ROLL OF HONOUR RECRUITING COMMITTEE TRAINED RESERVES IN CAMP

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2704, 25 February 1916, Page 6

ROLL OF HONOUR

RECRUITING COMMITTEE

TRAINED RESERVES IN CAMP

TWO DEATHS-ONE SICK

NEW ZEALAND'S TOTAL LOSSES Two doaths from sickness wore reported ■yesterday, together with one hospital case. 11l the table following is,shown New Zealand's casualties up to February 21. Officers, lien. Killed in action 73 1113 Died of wounds 26 5(3 Died from disease ...... 9 . 285 Deaths tcauso unknown) 4 iS(i .TWowncd 10 21 iJissing 13 117 Prisoners of war, — 23 Wounded 1..... 215 , 5260 350 7681 Grand total-8231. DIED FROM SICKNESS AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES. Govrlar.d, Tpr.lionald (No. 13/687). Next-of-kin, Mr. John Gowland, Eangiora, Canterbury (father). (Died of pleurisy haemorrhage, August 25, in Naltipo Hospital; previously reported prisoner of war.) FIELD ARTILLERY. ll'lntosh,' Gunner William (No. 2/705) ■Next-of-kin, Mr. Hugh Jt'lntosh. Kinlochbervie, Sootland. (Died at Walton Hospital, February 21; haemorrhoids.) /• SICK ' • , MAORI .CONTINGENT. Kjaipo, 6orpl. William Walter (No 1(1/608). Nexfc-oJ-kin, Rev. H. W. Kaipo, Waitara, TaTanalsi (father), (Admitted 'N.Z. General Hospital, Pont do KoubbcK, February 16; dislocation, shoulder.) •

PENSION PROBLEM .DISCUSSED. The Mavor;(Mr. J. P. Luke), Captain Barclays Di:. ; -A.K. .Newman, M.P., and Mr. K.-i'-Wright, M.P.,- were present at a mooting of the Wellington Jlecruiting Committee held, yesterday afternoon, in the.Mayor's..room. The Mayor said that he, Captain-Barclay, and Dr. Newman had waited on the Minister of Defence and explained to him how earnest they were 1 , in their endeavour to assist recruiting to. the utmost extent of their power, 'and ,pointed out, that the issue of badges-,and the settlement of the pensions question were factors that would--help them-in their campaign. Mr. Luk*e-said ,'thift he was not'alto-' getlier^..'satisfied' ..-with. the attitude .of the Minister, 'hut:he r -hoped, that certainof the'-anomalies that existed'would ho removed at an early date. There 'was cne thing they must do —remove the recruit's' misunderstanding regarding his pension. It might be -that they were criticising the recruiting scheme sharply, but it was clear that, few men would go until that was fixed up (the pension by ..right) so lie would not he retarded as-regards the interests of bis wife and family. 1 Dr. Newman and Captain • Barclay agreed with the Mayor. The former suggested the setting up of a small subcommittee, consisting of Captain Barclay,.Mr. R.' A. Wright, M.P., and himself, to arrange the platforms and speakers. He had communicated with several gentlemen, and had considerably added to his list of speakers, and had arranged for meetings to be lield at twenty-five places during March. The motion to form, the sub-commit-tee -was carried. Captain Barclay asked if something could not. be done to expedite the issue of the badges.- He understood that the Minister would be only too pleased to allow them (at tho Town Hall Recruiting Office) to issue tho badge's from there, to those men who had passed through their hands. The Mayor suggested, that he, Captain Barclay, and, Mr. Wright should visit the Defence Office at Buckle Street this morning, and ascertain if it were possible for a" supply of badges to bo available' at: the Town Hall recruiting office for issue to those men who had enlisted there, or who, having enlisted, had not beon passed by the doctor as medically fit. That course was agreed to. Eowlnnd. Jeweller, 90 Manners Street, is the firm who are giving 15 per cent. .(S3, in the. £) to soldiers or their friends when purchasing anything for them. Badges, wristlet watches, engagement rings, etc. See Rowland about it—Advt.

WHY THEY ARE MAINTAINED. By Telegraph—Press Association. DUnedin, February 24. In an. interview to-day the Hon. James Allen mads a statement regarding' tho. status of trained, reserve men nt Featherston Camp. He said the maintenance of reserve squadrons and companies' there had been .undertaken at tho' express-.wish of the Imperial authorities, so that Neiv Zealand might have; a. standing, trained reserve iii the Domiriioif-whenever the Imperial Govorhment'.jrlight.'.call for it. . ;Tlie Government; arranged to, form this reserve by calling up sufficient men. with tho 10th Reinforcements. It was false economy to keep the same men in reserve till f the end of tlie war, so the Defence Department was transferringl men from the reinforcement drafts.' "When they reached the, twelfth week .of.,training they will tlien be drafted to the next reinforcements, thus the men of the 10th Reinforcements will be-transferred to the lltli, in tho twelfth'.'week of training of the. latter draft, and men from the 11th will bo transferred to the reserve for the ensuing four weeks. Having these men in hand the Government will be able at : any t.me to meet' any extra demand the Imperial Government may make, and it will also ensure all idrafts leaving tho Dominion at' full strength, the margin, being ample to meet _anv demand likely to arise owing to casualties, such as sickness, etc., at the last moment.