NATIONAL REGISTER.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1915, Page 5

NATIONAL REGISTER.

DIRECT QUESTIONS FOR EVERY MAN. THE DATE OF THE PBOOLAMJJT.KW FIXED. * REGISTER TO BE COMPLETED XIX.T ' MONTH. 'I iu. proclamation ordering the pre* pr.mUoii of tho National Register is to be issued on Tuesday, October 20th. The collection of the information ii to be completed within tho suceeding fortnight, every man between tho age* of seventeen years and sixty years being required to fill in a form and return Ft to the authorities on or before November 9th. It is estimated that then are 320,000 men in the Dominion of tho specified ages, and the Registrar-General's Department ia securing 400,000 ferine. These forms will be classified when they have beon collected on a card-indog eyetern, and will constitute the Register. The form is headed "New Zealand National Register of Men." Each man is required to fill in his name, his place of residence, and his place of business, If any. Then he must state the date of his 'birth, his age last birthday, and the place of birth of himself, his father and mother. The remaining queftions are as follow: "' . i , 3. (a) Arc you a British Bubject (1) by, . birth? (2) by naturalisation* • I'j) If naturalised, state (1) .date of naturalisation; (2) place of naturalisation (e.g., United Kingdom, New Zealand, Gana* da, or as the case may'be). (c) Are' you a foreign subject? It ' so, state country of allegiance. i. (a) Sjtate whether single ("S.*J), Married ("M."), or widower ('#")., (b) State number of persons dependent on you—(1) wholly dependent; (2) psrtially dependent. • 5. (a) What is your present occupation?, (b) In'connection with your present, occupation, are you—'(!■) an employer of labor? or (2) worjt- „ ing on your own acoount but' not employing labor? or (9)' assisting, but not receiving salary * or wages? or (4) an employee receiving salary or wages t' or . (5) Unemployed for more than one week ? ', {a) If employed, state business of em- ~ plover and name of employer; - (d) What other occupation (if any.) , have.you had practical experience of? . \ 8. (a) State (1) height; (2) Weight. • (b) State whether your genera] health! ■ is (1) very good; (2) good--' (J), ■ indifferent; (4) bad. If health ■: indifferent or bad, state cause.' ■ (v) If suffering from blindness, deaf- • ness, loss of limb, or other, physical infirmity, give'particulars. ' 7. If you have had military training Jit any time, state—(a) arm of theservice; (b) rank held; (e) total •' length of service tn all oapacities., S, If between ages of nineteen anil forty-five—- {-,) Have you, volunteered for military service beyond Nerf Zealand as a member of as expeditionary force in connection with the present war? If so, hare you been accepted for service or s ' rejected ? (u) If you have NOT volunteered for - service—(l) are jpu ■ (being « single man withouf dependents) willing to become a member of an expeditionary foroet (8) are you (being a single man with dependents, or a married matt ti a. •vidower with dependents) willing to become a member of an expeditionary force if required!' ; If so, in what arm of the service, do you prefer to serve. (j) If you have not volunteered for / military service and are not prepared to volunteer, are you will- •' ing to serve in any civil capacity". in connection with the present war? If so, state In what capacity, (d) If there are any circumstances or reasons that prevent yon from offering your services, state ' them. Section fl provides for information re< ' garding relatives wholly or partially/dependent on the person who is registering. It asks their n.imc and address, age, occupation (if any) or condition (e.g., retired, old-age pensioner, apprentice, invalid, or as the case may be); relationship (e.g., 'wife, son, mother, or h the case may -be); whether wholly or partially dependent; In case of partial dependents, extent of dependency per . annum; other income (if any) of dependent per annum At the end of the card is a line for certifying that all particulars givon n the schedule are ■•ofrr-t. «nd th* inM>i,ltion that all information will be regarded as strictly confidential, , ' Kadi copy Of the schedule is to be accompanied by an envelope, and the man who lias lilled It in is roqu'red to hand it to an officer of tli( lVt and TVlegraph Department, or post it fp the Governmerit Statistician nt Wellington. The general instructions accompanying ■ the form make tire following additional visions.Any person to whom the 'Proclamation relates who wilfully fails to furnish particulars a« required, or" . who wilfully makes any false statement with respect to anv surli par-' ticnlars, is I'anle to n fine nf -£101) < . or imprisonment for *ix month*. ' Every officer employed in the ro 1 .- lections of the schedules or 'n the rimpilaiiop who wrongfully divulges or makes use of ant- informat'on «couire,l by him in the loiii'--" of his duties \% liable to a line of CIOO. * ■ The register to he compiled miller the above Act is purely a civil reg's- ' tcr for the purpose of asrcrfaininsf the resources of the Dominion in m»n and Die registration here required .lom not involve, enlistment nor is it ii\ substitution for the present «v«ten» ef enlistment. Those of enli'ting can obtain enlistment for.iwuf f ! i« nearest post o.Tice or Defence Office