RECRUITS FOR THE NAVY.
FORTY, PER CENT. REJECTED. By Telegraph. —Press Association. Wellington. Feb. 17. Statistics in connection with recruiting for the New Zealand naval forces show marked differences in the number of recruits who presented themselves for entry into the New Zealand naval forces from the various recruiting districts. The total number was 304, and, as regards districts, Auckland heads the list with 80, Christchurch is shown with 40, Invercargill follows with 32, Dunedin 28, Palmerston North 26, and Hawera 22. In each of the remaining six districts less than 20 candidates presented themselves, in the Wellington district 14 only. The number medically examined was 265, whilst 11 were rejected without medical examination, being under the physical standard. Of the total of 276, the number finally entered was 111. This gives a percentage of two out of five, or 40 per cent, rejected on medical grounds. The remaining 28 were rejected on other grounds.
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 February 1922, Page 8
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155RECRUITS FOR THE NAVY. Taranaki Daily News, 18 February 1922, Page 8
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