THE MILITARY BALLOT.
l -r I 80th SQOET BY 1212. . ' | Hire N AMES TO BE DRATO : A ballot was begun in Wellington .Monday for the purpose of providing thd recruits required' to complete the 2fltM •' Reinforcements, which wel-e closed tjoj' voluntary recruiting on Saturday. Th 4 • strength of the draft, which will 1)(| mobilised early next month, has bfeq Hxed at 2148 men, and the volunfapnf number 036, leaving a deficiency of I|lß| to be covered by compulsory The number of names to be drawn frpjW ' the roll of the First Division is 3000 since the Defence Department OUR 'i not count upon getting into camp more) than one-third of the balloted mtJU Medical rejections, exemptions, etc, nUJ account for the remaining two-thirds. ( < The quota? for the 20th ReinforCß« • men ts'and the shortages of the vwioufl ' recruiting districts are Bbown in #1 ' following table: — . | District. Quota. Shortfall '' Auckland City ... 297 18S1 Hauraki 57 311 North Auckland 72 80 Waikato (If)' 4 g Wellington City 220 114 ' v Manawatu ....... lot; 74. : llnwke's Bay .... SD 45 ' Taranaki ]OS , Jsfl( V.# Christehurch .... 170 101! South Canterbury. .■ 104 75 North Canterbury.-}, 0? 44 Nelson '4 Duncdin ....137 99 Southland ■..12! i 711 North Otago 03 411 Olutlia. • 50 34 Ray of Plenty 37 ' < Wairarapa ...,-r.i 83 94 Poverty Bay <ifi 31 Wanganui 78 31 West Coast i....> <l6 _ 52 Totals • 2148 1,212 Two recruiting districts, Nelson aai( '* Poverty Bay. raised their full quota bj voluntary enlistment, and will not bf affected by the ballot. [ . : 87th REINFORCEMENTS. THF DISTRICT QUOTAS. Vouuitary recruiting v i» proceeding . now for the 27th Reinforcements, and "ill continue until the mobilisation of the 20th Reinforcements at the beginuing of next month The district quota# for the 27th Reinforcement# are *4 follow:- \ *
Quot% Auckland 30) " Hauraki . p.,.-.... 68 North Auckland 73 Wailaito ■*, 100 Wellington City ...2221 Manawfttu 10T Hawkc's Bay • Q Taranaki -MM C'lwistehurch * .... 178 South Canterbury 100 North Canterbury 64 ■ Nelson Dimeilin I^3 Southland 130 North Otago 69 Clutha' 60 Bay of 'Plenty 371 Wairarapa 'BO Poverty Bay 671 Wanganui 70 West Coast 871 , Total 2.17J1
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Taranaki Daily News, 10 January 1917, Page 5
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346THE MILITARY BALLOT. Taranaki Daily News, 10 January 1917, Page 5
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