TROOPS COMING HOME.
5102 NOW ON THE WATER. No fewer than six returning drafts of New Zealand soldiers,' aggregating. 5102 officers and other ranks, are due to arrive in New Zealand within the next four or five weeks. The particulars concerning-each are as follows: Returning draft No. 20i>, ex transport Nestor, from Egypt: Now at Melbourne, and expected to arrive in New Zealand bys.s. Mamari about Kith February. Draft comprises 335 officers and other ranks. Returning draft No. 213, comprising 650 officers and other ranks: Left United Kingdom by Matatua, Bth January; expected to arrive at Wellington about 10th February. Returning draft No. 2.1-1. comprising 380 officers and other ranks, and 185 wives: Left United Kingdom by s.s. Ruapehu, 9th January; due at Wellington about 20th February. Returning draft No. 217, comprising 1022 officers and others ranks: Left United Kingdom'\b'y Zealandia, Bth January; (1 «° at Wellington about Ist March. .
Returning draft- No. "21<J, comprising 1215 officers, 'and * othev. ..ranks:- Loft United Kingdom by *;s. Port. Melbourne, 25th January; due at Auckland second week in March. . . ' Returning draft No. 221, comprising 1500 officers and other ranks; ' left United Kingdom by s.s. Hororata, 25th January; due Auckland about second week in March.
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Otaki Mail, 12 February 1919, Page 4
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