THE FIFTH BALLOT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3020, 6 March 1917, Page 4

THE FIFTH BALLOT

DRAWING BEGUN YESTERDAY. A ballot was begun yesterday to pre" vido tho recruits required, to cover ths' ascertained shortage in voluntary enllst-i meats for tho Tventy-ninth Reinforcements. When voluntary recruiting , foti this draft closed on' Saturday the shortage was 1501 men, and tho Government; Statistician was directed •to ; draw 4503 names from the roll of the First Division, thus allowing tho usual margin, for medical rejections, exemptions, etc. One district, the Bay of Plenty, had! provided a full quota Tjy voluntary enlistment, and did-not participate in tha ballot. North Canterbury, with, a quota, of 62 men, had failed to find a single voluntary recruit. .. Tho -number of voluntary -recruits aU tested in each district and tho 6liorta~9 required to bo made up by ballot ato I shown in tho following table:— ! Recruiting Voluntary i No. District. Recruits. Shortage, i 1. Auckland City , 23S 121 1 2. Hauraki .' 49 ? I 3. North Auckland ... 38 ■ 31 j 4. Waikato ;.. « 65 I 5: Wellington City ... 113 131 6. Jlanawatu 21 SS 7. Hawko's 8ay......... 38 53 8. Taranaki ■ 62 49 9. Cnristohurch 13 161 10. South Canterbury 7 lOii 11. North Canterbury fl -63 12. Nelson 13 72 13. Dunedin 12 110 M. Southland J3. 127 15. North Otago ......... 5 -IS 118. Clutha 6 17. Bay of Plenty 45 «' 18. Wairarapa 25 6S 19. Poverty Bay 13 «" 20. Wanganui 3fi a'J 21. West Coast 2 57 Totals 818 150 L The ballot was conducted under tha supervision of Sir. S. K. M'Carthy, S.M, Tho Mayor of Wcllinston,, Mr. J. P, Luke, was present on behalf of the public. The drawing proceeded during tho day, and will bo completed this mornmjt or early this afternoon. Tho names ot tie men who lavo been selected for service will be published in the Gazetto later in tho week, probably on l'nday.