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During the Boer War, when New Zealand's population stood at 770.000 6,500 men enlisted for service in South Africa. In the Great War, out of a population of approximately IVi millions, 120,000 were called up for service. In the present war, from a population slightly exceeding 1% millions, 33,000 have so far enlisted.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 156, 6 May 1940, Page 5
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55Familiar Unknown Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 156, 6 May 1940, Page 5
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