cadet or Cadet (E), and only one candidate was accepted for probationary paymaster sub-lieuten-ant.

“It has therefore been decided,” said the Minister, “to accept further applications for this year’s entry. They must reach the Naval Secretary, Navy Office, Wellington, by September 30.”