Australia.
THE NEW 50,000 ARMY.
PARTICULARS OF RECRUITING SCHEME.
[United Press Association.] (Received 8.40 a.m.) Sydney, December 9. The recruiting scheme for the new
50,000 army has been issued. It is based on the quota system, and in conjunction with local committees, an appeal in writing will be made to every able-bodied, who is required to reply stating his intentions and disabilities in regard to enlistment, each local committee judging tb© adequacy of the answers. If the reasons against immediate enlistment be valid, there will be relegation to a later class; if the appeal be neglected or the reply unsatisfactory, a personal appeal will be made. The local committees are responsible to the State War Council, winch is responsible to the Federal Council. New South Wales’ share of the new army, reinforcements, old and new units to June will be thirtvsix thousand men. Melbourne, December 8. • In the Assembly, Senator Pearce (Minister of Defence) stated that the personal inquiries originally instituted with regard to the new recruitng scheme had been considerably modi-, fied. The Assembly unanimously passed a motion undertaking co-oper-ation with the Federal Government. (Received 8.0 a.m.) Brisbane, December 9. . Speaking, at Bundaberg, tlie Pripje, Minister (Mr Hughes) estimated that next year’s war expenditure would be over £50,000,000. , , . , . A deputation from | the Industrial Council demanded the withdrawal of the new recruiting scheme, especially the questions. Mr Hughes, in refusing, said: “If the unions assisted the Government, compulsion will not be necessary.” ,
N.S.W. STATE BAKERIES.
GOVERNMENT TAKE OVER PLANTS. (Received 8.50 a.m.). f , Sydney, December 9. The caucus finally endorsed Mr Half’s State Bread Monopoly Bill. The scheme will cost approximately £600,0001 i frhe Government is resuming the whole of the existing bakeries, which will be required, and whence the present cart delivery will be continued. Later on, a central bakery will be equipped with the most modern machinery. A fleet of motors will replace the forty scattered bakeries’ horse-carts. , The Co-op. Bakers’ Union pass.ed a resolution emphatically protesting against the scheme,- which would mean the dismissal of hundreds of workers.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 5, 9 December 1915, Page 5
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341Australia. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 5, 9 December 1915, Page 5
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