MILITARY SERVICE.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1917, Page 2

MILITARY SERVICE.

THE CASE OF VOLUNTARY EN- ■ ■ LISTMFNTS. By Telegraph.—Press Ansodation. Wellington, January K. On the 10th last. regulations v/c.ve gazetted providing for applications for exemption >i men who have enlisted voluntarily being considered and deeidel by the. Military Service Boards which wc/e set up under the Military Servict Act to deal with appeal, against the calling up of those whose names had been drawn in vhe ballot, il'.'ior ti the above date, such abdications vero enquired intc and considered by the Hon. Myers, Minister in L'lharge ol Munitions and Supplies, who in each case submitted a recommendation to the afinisto;- of Defence Exemption-: were granted generally only for a few mor.tlis. when tht eases would igaiu come up for revision on receipt of an application for .the extension of the period. Roughly speaking, about 700 applications were dealt with by the Hon. Myers, a'ufV'fi very large number; of tht exemptions granted oxpiied at the cml of last month. In view of the new arrangement, it will Kt heeossary in future tc address all applications for exemption of -those who have enlisted voluntarily to the Commandant, fare A.O. :? branch, Wellington, who will arrange for them to bo considered by the Military Service Board of the district in which' the man on -whose behalf the application is made .esid.es. Applications for extension of periods of exemption already granted under the voluntary system should be similarly addressed.