THE CALL FOR MEN
FEBRUARY DRAFT WELLINGTON DISTRICT DOING WELL INFANTRY WANTED The Wellington Military District, which did so well regarding the raising of the lith Reinforcements, is already in a very strong ]>osition respecting the 13th Reinforcements. The 12th wero mobilised less than a week ago, /and the 13th do not go into camp tillll'ebruary. 8, but the district has secured three-quarters of the Infantry and all tho rest of the men it requires for the February draft. One portion of the district (Wairarapa) has actually secured its Infantry quota. There are live groups in the Wellington Military District: —
Group s—Wellingtons—Wellington City and Suburbs. Group 6—Manawaiu and Wangauui. Group 7 —Hawke's Bay and Poverty Bay. Group 7a —Wairarapa. Group B—Tarauaki.8 —Tarauaki. At the end of last week, it is stated, these groups had men available for the 13th Reinforcements, as under: — ' o 6 7 7a 8 Mounted 59 43 38 51 39 Artillery 168 23, 14 26 17 Engineers 75 15 ' 7 5 9 Signal ~.. 14 9 5 — — Infantry 112 83 44 75 47 A.S.G. ......... 38 27 16 13 10 Ambulance ... 51 23 10 8 4 The men the groups are required to furnish for the 13th.draft number: — 5 6 7 ' 7a 8 T'l. Mounted 36 26 25 19 26 132 Artillery 15 11 10 8 11 55 Engineers 8 7 6 4 7 32 Signal ... 2 2.1 21 8 Infantry 134 101- 90 67 101 493 A.S.C: ... 4 3 3 2 3 15 Ambulance 5 3 3 2 3 16 Total.. 204 153 133 104 152 751 All arms' but the Infantry are filled, and the Infantry secured compare witli those required as follows:— \ Required. Secured. Short. City 134 112 22 Jianawatu ... 101 83 18 Hawke's Bay 90 44 46 Wairarapa .... G7 75 — Taranaki 101 47 54 There is quite a lot of talk about people exploiting the soldiers, but there is at least one Wellington business man who has gone out of his way to offer concessions to "our boys." Mr. A. E. M. Kowland, jeweller, 90 Manners Street, offers 15 per cent, special discount off all soldiers' requisites, . such as ' wristlet watches, binoculars, etc.—Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2670, 17 January 1916, Page 6
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358THE CALL FOR MEN Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2670, 17 January 1916, Page 6
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