New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 90, 13 November 1916, Page 2

New Zealand

RESERVISTS IN FIRST DIVISION.

the register completed.

Per Press Association.

Wellington, November 13

Tlie Government Statistician inis now certified to the Minister of Defence that the register of the first Division of the reserve for each recruiting district lias been constituted, and that the total number of reservists in Division 1 is 84,086. In accordance with the spirit of the. Military Service Act, whenever any doubt arose as to whether a man belonged to the reserve or not, the Government Statistician has enrolled him. Similarly, where advice from the Defence Department of men joining the Expeditionary Force has led to some doubt as to the identity of the man, Ids card has been retained in the register, bub to guard against the names of men who have already enlisted being published in the Gazette, it is intended to submit each certified list of men called up by ballot to the Base Becords. in order that the name of any man who is now in the Force may be cancelled. Tim following schedule shows the number of .reservists in the first T)ivi-

sion for each recruiting district: — No. 1, Auckland, 11,015. No. 2, Haurnki, 222-1. No 8, North Auckland, 2898. No. 4, Waikato, 3906.' No. 5, Wellington, 8462. No. 6, Mauawatn, 4084. No. 7, Hawke’s Bay, 3050. No. 8, Taranaki 4025. No. 9, Christchurch 6573. No. 10, South Canterbury, 4345. No. 11, North Canterbury, 2556: No. 12, Nelson, 2794. No. 13, Dunedin, 5397. No. 14, Southland, 5174. No. 15, North Otago, 2174. No. 16, Clutha, 2021. No. 17, Bay of Plenty, 1453. No. 18, Wairarapa, 3508. No. 19. Poverty Bay 2761. No. 20. Wanganui, 2943. No. 21. West Coast 3562. T0ta1.—84,986.