THE NINTH BALLOT.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1917, Page 2

THE NINTH BALLOT.

OFFICIAL FIGURES. The Government Statistician (Mr, 'Malcolm Fraser) 'began the drawing of the ninth ballot on Tuesday morning. The drawing is for the Thirty-third Reinforcements, for which 648 men have enlisted, and there is a shortage of 1802, The official figures are:— Recruiting Voluntary ShortNo. District Recruits, age. 1 Auckland City 95 315 *2 Hauraiki 12 54 3 North Auckland ......... 20 53 4 Waikato 23 8S 5 Wellington City ......... 112 , 143 fi Manawatu . 20 83 7 Hawke'c Bay ... .>.35 GO 8 Taranaki 10 103 9 Christchnrch 18 138 10 South Canterbury .... 7 8S 11 North Canterbury .... - '3 51 12 Nelson ; 20 55 13 Dunedin ..., v..... 4t 119 14 Southland - 20 108 15 North Otago 12 35 16 Clutha . • 5 33 17 Bay of Plenty 10 49 18 Wairarapa 23 fiS 19 Poverty Bay 23 44 20 Wanganui 'l7' 73 21 West Coast 19 31 Totals 548 1802 Tn the Mot names are to <be dralwn, which is Rawing at the rate of 4i men for r'v- sinjte shortage. The followin i list of the slwirtnEes since the -'.tution of the ballot:— Shortage. 23rd Reinforceii it: 784 24th Reinforcement ..-. -.... 585 25th Reinforcement: 100" 2flth Reinforcement! 1212 27th Reinforcements "22 28th Reinforcementf . 1®57 29tli Reinforcements 30tli Reinforcement s 31«t Reinforcement* 1700 .'•2nd Reinforcement- 1898 33rd Reinforcements 1902