THE CALL FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2696, 16 February 1916, Page 6

THE CALL FOR MEN

- FURTHER ENLISTOIiKTS. i '• , following recruits have been sent ' »''• 'i** 1 Tr ~" ,r " ! fr ° m Wellington.:—67B6 • R. A. Hamerton, to.be-n.c.o. in the (Engineers, 13th Reinforcements, at i iiuumum camp; dOi3 E. H. Cundy and ! -tL- ojiiitii, to the Permanent ' •; Ripply Depot "at Featherston' camp*. Yesterday's Enlistments. ■The following recruits • were registerted yesterday:— , William Jas. Tonkin, storoman (Infantry). •' ; • . David Affleck, farm hand (Infantry). . Alfred Thompson, jockoy (Infantry). Norman 'Leslie Elliott, tea blender - Harold Gates,. ~, steward i (Mounted). ■ Lawrence Ray Stratton, former (Yetennary Corps). ... , Dentists for Refiruits. The following have been appointed dental recruiting officers at the placcs mentioned against their names:—Mr. H. E. Jackson, Oartarton: Mr. A. B. Balfour, Hartiiiborough and Groytown; Mr- 0., T. B. Tripe, Martoiv; Mr. W. G. Murray, Hunterville; Mr. D. Baird, .Wairoa; Mr. I. V. Wilson, Featherston . and Martinhorough; Mr. H. A. Ingle, Foxtoa; Sir. J. S. Tripe, Ekotahuna; Mr. E. H. Brewer, Wamwa; Mr. A. Atkinson. Wellington ; Mr. E.' P. Rish- ; worth, Lower Hutt; Mr. A. J. Reid, ... Taumarunui; Mr. H. W. Rait, Ohakiine; Mr. G. W. Wright, Dannevirke; , Mr. J. Hammond, Opunake; Mr. Parke ; Pittar, Tokomaru Bay; Mr. Purdie, Pahiatua; Mr. N- Broad, Awahuri ;• Mr. D. S. M'Kenzie, Lovin. . . .Dominion Recruiting. . .... ' Yesterday Defence Headquarters issued its weekly return showing bho percentages of men registered in the Military districts with respect to the total number registered in the' Dominion. The figures, which cover- tho week end- ; ed February 12, aro:— Auck. Well. Cant. Ot-ago. : Mtd. Rifles 20.08 47.78 . 20.93 11.21 : 'Artillery ... 13.64 58.89 15.38 9.09 Engineers 27.77 46.83 17.07 8.33 ! Signal Ser. 30.86 49.39 14.81 ' 4.94 ; -Infantry ... 20.74 43.34 24,44 11.28 ' 'Army S.C. 20.00 42.45 24.09 13.46 ' 'Ambulance 30.90 32.04 21.G2 15.44 'iVeteiinary 21.5S 60.78 15.68 1.96 . Tlosp. Ship 28.20 48.72 17.95 5.13 ■ Tunnel. Co. 69.57 15.21 10.86 .4.36 Samoan R.F. 27.91 13.95 46.51.11:63 Maoris - ...; 38.29 61.71 — ■

Tl Regis. '22.61 45.54 20.94 10.91 'THE.NEW ZEALAND DIVISION,. STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER;- ' The Minister of Defence (the Hon. J;. illan) made a further reference yester- • Jay to tho reorganisation, of. the' New Zealand forces and the creation of a .Sew Zealand Division by. the; fornation of an additional brigade.- "The /wnstitutioii of tho Division ~has; been Authorised," he said, ''andj'an:''extra brigade will be inado up of surplus reinforcements which are available at • the front and other units there. The reinforcements will require a larger number of infantry, but this will bo made up 'by a reduction in the reinforcements in some other-units." The question of tho reorganisation of the artillery, he added, was still nnder consideration. It was probable .that they 1 might. .want some more personnel, the ; guns; being supplied by tho Imperial authorities. He thought it would probably. moan a few inoro men, but not ■ many, for tho main body, and it would ■ not call for any more reinforcements ■ than what they -were sending now.