NEW ZEALAND'S STRENGTH.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1915, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND'S STRENGTH.

TALLY TO BE TAKEN, NATIONAL REGISTRATION BlUi, COMPREHENSIVE MEASURE. By; Telegraph—Special to Daily ,New% Wellington, Last Night. A tally of New Zealand's fighting strength is to be taken in the near future. The National Registration Bill, which is in charge of the Prime Minuter, was introduced by Governor's message in the House of Representative* this afternoon. It provides that the (So- * vera©* way, from time to time, by proclamation, require the men of New Zealand between seventeen and sixty yean ■' 'of age, to furnish particulars for a national register. Any person who wilfully fails to furnish particulars as required by such proclamation, or who wjlfulljr makes any (alee etatemout, jtbajj be liable to a fljDe. of not; less thktffi and not exceeding £IOO, or to imjaironinent for six months. SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS. The following provisions deal with the furnishing of particulars in the ease i ages of nineteen £n&>- fkMy4ia?sjsiini-- . .. , (1) Whether he bos volunteered for military service beyond New Zealand a* a member of an Expeditionary Force -in, connection with the present war; if, so, whether, .vice or- rejected j (i) Iflo'has not volunteered for serviee, whether ho U willing to >become a member of an expeditionary force; if so, in what arm of the , service he is prepared to serve j (3) It he has not volunteered, for tervicn, oris not prepared to volunteer fpr service, whether he is willing to serve in, miy other capacity in comiectioft with the present war; if not prepared ta offer his services, either as a member ot an expeditionary force or otherwise, the reasons therefor. FRESH MEDICAL INSPECTION. In certain cases, for the purpose ol ascertaining tho Htness for active tn,•Vice of personi to whom ■ the provisions mate, they may be-rebuild U submit thein^elves r fdr meoical m»peition' by a roglAtcreU' ; medical pmci-' tiouer, to be appointed ftir the impose. A record of such ' inspection ■ shah (be 'Watered by the' Uovwn'niwit, statistician ifPUie .National Register 'of Aten. ■' •'■' PARTICULARS OK RKGlhTlSti. , Cause 4 of the 'Bill provide* 1 ' tl»t a proclamation may require particular'*' to 'tie furnished by every untie j evident W New Zealand, to whom it applies, wliit respect to all or any of the foiioiv.taj, matters:— . (u) Maine in full, uoUul tldm,-.. (b) Age, date, place of birth a,nd tUe place dt birth'bi his parents. ,0 (e) Nationality una country of a.legiauce. (d) if a British subject, whether a British subject by birth or by natu.ul.2ation; if by naturalization, the u\»te on which and the place in wliieu let.ero of naturalization were iisutu. (e) Whether single, married, uii widower. .. i (!') The number of dcpenjitaila (if any), the name, age, addi'uis and occupation i'\{ any) ot eueli dependent; tlm extent of the dependency; the names of any other pcrEous contributing, either in cash or kind, towards maintenance of any dependents, and the est'mate.l annual value of such eontnuulWu,- any other sources of income ot the dependent and the annual amount or .alue of the benefit derived therefrom. I (g) ilis present occupation, with a statement whether lit i> (1) an .employer of labor, or (2) woiking on hit own account hut not omploymg-labor, or, (3) in receipt of salary or vugej, ir (-1) unemployed for more thnu one wee': (with period of unemployment) and fibrillar occupations (if any), with .ippioxiniale periods. (h) If omplo\iod, the name of hi...employer, and the place or nature of the employer's business. (i) lli,s physical condition, iiicluliajf a statement as to, (1) sight; (i) }earing; (3) height; (1) weight; (5) physical infirmities and (8) general health. |g) His military experience, if iu-, slating period anil nature of seivve'. with rank or successive ranko. The Bill provides that the Ggitrument statistician shall, a.i socn at prao-; ticablc, compile a National Readier i<f * men. The Bill was roid a flwt time, ani the Census and Statistics Ameilro"'t Bill, which technicallv amend', the A't of 1910, was also introduce 1 b" f}a\ ernor's mes.-agc and rral a first tine.