SECOND DIVISION.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1917, Page 5

SECOND DIVISION.

NOT TO BE CALLED UP .TILL, " NOVEMBER. ' ( 'j; By Telegraph.—Press Association, ''A Wellington, Feb. 22, Official figure? supplied to-day Movr that there is very little prospect of tho ;|i members of the Second Division ot the Expeditionary Force Reserve being rfc, '' x quired to go into camp before November ■ or December next at the earliest. A return prepared by the Government Sta- • tistician shows that on tho. 7th init >:■; at th'e conclusion of the last big. ballot : (completing up to tho 28th Reinforce- ' .<* munis going into camp in April next) ■■ 'J there still remained 50,062 Reservist* • £ in the First Division. The number of, First Division Reservists then >.',C ing in - each recruiting district was' M ,;f follows: Auckland City 9Vo-J, Hautaki 1433, North Auckland 174!); Waitattt' 'j 2059, Wellington City C 312, Manawfttu. r 2774, Hnwke's Bay £306, TaranaVi 5880, Christchurch 44J1S, South Canterbury ; 2791, North Canterbury 1573, Kelson 21G5, Duncdin MM, Southland 3573 i North Otago 1304. Chitha U73, Thf ot Plenty 11D3, Wairarapa '232(1, I'overt? Bay 1847, Wanganui 2253, West Coast,". ~l 2374. Total, i)f1,1>52 on the First DiVision register. When the fii st ballot WftS ' taken in November last it comprised 84, OSfi men. This means that since thwt ! 'K the inroad has been made, upon the Division to the extent of "23,094 Of these some 17,467 men' have pew/ %> called up in four ballots \hat hllTi), "J, been held, while the balance has beef *;ljj counted for by voluntary enlistment, either being accepted or medically r»}«cv ■% ted. *'£ At the most conservative estimate ; there are sufficient men left in the First • A Division to supply up the Stth fte(n.« forecments mobilising in October next. i * '-fc.