The Chronicle. LEVIN. THURSDAY MARCH 30, 1916.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 March 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle. LEVIN. THURSDAY MARCH 30, 1916.

KECiIIiTING AND QUOTAS. i'lom tiie llccr.iitiug ifoard at Wellington The Chronicle is in receipt of a tabL' showing the latest allotj id en t oi quo las according to local districts. Tne (.let-ail shows that the present ailo't.iulit ol quotas lor tiie lour-weekly reinforcement drafts for each group atea in the tour military districts lia.-s been based on preiimiuary results of the .National .Register nguxes of all classes of men of military age in each. gioup. The table at 'thehead of each military district shows the al.ocution of • "imiii'Oeiv*, according to tiie several branches of the service, to be supplied monthly; and the ligurea following indicate, as nearly as "'can be ascertained on "the data available, the proportion oi the total quota for its group area that each local Dody body in the area is expected to provide m order that the regular fourweekly reinforcement draft may go to camp at full strength. The infantry will require at least eighty per cent of the total quota for ail brandies, and the recruiting uoard would therefor again most urgently ask all committees to use every possible endeavour to induce recruits to enlist" as infantrymen. By doing this they wiiH tie rendering the maximum service to their country and empire, it will be understood, of course, that these figures are j more or less approximate, and they j wili be subject to adjustment when , more exact iiiformatibn is available 'as a result of the personal canvass. The total to be supplied monthly from Auckland district is 55<j, from Wellington district 701, from Canterbury district 187, and fro.ni Otago 33G. <\ e note that Levin Borough's contribution for the period is set down at thirteen men for every twelve weeks, there Ouing a total of h-iW men. of military » age in the borough.' in Horowlienua County there are IUUU men ol military age, and the county is expected to supply twelve iccruits every four weeks. Wellington City with 13,000 men oi military age, is expected to supply toV men every four weeks. On figuu., obtained last- Saturday, New Zealand as a whole lacked over JOOO men for the 15th .Infantry—that is to say, with I lei-s than a fortnight to go, the dralt was not- half compile. Auckland is doing well and if the rate of enlistment is maintained will be a.!)*. 1 to complete its quota. Wellington City lias fallen | off decidedly, and is likely to" show a j considerable shortage, while Oanter- , bury and Otago are practically hope- i less. !