CALL FOR MEN.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 March 1916, Page 5

CALL FOR MEN.

'POOR RESPONSE TO SPECIAL " &PPEAI taranaki fails for the -East TIME. Some interesting particulars regarding recruiting in Taranaki were furnished to a. Daily News representative J ait mglit by Major J. McNeught, Co*i mander of ,the Taranaki Military |isi trict. Ho' said the response to tluf special appeal for men to make up T«J*«i naki's shortage in the 14th Reinforces incuts had not been good, for only abous ten men had been secured towards tba shortage of 25 men. To-day is the iut opportunity'for men to cou:u forward, so it is now cleaf that Taranaki hj»« JS • . P rov 'de the required quota. This is the first time since the outbreak' of the war that this province has frileil to meet its military obligations. ' Major McNaught has now Keeked details of the Taranaki quota for 'the l.itli Reinforcements, to leave for CftSßp on April 3. The quota is 156 man, *55 there are. 114 men on the booo fit tad, available to go away next month, Imviug 41 men to be secured in the 4ext three weeks. Tlic details of til? quotai are as follows: Unit, ; Available. Want. Mounted Rifles ...... 20 ' 28, Artillery 18 0 ■Engineers 4 : 6 Signallers 1 2 i ; | Infantry ........... 50 " •jf ! Army Service Corps 10 ' 10 Ambulance „ 2 " ■ 5 Veterinary Corps mm 3 ■" 3 ' 114 " . 155 . There is a good supply of fit mm to go as non-commissio*ed offiders, about 30 being on ihe list. About sis will bg called up to go into camp on April 3, j TTIE RECRUITING SCffKMU.' 'i The Recruiting Scheme as formulated by the, Recruiting Board is now being put into operation in Taranaki, wjJ Majov McNaught is satisfied thw»(rood work is being done. At • fEUhaa. 12ft report cards on likely recruits Jhave )»«» made out, and 80 at Stratford. In cacti town, methods are being employed tC| enlist men. The, strength of New PlyMouth has also been fixed. Tbo National Register shows that there are about 1200 men of military age in New Ply. mouth, of whom only 31 have eni!ste| since the Register was compiled. A COMMITTEE IN NEW PLYMOUTF. For the purpose of forming a Recruit* ing Committee in New Plymouth a meet* iug was held in the Town Hall lalt night, and was attended by bo-ough councillors, representatives of the Petriotic Committee, the Hon. O. aamucj, M.L.C., and Mr. H. J. Okey, M.F. Th* ' Mayor (Mr, C. H. Burgess) presHed. j Tlip meeting was not open to the press, and at the conclusion the following resolution, which was carried, was issued for publication:—''That a . "Recruiting Committee be constituted f»r thi'borough of New Plymouth, consisting of the, Members of the Borough Council, tlie local members of Parliament (the Hon. O. Samuel, M.L.C., and Mr. H. J. Okey, M.P.J, : and Mr. J. E. Wilson (chairman), Mr. C. Carter (deputy-chairman), and Mr. D. J. Hughes, a member of the New Plymouth Patriotic Committee, with power to add 1.0 their number from time to time; the Mayor to be chairman of the com>4ti tee."