THE CALL FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2721, 16 March 1916, Page 6

THE CALL FOR MEN

MORE RECRUITS

THE OUTLOOK TO-DAY

The position of recruiting in New Zealand' may he summarised thus:— In Auckland: Very good. ■In Wellington: Very ordinary. In Canterbury: Very bad. 11l Otago: Bad. The shortage is in the infantry arm, and more men are wanted at once.' LOCAL ENLISTMENTS The following men have bewi enrollod in Wellington as /it for service: — V. L. Robinson, drover, Nga.hauranga (Infantry). M. Moriarty, labourer, City (Infan-. try). S. Sheen, draper,. City (Infantry). 11. E. Steel, driver, Newtown (Infantry). J. G. Ross, labourer, Island Bay (Infantry). H. S. \Yrightly, warehouseman, City (Infantry).

W. Thomas, labourer, City (Infantry). ' ' , A. E. Smith, 6hop assistant, Newtown (Infantry). It. C. Mason, carpenter, Island Bay (Engineers). H. M. M'Cusker, labourer, City (Infantry). AV. E. Ellis, labourer, City (Mounted). J. N. Mund'ry, draper, City (Infantry). W. Drummond, tailor, City (Infantry). D. Provan, labourer, City (Infantry). C. W. Wooton, farm hand, Upper Hutt (Infantry).

G. D. Hatha,way, civil servant, City (Mounted). T. H. Hamilton, driver, City (Mount, ed).

A. Staoe, Insurance inspector, City (Infantry) * Yesterday the following were 6®,iit to caiiip from the City 16th N.C.O.'S.-H. C. Bunny. 11th Reinforcemoxits.—o. Rigarlsford (postal sorter). 14th Infantry.—W. Dempster and G. Smith. Pay Branch.—E. J. Lamß, THE ARM-BADGES Regarding the supply of badges, the I City Group Office, Buckle Street, is the Department at which to apply for khaki and grey badges. At present, however, the Department is out of stock 'of these symbols of enlistment. The City Group Office is compiling, a. big register of the names of nil men who have been written down as temporarily unfit and permanentjy unfit. This register is being utilised in connection witli the issue of badges. THE BOOM IN THE NORTH Lieut.-Colonel J. E. Hume, District Commander at Auckland, was in Wellington yesterday. During -his stay in Wellington 110 made it his business to learn all he could about the recruiting methods in practice hero. He states that tho civic and military authorities, of Auckland were working in complete . harmony,' and with satisfactory results. Quito recently Colonel Hume made a trip through the north of Auckand district, and as. tho result of close inquiry is satisfied that the district has dono its part, boing now practically denuded of single "fit" men of military age. "It is tho cities which have not dono their part," said Colonol Hume. "I believe it is the same right through the Dominion, and am convinced that wo will have to look more to the 'cities than the country for our recruits in the future." ONE HUNDRED A DAY. •' By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, March 15. During the past eight days an average of one hundred men per day have volunteered for the forces. ' The total enlistments have been 800, and of thoso 356 have been accepted and 262 deferred. To-day 51.men came forward.

NEWS AND NOTES.

Steps are to betaken by the .Recruiting Board to arrange for the formation of committees in those' very few districts where the local bodies do not see their way, to act. A Christchurch message says:—The large percentage of men in the Christchurch area group who have been rejected as unfit for military service has indicated that the medical examinations in this district are rather too strict. It ,is known that men who have been rejected in CSiristohurch have been acceptled for.service in other centres. While that adversely affets tho number of men obtained for service in Christehurch, it has another aspect. A'recruit who went north in the Christchuroh area- group's quota on Wednesday returned tho other day, and stated that he and seven other members of the quota, and also 23 members of tho Auckland quota, had been rejected on being medically examined' at Trentham because of varicose veins.

The departure of the Otago and Southland sections of the 14th Reinforcements was signalised by the inclusion of Sergeant Francis Henry Scoullar, who is the last of the five sons ol Mr. J. G. Soullar, of the "Otago Daily Times" staff, and Mrs. Scoullar, to give service to the Empire. The enlistment of the whole of the sons of one family to the number of five is an event worthy of TecoTd. During the past six months no fewer than 271 persons who registered' at the Masterton Recruiting Office were rejected as unfit.

About a dozen additional men left Masterton 011 Wednesday morning for Trenthani to fill vacancies in the 14th Reinforcements.

Some interesting cases came before the last meeting of the Hawke's Bay Land Board, and the method by which these were dealt with indicates the policy of the board in regard to those eligible for active service (states our Napier correspondent). In one case an application was received asking for a transfer of land to the son of a substantial land-owner. The son referred to was 30 years of ago and single, and the application was promptly turned down, the inference being 'that tho board would not aoopt any application for land or transfer of land to a ; man of military age and physically fit to go into the firing line.' Another instance disclosed an entirely different state of affairs. In thiß case thp applicant who desired to effect a transfer was a fine strapping young farmer who came direct from the Defence Office, where ho had been accepted for service in the artillery. The board recommended that he should endeavour to sub-let, as by so doing he would havo the farm to go "to on his return. Failing that, they would assist him by granting him leave of absence.