H.—l9c

4

Summary of Replies received in answer to Circular Lette r— continued.

Borough or County Council. If in favour of Alternative Servicefor Religious and Conscientious Objectors. Suggestion. Hcmarks. Hamilton Objects to rinding work.. Hopes the Government will maintain the defence system as at present established. Letter received. Little sympathy with objectors. Hawera Hawkc's Bay Willing to employ objectors on suitable roadwork under the supervision of its overseers. No exemptions should be allowed to conscientious objectors Hobson Horowhenua Yes Work about Defence buildings and camps, improving parks, recrea-tion-grounds, &c. Earnestly trusts the Government will enforce the conditions of compulsory training. In country districts to be under supervision of county surfaceman in eradicating noxious weeds and repairing roads. Hutt lnangahua Kaiapoi Kaikoura Kairanga No suggestions. No recommendations ('aiinot undertake any responsibility. No action to be taken. Letter received. Should be undertaken by the Defence Department. Yes Lawrence Levels Tree-planting. Levin Lower Hutt Lyttelton Yes fee Improvement or maintenance of public domains or reserves Stone-breaking To again come up for discussion in May, when suggestions will be made. Will use its best endeavours to find suitable work when occasion arises. Question entirely one for the consideration of the Government. Cost should not be borne by local authorities. Day-work unsatisfactory. Would endeavour to assist. Mackenzie Yea Makara Pick-and-shovel work in improving the main roads, and an area officer be placed in charge with one of the local-body foremen to assist in directing the work. ( 'ooking and fatigue-work at camps. Manawatu Marton Conscientious clauses should not bo included in the defence scheme. Masterton Matamata Yea .No suggestions. Would provide work, and suggests road-repairs on main roads Desires to know how men are to be |>aid and quartered. An objector should, if possible, be engaged in the district to which he belongs. No recommendation. Prepared to find work for those exempted in district. Cannot find employment. Mataura Miramar Tree-planting or roadmaking Mount Eden Manual labour in connection with Mount Herbert camps No suggestions Cannot offer employment. Regrets that the Defence Act has been so amended as to allow men to claim exemption on " conscientious " or religious grounds. Will provide such work for local objeotors and assist in the administration by supervising and recording the work done. Murchison Improving public domains, recrea-tion-grounds, cemeteries, &c. New Brighton New Plymouth Ohinemuri No suggestions. No suggestions. No suggestions Palmerston North Pahiatua 1'atea .. Yes Yes Ambulance-work. No suggestions. Work on main county roads under (lovemment supervision. Willing to assist the Department in the matter. Petone Piako Has no .suitable work. Considers defence system should be strictly enforced, and that conscientious objectors are of little value. Letter considered and received. Pohangina Rangitikei Planting sand-dunes and other waste lands throughout the Dominion under the supervision of the propel Department. Roxburgh Does not know of any immediate work for which objectors could be employed. Consideration held over. Proposed scheme would not be workable. Southland Stratford Borough Council