Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Military Service Act, 1916.
Primary Maker
Place
Date
1916
Physical Description
Level of Current Record
Single Item
Subject Category
Content
Text reads: "War regulations require that this poster must be displayed in a conspicuous place, and its defacement is an offence. Dominion of New Zealand; Military Service Act, 1916. ...
Reservists' obligations: The reserve consists of men not less than 20 and under 46 years of age. Men not already registered must supply enrolment - card not later than the 16th September, 1916; Men already registered need not supply an enrolment - card, but must, not later than 16th September, 1916, notify present address if place of abode has altered since registration; Men reaching military age or arriving in Dominion after 16th September, 1916, must supply enrolment - card within fourteen days thereafter; After enrolment every reservist who changes his place place of abode must notify new address within fourteen days thereafter.
Employers obligations: Employers must not employ a reservist who is not enrolled - penalty on conviction - Minimum fine, £20; Employers must not employ a deserter - penalty on conviction - Minimum fine, £50, or imprisonment not exceeding three months. ...
(By order.) Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician.".
Public Access Text
Conscription was introduced in New Zealand in 1916 in the form of the Military Service Act 1916. This was due to a fall in the number of men volunteering for service.
Keywords: Conscription
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Last Update
30 Nov 2023
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