FIRST BALLOT OF CLASS C.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1842, 20 June 1918, Page 3

FIRST BALLOT OF CLASS C.

10,000 MARRIED MEN CALLED TO ARMS. LOCAL AND DISTRICT NAMES. A Gazette Extraordinary was issued yesterday, calling np 10,075 men of Class C, Second Division of the Expeditionary Force Reserve, and accretions to the First Division, and Classes A and B of the Second Division. Tho accretions to the First Division number 529, to Class A Second Division 35, and to Class B. 93 —a total of 10,732, The total number of men called up by ballot and by Special Gazette (without ballot) under the Military Service Act to date is 124,499. Of these, 82,122 were members of the First Division, and 42,377 members of the Second Division. The respective calls were made as under:—

FIRST DIVISION.

Ist Ballot, Nov., 1916 4,000 2nd Ballot, Novem., 1916 3,000 3rd Ballot,'Jan., 1917 3,000 4th Ballot (double), Feb., ’l7 6,867 sth Ballot, March, 1917 4,503 6th Ballot, April, 1917 4,812 7th Ballot, May, 1917 8,530 Bth Ballot, June, 1917 8,545 9th Ballot, June, 1917 8,117 10th Ballot (double), Sept., 1917 15,000 By Special Gazette (without ‘ballot), Oct., 1917 9,000

By Special Gazette (without ballot), Novemb., 1917 1,500 By Special Gazette (without ballot), Decem., 1917 700 By Special Gazette (without ballot), Jan., 1918 700* By Special Gazette (without ballot), Feb., 1918 1,200 By Special Gazette (without ballot), March, 1918 491 By Special Gazette (without ballot), April, 1918 517 By Special Gazette (without ballot), May, 1918 511 By Special Gazette (without ballot), June, 1918 529

Total First Division 82,122 SECOND DIVISION. 11th Ballot (Class A), Nov., 1917 5,000 12th Ballot (Class A), Dee., 1917 . 5,000 By Special Gazette (Class A), January, 1918 3,800 By Special Gazette (Class A), February, 1918 235 By Special Gazette (Class A), March, 1918 77 By Special Gazette (Class A), April, 1918 77 By Special Gazette (Class A), April, 1918 30 By Special Gazelle (Class A), May, 1918 32 By Special Gazette (Class A) June, 1918 35 13th Ballot (Class B), April, 1918 10,000 By Special Gazelle (Class B) May, 1918 8,000 By Special Gazelle (Class B), June, 1918 93 141 h Ballot (Class C), June, 1918 10,075

Total Second Division 42,377 Grand Total 124,499

The 124,40!) men thus failed up have been required to meet over 28,500 shortages in the Reinfnreemonts from the 23rd draft (inelusive) onwards, sueh short apes being' due to the failure of voluntary reeruiling to supply the neeessary number.

The following is the list of loeal and distriet names ( an asterisk against .any name signifies previous voluntary enlistment) y FIRST DIVISION.

Coley, L., farmer, Himatangi. Jones, V. 6., railway porter, Fox-

ton. Nottle, W. F., clerk, Foxton, Walker, C. G., Foxton. SECOND DIVISION. Class B. Davis, E., fanner, Shannon. Russell, B. H. G., farmer, Shannon. Class C. Barnes, J. N., storekeeper, Rangiotn. Blight, H. J. J., scutcher, Shannon. . BosAvell, W. H. J., farm assist., Glen Oroua. BroAvn, W., llaxraill employee, Foxton. Burling, A. E., shepherd, Himatangi. *Campbell, D. H., dairy farmer, Marotiri. Campbell, W., dairy farmer, Oroua. Downs. Christensen, E. A., farmer, Oroua Downs. Clayton, W., draper, Shannon. ’ Coley, W. H., labourer, Foxton. Cummerfield, C. E., flax hand, Foxton. DaAvson, IV. H., clerk, Foxton. Donaldson, T. C., farmer, Rangiotu. Duffin, J. L., railway porter, Himafangi. Fitzsimmons, P. E., fireman, N.Z.R., Foxton. Franks, C. C., scutcher, Shannon. Fume, L. J., sehoplmaster, Foxton. Gleudinning, dairy farmer, Rangiotu. Gould, G. H., sharemilker, Glen Oroua. Greig, G., stationmaster, Foxton. Grimstone, A. E., labourer, Shannon. • Hall, E. 11., farmer, Rangiotu. . Hansen, A. U. W., flaxcutter, Shannon. Harper, A. L., engineer, Foxton. Hartley, S. J., blacksmith, Himatangi. Hayes, J. E., farm manager, Marntiri. Healey, Ernest, chemist, Foxton. Hillson, W. EL, slaughterman, Shannon. Hooker, W., master river launch,

Foxton. Howe, J., farmer, Glen Oroua. Johnstone,. K., Has worker, Foxton.

» King, C. R., fiaxmill stripper-keep-er, Foxton. Lancaster, 11. J., farmer, Glen Oroua. Lange, R. M., farmer,; Shannon. 1 Livingstone, J. F., milkman, Marotiri. Lucas, J. W. P., farmer, Glen Oroua. McCoomb, W., dairy farmer, Glen Oroua. Moorman, W. F., labourer, Foxton. Mndgway, A., butcher, Shannon. O.Donoghue, J., police constable. Foxton. > O’Regan, C. P. F., contractor, Shannon. " Peters, C. E., labourer, Foxton. Redshaw, H., fiaxmill hand, Rangiotu. . . ’Reeve. P. O. W., fisherman, Foxton. Hies, H. M., sheep farmer, Foxton. Saveli, E. S., flaxcuttei’, Foxton. Shapleski, J., surfaceman, Shannon. Smith, A., .carrier, Foxton. Smith, Alfred, labourer, Foxton. Spencer, B. F., carpenter, Shannon. Turkington, R. J., enginedriver, . Foxton. Underwood, T. A., labourer, Shan-

non. Ward, I. L., wagoner, Oroua Downs Woods, F., police officer, Foxton.