RECRUITING BOARD.
THE NEW SCHEME.
Fer Press association
Wellington, February 7
The Becruiting Board lias sent out its letters to all members of Parliament; Mayors of eities } chairman of County Councils, chairman of Town Boards, and heads of recruiting organisations-, and the new scheme will be in active operation within the next few weeks. The first batch oi alphabetical lists, giving names, addresses, and occupations of men of military age was posted to-day, and other lists will follow as they are received irom the Covernment Printing Office. There are <‘ll2 of these lists, that being the number of recruiting districts into which the Dominion has been divided. The intention oi the Board is that a powerful recruiting committee shall be formed in every district, under direction ol the head of local body. Existing recruiting organisations will be asked to assist, and merge themselves in the new organisation, which will be thoroughly representative of all interests. Then the new committee will he supplied with a list of all men of military ago in its district, and its business will be to account for them.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 53, 8 February 1916, Page 3
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183RECRUITING BOARD. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 53, 8 February 1916, Page 3
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