MARRIED MEN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 June 1941, Page 6

MARRIED MEN

DIRECTED TO REGISTER * SECOND DIVISION OF GENERAL RESERVE. STATEMENT BY MINISTER. (By Telegraph —Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. The Acting Minister of National Service, Mr D. Wilson, today macle a statement regarding the effect of a proclamation gazetted this morning, directing enrolment of the Second Division of the General Reserve. “The second division." said the Minister. “consists of married men who are natural-born British subjects, other than Maoris, and whose ages range from 18 to 45 years, both inclusive. All such men are required to enrol forthwith, notwithstanding that they may have previously registered for the purpose of the Social Security register, or may have previously enrolled as members of the First Division. As in the ease of the First. Division, only men from 21 to 40 will be balloted for overseas service, while men who are under er over these ages —up to 45 years inclusive, will be balloted tor Territorial service.

“Certificates of enrolment will be despatched to enrolled reservists as scon as possible, but it will be realised that there is an enormous amount of work involved and some little time must elapse before they are all sent cut. A further announcement will be made when this has been done, and any reservist who docs not then receive his certificate within a few days’ must communicate with tne Directoi of National Service. Wellington. Any reservist who changes his residential address subsequent to registration must advise the Director of National Service within seven days of the event. “As stated previously," said Mr Wilson, "it is not anticipated that any married men will be balloted until towards the end of the year, and then men with no children will be called up first.”