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' ' ~ ■ .. - ,(NATIONAL REGISTER CONSIDERED tv'-V— ■' :. Answers were given in the House of 'Representatives yesterday .by the Minister 'of Defen.ce (the Hon. Jas. Allen) to tho questions put by Mr. A. M:Mye'rs, M.P.,"'as to the 'desirability' of ■ jcompiling a national register, and in- ! creasing our Expeditionary Force to •50,000 men. Mr. Allen answered as •follows*—(1) The question, of. tho .compilation of a national register of males of serviceable ago in; the Dominion is /.under'consideration.(2) It is not considered possible to: increase our Expeditionary Force-to fifty ; thousand' men, and--to maintain it m the field, lteaneiriberiiig that infantry requires 'rein-forcements..-of- 180. per - cent, per annum, it must be noted that the honourable member's suggestion means 50,000 men now and a further 90,000 men as reinforcements within_ twelve months, a total of 140,000 men in twelve months. If the -war continues for more than twelve months there would be a proportionate increase as long as tho war lasted, if New Zealand complied with the wishes of the "War Office in the {Batter of reinforcements.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2520, 22 July 1915, Page 6
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171"MORE MEN" Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2520, 22 July 1915, Page 6
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