New Zealand.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 2, 1 August 1916, Page 5

New Zealand.

20th REINFORCEMENTS. DOMINION SHORTAGE, 406.

The Hon. W. Massey, Chairman of the Recruiting Hoard, telegraphs from Wellington to-day as follows ■ The position with respect to recruitfor the 20th Reinforcements is, on the whole, quite satisfactory. Already, several of the group areas have either provided their quota, or more than .their quota, and the indications point to the shortages now shown in the remaining groups beng made good before this draft mobilises for training in the last week of this month. Official figures of the enlistments for the Infantry (all other arms of the service being full) as at date of Friday, 28th July, are as follows: Group No. 1, Auckland City, complete.

Group No. 2, Paoroa, shortage 5. Group 3, Whangarei, shortage 41

Group 4, Hamilton, shortage 43. Total shortage for Auckland Military District 89.

Group No. 5, Wellington Caty, surplus 5. Group No. 0, Palmerston North, shortage 62.

Group 7, Napier, shortage 32. Group 7a, Masterbon. shortage'l6. ’ Group 8, Hawera, shortage -18. Total shortage for Wellington Military District 153.

Group Xo. 9, Christchurch Citj, surplus 16. •Group 10, Timaru, shortage 14.

Group 11, Kaiapoi, surplus 5. Group 11a, Greyniouth, shortage

Group 12, Nelson, surplus 7. Total shortage for Canterbury -Military Di strict 52. Group 13, Dunedin City, shortage 42.

Group'l4, Invercargill, shortage 40. Group)ls, Oamaru, shortage 8. Group 16, Milton, shortage 121. Total shortage for Otago Military District 111. The total Dominion shortage for the •>oth Reinforcements is 406. CASUALTY LIST.

Reported died of wounds July 27. Rifleman D. P. Geancy.

HOSPITAL AND PROGRESS REPORT.

N.Z. General Hospital: Seriously ill (nephritis), Trooper J. Angus. Second London General Hospital: Dangerously wounded, Private D. E. Hollis.

30th General Hospital, Calais Wounded, dangerously ill, Private A J. McCallion.

Bth Stationary Hospital, Wimereux Now convalescent, Private J. W Brownlee.

32nd Stationary Hospital, Wimoreux: Wounded, dangerously ill, Private C. Reeves.

Military Hospital, Bcthne Green Wounded, seriously ill. Private E. J Brady.

West Sabiaco Hospital, M ost Australia: Meningitis, improving, Private I). Sutherland.

Bth Casualty Clearing Station, Fiance: Dangerously wounded, but slightly improved, Private G. Godby. Base Hospital, Franco: Dangerously wounded, but progressing satisfactorily, Private A. Sutherland. WOUNDED SOLDIERS' FUND. £ b. d Previously acknowledged 70Go 9 > Cardiff Patriotic Com. 132 10 8 £7198 0 3