THE SECOND DIVISION.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1917, Page 2

THE SECOND DIVISION.

; LEGISLATION.' UEKffiE SERVICE.. ((special: Correspondent)'., i Wellington, Sept.. 12;. I The announcement of tho Giovornjment's intention.to. take the first ballott for Second Division reservists next month has not occasioned quite such a ■stir in Wellington as it appears to have done in. some other centres,. but there is a, strong. feeling abtaad,. not merely ■among the men immediately concerned, that the .promised legislation dealing with pensions and allowances should precede the call to service,. Of course, no one imagines- that the recruit .dissatisfied his -pay or with tho provision made for liiu dependents would he jmtifiifil in (refusing to go into camp. It Is rocogjnised that in tfto great majority of members of tho Second (Division will I •liave to make greater sacrifices than : 'have been demanded from m'ejn-bew of the First Division, and that they should 'know (fennitely what Hie Stato is gning to- do for thejn some, time before they are roi(iiiml to break up their lioiMfft There -ire about 19,0 M men.iu filter A of tho Second Bivision,. married men, that is, without: oltikll'en, and - from 550.00 Q. to 25:000 each ill Masses B feme child), C (two children), Dj (fchre.e children), and E (four children), Hftthcr \fxma than 400 young- men reaching. military age eaeh montm automatically become .inemshers of tlie First Division mid it is ox«pectod with the assistance at t)xe«a each elaas ; of thtrSaoond Division will pjaride at least three drafts.of Reinforcements.. Thero are indications that t-Jie ter of Defence will proposes -some, advance, upon tho present scalfr. He ij.jjot oj.ipeoted .to make any advance on the present rate of. pay, but probably hi> submit a moro. generous schema; of . photons and allowances.. The. schema: may fall short-of satisfying ■ all the demands, of tho League, but. it will materially jlighten the anxieties of 'many iu husband land father who wifcliea-tb do life diitj. both: to ; hi&; country and' his family..