CIVIL SERVANTS RECORDS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 32, 6 October 1915, Page 3

CIVIL SERVANTS RECORDS

POLICE ENLISTMENTS. United Press - Association. AA’ellington, October 0. The Minister of Internal Affairs laid on the table a return showing that ol the civil servants under the control of the Public Service Commissioners 988 have volunteered and been accepted for the front. Of civil servants in the railway service 1-120 had volunteered and been accepted. I’rom the fiist it was announced that members of the police force would not he allowed to enlist, and consequently very few from that branch of the Public Service appeared on the list. Some, however, had resigned and gone on active service. The Prime Minister said that so lav as lie could see about 33.30 per cent, of those between the ages of 20 and 40 under control of the Commissioners had enlisted, and about 43.08 per cent, of those in the railway service. 'Ahis spoke volumes fo rtho patriotism ol our civil servants, and showed that there were no shirkers amongst them. He had no doubt the young men of the country would come forward and volunteer a s readily as they are needed. Messrs G. .T. Anderson,, AA . A. Veitch and C. J. Poole urged that the embargo placed on enlistment of members of the police force shpnld he removed, as it was unfair to members of the force. ... Hon A L. Herdman said that n men wore allowed to leave the force in large numbers he would not he responsible for the safety of the country. • ..