RETURNING DRAFTS
TWO'TO ARRIVE NEXT WEEK. If present arrangements are not interfered with, nenrly all tho New Zealand troops in the United Kingodm will have been evacuated by the end of August, and will reach New Zealand, before the end of October. The number of -New Zealand troops from the United Kingdom i'ow water is 8116. They are accompanied by 575 women and 148 children. The full details are as follow:— Waimana (Returning Draft No. 257): Left U.K. May 10; due at Auckland Juno 23. Draft comprises 1675 troops, 1 woman. Prinzessin (Returning Draft No. 258): Left U.K. May 16; duo Wellington June 25. Draft comprises 567 troops, 81 women, 19 children. , MaunganuiUßeturning Draft No. 259): Left U.K. May 17; duo Port Chalmers June 22. Draft comprises 1128 troops. Tahiti (Returning Draft No. 261)-. Left U.K. May 27; duo Auckland July 2. Draft comprises 121u troops. Ruahine (.Returning Draft No. 260): Belt U.K. June 7; due Wellington July fi. Draft comprises 895 troops, 139 women, 35 'children. Kigoma (Returning Draft No. 202): Left U.K. June 1; due Wellington July 15. Draft comuprises 758 troops, 151 women, 31 children. Chufra (Returning Draft No. 263): Left U.K. Juno 8; due Wellington July 22. Draft comprises 732 troops. . Marama (Returning Draft No. 264): Left U.K. Jiuio 7; duo Wellington July 17. Diaft comprises 693 troops. Ruapelai (Returning Draft No. 265): left U.K. June 7; duo Wellington July 21. Draft comprises 452 troops, 200 vomen, 63 children. All these 8116 troops are thus due to arrive in New Zealand within little more than one month from now,
TROOPS IN EGYPT, The transports Ulimaroa, Pi';na, and Innsbruck are due to leave Ejo ; >t with New Zealand troops on June it, Juno 3f), and, July 20, respectively. It is expected that these three vessels will bo able to bring back practically all the New Zealand troops from Egypt. The journey from Egypt occupying from five to six weeks/the troops'there should thus be back in the Dominion by the end of August.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 228, 20 June 1919, Page 5
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335RETURNING DRAFTS Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 228, 20 June 1919, Page 5
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