THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4010, 17 August 1915, Page 7

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

IMU ME MINISTER'S A R RAN DEMENTS. CI’EESS ASSOCIATION TTSLEvJRAMA ■WELLINGTON, Aug. 10. A statement lias been published in a number of newspapers to the en< ( that the compilation of the National ke sister will be directed bv die Hon. A. 'M. A 1 vers (M inister oi Munitions and Supplies). It is true that icLY important work in relation to supplies for the Defence Department will be supervised by Mr Myers, but the administrative duties with l ie National (Register are among the Prime Ministers responsibilities. Every care will lie taken to obtain the necessary information promput, reliably, and cmnomicallv It « undi'Tstood that the methods here w 0. be an improvement on the Australian scheme, which depends on proclamation. '!he people are summoned to register themselves subject to a penalty for !,oil-compliance. Imre mo effective measures will be timcii l ensure a proper response to t ie t.o - eminent’s request ol personal mloi matioiL and other iacts.

NECESSARY LPt; ILLATION PREPA RED.

Uv Telegraph—Special Cprr.a pendent. WELLINGTON. Aug. 10. The Prime Minister informed a reporter yesterday that the Hill to provide for the taking ot a National Register had been drawn up ready Hu .submission, to Cabinet. . _ . . Mr Ma.ssev said that affcei tht •» was passed hv Parliament the woih of compiling * the register would be done by the Registrar-Generals D - pavtinent. His own part foi present was simply to prepare Die ]C Tn reply’ to questions as to f lic procedure it was proposed t<» follow obtaining the *oessary. info l ”, ’ Mr Massey said_ fluit the intention was to make use ol the .l ost Dlhi e. uroecdure would not he ueail> «» elaborate as that followed vn thij eompilation of the census. He also state that his Bill was much simpL ; the English Bill 1,10 Aus , t ' Hill and was an improycmevirt upon them in that respect, he thou Jit. more simple and direct the onest, ns were made, the more likely the (••> eriimont would he to got read, •'’ * correct answers.