THE BALLOT.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 December 1916, Page 5

THE BALLOT.

DESPATCH OF NOTICES. (From Our Own Correspondent,? 1 Wellington, Saturday, « The recruiting branch worke# i I throughout Thursday night in order prepare the notices for the men drayi ' ' in the second ballot. The tiik ivfis com 1 j)!eted yesterday, within' twenty houri of the .'publication of the Gazette JOtt tuining the names of some 3000 compfA -ory recruits. Each, recruit should'to > ceive a telegram at ihe address jlvpi in hi-; registration#form, and the form*] notice will reach him through the vegie*. tered post, thb time taken in daliverj . ' depending upon the .distance tJuMtottel .*+e has to travel from \Yellinjrto::. . period of ten days nihiwed for 'iniirtl' . ■ is reckoned from Thursday evening. • - The experience of the training bhujel' indicates that the great majority of thi "conscripts'' continue to accept the cat . to service quite cheerfully. Sodto Oj ; |i them have requests to make, apavi fron ' ft; the ordinary appeals, «nd it may b( riS mentioned in this connection that till 4 iv-ervi-t who considers he has ijualifica) lions for non-commissioned rank or foj ■ a specialist branch is well advised H join as u volunteer if lie can manage it fj Compulsory enlistment does not rtebfl)' rn& a reservist from expressing a preferefie) ,*[ or presenting any evidence of previom (mining tlmt he nmji. 'but - naturally" the yolunfee'r Inn the liettei chance of securing consideration at tilt hands of the military authorities. ..J