NEW ZEALAND SEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 230, 21 June 1915, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND SEWS.

SUPREME COURT. ' AN OHAKUNE CASE. ACCUSED GETS PROBATION. WELLINGTON. Tills Day. At the Supremo Court Loo Stephen Curtis, formerly clerk of Dio Ohaknro Borough Counci, was admitted- to probation for two years. An order was made that his property be assigned to the Public Trustee for the relief of creditors, after sufficient had been retained to pay his passage to Egypt, where, if found medically fit. he will rejoin the forces. Accused' was brought bm-k from Egypt to answer six charges of theft. NEW RECRUITS. QUOTA SYSTEM AT WORK. The working of tlm. new ouota system recently described by the Minister o£ Defence is illustrated by the quotas of noncommissioned officers being called np from the different districts for the Eighth Reinforcements. The Mounted percentages decided on ore as follows:

These proportions have been fixed solely on the number of applications registered. The proportions for the men to be called up later on will be fixed upon the same principle—the number of men available: in oilier words, tlic larger number of men registered in each district the greater will be the proportion called up, so that men will not bo kept too long on the v ailing list. The Defence authorities absolutely deny the suggestion-•that-.there arc-now V.i Sinicin., men on the'waiting' list tp fill iS-ihforoct merit drafts so bhat -thea now liHaff&tg their jnames -ip;,arp ip. eubstang. for the Fbmi’oen.tXi' Kg but /fgtyghi- vfc:. will ho called un-T: y tvur.. j teen months ’ ■ »

District Rifles. Infantry Auckland .... 25.0 S8.« Wellington . . <14 41.4 Canterbury .-. 14,?. 12.0 Oia.go . . 14.3 C,>. 6