Immediate provision was being made for a system of compulsory service, declared the Prime Minister, Mr. P. Fraser, in a speech in. Parliament yesterday on the Emergency Regulations Amendment Bill, which provides that all persons should place themselves, their property and their s at the disposal of the Gover-ary system, even if completely successful, would mot meet the spirit of service the occasion demanded.
In his speech opening Parliament the Governer-General said that a national register of man power was being prepared to ensure an adequate supply of labour.—Reuter.
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