PRELIMINARY RETURNS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2638, 8 December 1915, Page 6

PRELIMINARY RETURNS

109,683 MEN WILLING TO SERVE MINISTERS' STATEMENTS , FIGURES CONSIDERED SATISFACTORY A preliminary summary of part of the Ready if Required. National Register was completed yes- m, „ ~ . .. , , . terday. The figures relate only to those ioomo interesting fart is that classes of men between the ages of 19 109 > 6 ? 3 men have signihed their willingand 44 years, but even for these classes ? ess ? , r . e^ Ul s e ?,' • , number the figures are not complete, as some Is mac * o °* following classes of 7000_ schedules, incomplete in essential men: details, have been set aside for inquiry. „. , _ ~ .. Following are the more important fi rr - Single men and widowers withures:— out dependents- 33,127 voiiinfpeyari Single men with dependents 16,320 Vo|U "™ anti accepted for Widowers with dependents ... 948 Willing tn Married men with wife 0n1y... 8,944* ifMarried men with wife and 'if requfred .. . ... .' 109,683 other de P endents < 50,344 Not prepared to volunteeer for .. , Expeditionary Force, but en Military Age. willing to serve In a civil The gross totals of men of military capacity 43,524 age in the four military districts are as Not prepared to volunteer for under:— Expeditionary Force, nor to serve In a civil capacity 34,386 Auckland 56,298 Volunteered and rejected 9,042 British subjects incapacitated Wellington 70,468 for military'service 3,963 Foreign subjects 3,206 Canterbury 48,365 Returned soldiers 288 Total, all classes 208,513 Otago 33,382 Willing to Serve Abroad. Willing to serve with the Expeditionary Force if required l : Auckland. Wellington. Canterbury. Otago. Single men without dependents 8,100 11,493 7,601 5,933 Single men with dependents ... 4,514 4,649 3,687 3,470 . /Widowers with dependents 250 ■ 320 202 176 Married men with wife only ... 2,304 3,163 2,001 1,476 Married men with wife and other dependents 12,687 16..896 11,696 9,065 Totals 27,855 36,521 25,187 , 20,12Q Grand totals, 109,683. Ready for Civil Duties. Willing to serve in civil capacity only.— Single men without dependents 2,406 2,941 2,066 1,035 Single moil '-with dependents ... 1,972 1,797 1,602 849 Widowers with dependents ...... 113 139 102 52 Married men with wife alone-... 1,166 1,390 954 434 Married men with -wife and other dependents' 7,413 8,436 5,798 2,859 Totals 1 13,070 14,703 ,10,522 5,229 Grand total, 43,524. Not Prepared to Servo. Not prepared to serve in any capacity: Auckland. Wellington. Canterbury. Otago. Single men without dependents 2,255 2,647 2,102 1,386 Single men with dependents ... 1,422 1,270 1,373 930 Widowers with dependents 103 103 73 46 Married men with wife alone ... 656 803 567 327 Married men with wife and. " : ' \ other dependents 5,095 6,063 4,580 3,585 i . Totals 9,531 10,886 8,695 5,274 Grand total, 34,386. : Ages of. the Men. Following are the ages of the men of all classes who have signed l the register :— 19 years 7,315 32 years 9.284 20 years 6,571 33 years 9,256 21 years 6,312 34 years 9,260 22 years 6,469 35 years .' 9,984 23 years 6,644 36 years 7,786 i 24 years 6,790 37 years 8,498 v 25 years 8,041 . 38 years 8.576 26 years 8,535 39 years 8,317 27 years 8,724 40 years 8,914 28 years 8,835 41 years ...... 6,796 29 years 8,996 42 years 6,655 30 years 9,550 43 years 7,010 31 years 9,271. 44 years , 5,844 Wellington District Figures. Some references to the area group hranaki. Following are details for the figures for Wellington District are in- groups:— terestihg. The district is divided into Men who have volunteered and been five area groups, as follows:—No. ,5, ac c e Ptcd:-- _ Wellington City and Suburbs, including 6. Palmerston and'Wanganui 384 Makara and Johnsonville; No/6, from 7. Gisbprne and' Napier 331 Levin to .Wanganui, taking in Manga- 7a. Wairarapa ~... 307 weka and. Taihape; No. 7, Poverty Bay 8. Taranaki 319 and Hawke's Bay; No. 7a, Waipawa, Dannevh-ko, and Wairarapa; No. 8, Ta- Total 2047 Willing to serve if required:, Palmers- Gis- . . Wellington ton & Wa- home & Wai- TaraCity. nganui. Napier. Tarapa. j?aki. Single men without dependents 2,364 2,219 2,252 1,982 2,676 Single men with dependents 1,355 870 883 589 952 Widowers with dependents 89 66 54 48 63 Married men with wife alone 890 646 609 383 635 Married men with wife & other depdts. 3,965 3.742 3.039 2,394 3,756 Willing to serve only in a'civil capacity: Single men without dependents 981 508 .556 389 507 Single men with dependents 786 259 323 "176 ■ 253 Widowers with dependents 54 31 22 15 17 Married men with wife alone 625 234 232 127 172 Married men with wife & other depdts. 3,344 1,622 1,432 -850 1,188 . Totals 5,790 '2,654 2,565 1,557 2,137 Grand total: 14,703. . Not prepared to serve in any oapacitv:' Single men without dependents 532 649 432 402 632 Single men with dependents 323 275 233 173 266 Widowers with dependents i 46 16 14 11 16 Married men with wife alone 231 190 . 139 93 150 Married men with wife & other depdts. 1,564 1,460. 1,055 801 1,183 Totals 2,696 2,590 , 1,873 1,480 2,247 ' Grand total: 10,886. Volunteered and rejected: ■1,192' 577 710 478 634 Grand total: 3,591.