COMING HOME.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 June 1919, Page 5

COMING HOME.

| NEW ZEALAND TROOPS. ALL DUE BY END OF SEPTEMBER. Wellington, June 20. Practically all the New Zealand troops now in the United Kingdom will, according to present ararngements, be evacuated before August 31, which means that almost the whole of them will be back in the Dominion by the end of September next. The total number of New Zealand troops from the United Kingdom now on the water is 8116. They are accompanied by 575 women and 148 children, and all are due back by the en.d of next month. The full details are as follow: Waimana (Returning. Draft No. 257): Left' UiK. May 10; due at Auckland June 23. Draft comprises 1675 troops, 1 woman. Prinzessia (Returning Draft No. 258): Left U.K. May 16; due Wellington June 20. Draft comprises 567 troops, 81 women, 19 children, Maunganui (Returning Draft No. 259): Left U.K. May 17; due Port Chalmers June 22. Draft comprises 1128 troops. Ruahine (Returning Draft No. 260): Left U.K. May 10; due Wellington July C. Draft comprises 1216, 139 women, 35 children. Tahiti (Returning Draft No. 261): Left UJC. May 27; due Auckland July 2. Draft comprises 1216 troops. Kigoma (Returning Draft No. 262): Left U.K. June 1; due Wellington July 13. Draft comprises 758 troops, 154 women. 31 children. Chufra (Returning Draft No. 263): Left U.K. June 8; due Wellington July 22. Draft comprises 782 troops. Marama (Returning Draft No. 264): i Left U.K. June 10; due at Auckland July 17. Draft comprises 693 troops. Kuapehu (Returning Draft No. 265): Left U.K. June 7; due Wellington July 21. Draft comprises 452 troops, 200 women, 63 children. EGYPTIAN CONTINGENTS. The transports Ulimaroa, Pilsna, and Inshruck are due to leave Egypt with New Zealand troops on June 24, June 30, and July 20- respectively. These three vessels, it is anticipated, will be able to bring back practically the whole of the New Zealand troops from E/cypt, and they should all he back in. the Dominion I by the end of August.