THE 18ths.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 65, 21 June 1916, Page 7

THE 18ths.

The Premier, as Chairman oi' the Recruiting Hoard, forwards the iny : ihe 18th Reinforcements, which will he mooilised for training next week, ii. no.v complete, and, in aciuition, an previous snortages nave been made good. The official figures of the registrations lor the infantry as at Friday, .June 10 (all other branches of the service being full;, are as tollow: Group Xo. 1, Auckland City, surplus I>>2. i.roup Xo. 2, Psjeroa, shortage 47. Group An. .>, Whangarei, shortage 10. Group Xo. -1, Hamilton, ' ?). Total surplus lor Auckland military* district. S 9. Group Xo. 5, Wellington City, surplus 41. Group Xo. (J, Palmerston North, surplus 38. Group Xo. 7, Napier, shortage 43. Group Xo. 7a, Masterton, surplus 23. Group No. 8, Ha vera, shortage 1. Total surplus for Wellington military district 58. Group No. 9, Christchurch City, shortage 5. Group Xo. 10, Timaru, surplus 42. Group Xo. 11, Kaiapoi, surplus 20. Group Xo. 11a, Greymouth, shortage 14." Group Xo. 12, Nelson, surplus 4. Total surplus for Canterbury military district, 47. Group Xo. 13, Dunedin City, shortage 22. Group Xo. 14, Invercargill, surplus 2.

Group No. 15, Oamaru, shortage'2. Group No. IG, Milton, surplus 4. Total shortage for Otago military district, IS. The total Dominion surplus for the 18th Reinforcements is 17G. There was existing at the same date a shortage on previous draft;, owing to wastage in camp, of 8-8, but the surplus enlistments shown above for the IStli Reinforcements now converts this into an excess of 88.