Most of the work of registration is being carried out without pay by registrars, deputy registrars and their assistants. It is expected that the total cost of making the complete register will be not more than $500 000. It had been estimated that the cost would be about $200,000 a d: for each of the three days in which the polls were open.
Men are answering 18 questions. women 19. One of the main objec-ives of the questions is to get some idea of the qualifications of each individual for service in the countrys hour of emergency. The value of the registration aside from the military training which will be given young men who are physically fit Will depend on the extent to which advantage can be taken of these special qualifications in the country's war effort. The principle on which the government will work will be to give directional and advisory assistance rather than anything in the nature of compulsion.
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