THE 19th REINFORCEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1916, Page 6

THE 19th REINFORCEMENTS.

SHORTAGE OF 181. TARANAKI SHOWS A SURPLUS. Wellington, Last Night. Recruiting for the l!>tli Reinforcements is proceeding satisfactorily, and present indications point to the draft being quite full before the hist week of this month, when the men lire due to go to camp to start training'. The ortieial figures of registrations for the inftintrv, al! otlier arms of tlie ser\ieo being full as at date of Friday, the '/tli inst., are as follows: (Iron)) No. 1 (Auckland City): Croup No. 2 Paeroa); Oroup No. S (Whangarei), shortage :'.">; Oroup No. 'I (Hamilton), shortage !>. Total shortage for Auckland Military District, -14. Oroup No. ."> (Wellington City), shortage 14; Oroup No. (i (I'almcrston North), surplus 12: Oroup No. 7 (Napier), sl.ortage .'!.'!; Oroup No. 7a (Masferton), surplus 7; Oroup No. 8 (Hawera), surplus Ift. Total shortage for Wellington Military District IS. Oroup No. i) (Christchurch City), shortage 31; Oroup No. II) (Timaru), surplus '7; Oroup No. 11 (Kaiapoi), shortage .'1; Oroop No. 11a (Oreymouthl shortage 32; Oroup No. 12 (Vclson), surplus 20. Total shortage for Canterbury Military District, 3!>. (iroup No. 13 (Dunedin Citv), shortage 02; Oroup No. 14 (luvercargilll shortage 1 ; Oroup No. 15 (Oaniarii), shortage .">; Oroup No. Hi (Milton), shortage 12. Total shortage for Otago Military District, SO. The total Dominion shortage for the )9th Reinforcements is 181.