THE MILITARY BALLOT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2972, 9 January 1917, Page 6

THE MILITARY BALLOT

I 26t!is SHORT BY 1212 ' 3,600-NAMES TO BEDRAWN r A! ballot was begun yesterday for the purpose of providing tho recruits required to complete tho 26th Reinforcements, irliicli. were closed to voluntary recruiting on Saturday. Tho strength '. of the draft, which will be mobilised ■' -early next month, has been fixed at •2148 men, and tbo volunteers number ■ -■■ 936, leaving a deficiency of 1212 t-o bo covered by compulsory enlistment. The number of names toi be drawn from tho rollof the-First Division is about ~- 3600, since the Defence authorities can- - not count ■upon getting into camp more * : than one-third of the 1 balloted men. Medical rejections, exemptions, etc., wilt account for tho remaining twothirds. The quotas for the 26th Reinforcements .and the shortages of the various recruiting districts are shown in the Allowing table:— ■ District. Quota. Shortage. Auckland City 297 ; 132 Hauraki 57 39 North Auckland ... 72 50 ■Waikafe.:™. , ..: 99' ", 45 Wellington' City ..... 220 114 Manawatu ■;............106 74. Hawke's 8ay.•......:.. 82 45 •Taranaki-. .............. 103 69 . ■' Christchurch ''170 101 :•".; South-Canterbury ...'.] 04 ■ ' 75 . North Canterbury .. •. 63 ' ' -'44 • Nelson :....:• 74 ; ! ~^ Dunedin ........; 137 f>9 Southland ............. 129 ' 71, ' North Otago 63 41 • Clutha 50 36 Bay of. Plenty 37 — Wairarapa 85 64 Poverty Bay ....'..... 66 30 "Wanganui 78 31 West Coast 66 52 Totals 2,148 1,212 m Two recruiting districts, Nelson and Poverty Bay, Taised their full quota by-voluntary enlistment, and will not .'..■■Uβ affected by tho ballot. Tho third ballot is being conducted ,-Vr the Government Statistician," Mr. , Malcolm Fraser! -under the direction - of Mr. S. E. M'Carthy, S.M. The proceedings began yesterday morning, ami tho drawing is likely to be completed to-day. The cards representing the fie-" servists of the First Division are contained now in 173 boxes, bo that, the drawing of each numbered marble from tlie barrel produces 173 cards. About 2000 names were drawn yesterday.