DOMINION'S PART.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1916, Page 5

DOMINION'S PART.

FiRST DIVISION RESERVISTS. IN EACH RECRUITING DISTRICT. Wellington, Nov, 13. The Government Statistician has now certified to the Minister of IVfence that the register of the First Division of the reserve of each recruiting district has been constituted, and that the total number of reservists in Division I is .84,986, 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 lias 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, his card has been retained in the regisfr, but to .aiiard against names of m«n who have already enlisted being published in the Gazette, it is intended to submit each rerlified list of men called up by ballotto the Base Records Office in order that the name of any man who is now in the force may be cancelled. The following schedule shows the number of reservists in the First Division for each recruiting district:— No. I.—Auckland 11 01."> No. 2. —Hauraki 2*225 No. 3.—Noith Auckland .. 2,898 No. 4.—Waikato 3,900 No. S.—Wellington 8,462 No. o.—Manawatu < 4,084 No. 7.—Hawke's Bay 3,050 No. ' B.—Taranaki .- 4,025 No. 9.—Christehnrch 0.573 No. 10. —South Canterbury..- 4,345 No. 11.—North Canterbury.. 2,556 No. 12. —Nelson 2*794 No. 13.—Dunedin 5,397 No. 14.—Southland 5,174 No. 15.—North Otago 2,174 No. 10.—Clutha 2,021 No. 17.—Bay of Plenty .... 1,453 No. 18.—Wairarapa 3.50S No. 19. —Poverty Bay 2,761 No. 20.—Warganui 2 943 No, 21.—West Coast 3*,562 Total ~....... 84,986