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5000 NAMES TO BE DRAWN. Tho Defence Minister stated yesterday that tho next ballot of moil of Class C of tho reserve will oontain the names of 5000 men, a reduction of fifty per cent, on tho number of recent ballots. JTo > said that it was considered that tho big ballots drawn in recent months had mado uj) tho deficiency that would liavo been created by tho extra commitments entered into in response to the call made for moro men when tho Germans opened their big offensive some months ago. Ho was not, however, ready io say anythin? nbout the future rate of reinforce, meiiis yet, although lie hoped to bo in a position to do so in the courec of a few dnvs.
The drawing will eominenoe on Tuesday, July 16.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 246, 5 July 1918, Page 4
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134NEXT BALLOT Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 246, 5 July 1918, Page 4
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