DOMINION'S PART.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1916, Page 5

DOMINION'S PART.

OUR EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. MUST BE KEPT UP. Wellington, July 10. The Hon. W. F. Massey, chairman of the Recruiting Board, forwards the following to the press: A tumor appears to have recently gained currency in various portions of the Dominion that no more men will be required for the Expeditionary Forces after the 10th Reinforcement'leaves New Zealand. There is absolutely no truth in this report, nor lias any information come to the knowledge of the Recruiting Board, to justify any person giving ex pression to such an opinion. The circulation of a statement of this kind is apt to be most prejudicial to recruiting and therefore I wish, as chairman of the Board, to give it the fullest and widest refutation. So far from the time having arrived when we can slacken our efforts, we are now at a stage of the great crisis when it is more than even essential that our forces at the front should be maintained at full strength. All indications point to our enemies having attained their maximum effort, and now is the time when our own armies and reserves of men must be constantly strengthened and renewed in order that the signal allied successes of the last fortnight may be driven home to a final victory. Every man of New Zealand who is free to go is wanted.