THE NEXT BALLOT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3016, 1 March 1917, Page 5

THE NEXT BALLOT

MEN FOR THE 29th REINFORCEMENTS DRAWING NEXT WEEK Voluntary recruiting for the IVenfcyninlli Reinforcements, which will l>9 mobilised early in May, will close on Saturday next throughout New Zealand. Voluntary recruiting for ttyis draft has not been particularly active, and it isoxpeoted that a big shortage will require to be covered by compulsory enlistment among tho remaining First Division men in tho Expeditionary Force Reserve. The ballot will be taken on Monday nest, and probably about 4000 names will be drawn. The mobilisation of the TwentySeventh Reinforcements will begin on Tuesday, and will be continued during the week. Yesterday additional drafts for the Twenty-sixth Reinforcements went into camp. The following men were sent to Trentham from Group 5 (Wellington City and Suburbs), both balloted, men and volunteers being itvcfrnM:—T. H. Brown, H. Bat*ery C. H. Collett, H. W. Diprose, A. R. Manson, J. Meeton, H. A. o'Donahau, L. H. Priestley, W. 8.-.Bees, H. S. Scott, W.-Smith, R, Sutherland, J. Telford, G. E.,Warburton, J. Bentley, W. O. Brittaiu, A. Bailoy, T. W. Ford, T. O'Brien, W. Reid. Tho folknring additional voluntary recruits have been attested at the Town Hall'recruiting office:— A. S. Scott, clerk, oity. L. 11. AValsnaw, salesman, city. W. M. Knox, salesman, city. J. Aird, clerk, city. C. 0. Higginson, farmer, city. W. H. Carmichael, linesman, city. H. G. Scott, cabinetmaker, city. : A. Bailey, driver, Karori. A. Linton, fireman, city. F;. 0. Trerise, traveller, city. W. Lindsay, motor mechanic, oitj. L. M. Rearden, accountant, city. R. Atldnson, shearer, returned soldier. W. C 4. Scott, carpenter, Petone. T. W. Ford, labourer, city. G. ,T. Parkin, cook. city. T. O'Brien, bootmaker, city. M. Melville, Boilermaker, city. F. 1. Daniel), traveller, city.

J. Scott, grocer, Brooklyn