THE TENTH BALLOT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3182, 5 September 1917, Page 6

THE TENTH BALLOT

GOVERNMENT STATISTICIAN'S, CORRECTIONS- ■ / Tho Government StivtULictau ndyises that' since the publishing of the Gazette of those drawn in the. tenth ballot evidence has been produced to him showing that the'undermentioned had previously volunteered for service, and their- names should, therefore, have 'been "starred":— 56,933 Hutchinson, Sydney Valentine, indent agents assistant, Campbell Terrace, Wellington. . 57,570 Sconnge, Joseph, striker, 31 Abol Smith Street, Wellington. 57,533 Kudduck, Charles Edward Rossiter, traveller, 263 Willis Street, Wellington. 5G,262 Bcttany, Roland, engineer, 1 Konini Road, HataiUi. 56.811 Heavey, William Francis, traveller, 57 Item, Street! Wellington. 57,379 Pattlo, Thomas Tolar Percy, clerk, Johnsonville. ( 50,830 Haub, Reuben Leopold, actor, 18 Nairn Street. T. P. T. R. Hedges, letter-carrier, 107 Wallace Street Wellington, who was drawn in the ballot, when registering under the National Registration Act, 1915, gave his date of birth as 1897, omitting the month. As there was some doubt he was left in the Reserve, under'Section '6 of the Military Service Act, 1916. His birth certificate has now been produced, showing that he was born on November 19, 1897, and he should therefore not have come under the operation of the ballot -until after next November, when he will be of military age. 56,196 Arthur Thomas Backhouse, District 5, left New Zealand with the Twenty-second New Zealand Reiuforcemonts.-' '•■ . . 50.812 John Harrison, labourer, Drummon'd Street, is not a Reservist, and his name should not have been included in the Gazette. ' - , 56 605 William Earnsbaw, engineer. 4 Watson Street, Wellineton, left New Zealand in January, 1916, and is now engineer lieutenant on one >f His Majesty's ships somewhere in the North Sea,

Mrs N. M'Nallv, 70 Wrisrht Street, writes—"ln this morning's list of men drawn'in the last ballot the namei of my pon. Frederick George M'Nal y 70 Wnjhf Street appears. My son enlisted on ,he lav he was 2fl. nml left New Z"aln'ul us a'.N.CO. in the Twenty-ninth Reinforce'"a correspondent advises thnt Robert Scaiilan. to* contractor, 1,7. Grant Ronrl Welli'wton. called up in the billot enlisted before lie was twenty, and Failed with the ElevenH, Reinforcements on April 1. 1910. He has seen much fighting in Evance, and was reported wounded on August 17.