THE NINTH BALLOT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3121, 27 June 1917, Page 4

THE NINTH BALLOT

OVEU 8000 NAMES. The Government Statistician (Mr. Malcolm l'raser) began the drawing of the ninth ballot' yesterday morning, and it is expected that the draw will be completed to-day. Mr. S. E. M'Carthy, S.M., is supervising tho proceedings. The drawing is fcg> tho Thirty-third Reinforceincx& ?or which 5-18 men have enlisted, and there is a shortage of 1802. The official figures are:— Recruiting / Voluntary ShortJNo. District. Recruits, age. 1 Auckland City fla 315 2 Hauraki 12 5-t 3 North Auckland 20 53 ■l Waikato 23 89 5 Wellington City 112 143 C Mauawatu ' ' y>- 83 7 Hawke's Bay 35 69 8 Taranaki 10 103 9 ChristchuiTch 18 138 10 South Canterbury 7 89 11 North Canterbury _ 3 51 12 Nolson 20 55 13 Dunedin 44 119 11 Southland 20 108 15 North Otago 12 35 16 Clutha 5 . 35 17 Bay of Plenty .'. 10 49 18 Wairarapa ?3 68 19 Poverty Bay 23 U 20 Wanganui 17 73 21 West Coast 19 31 Totals '. 5-18 1802 In the ballot 8117 names are to be drawn, which is drawing at the rate of U men for every single shortage. The following is a list of the shortages siiice tho institution of the ballot:— , . . Shortage. 2.3rd Reinforcements 78-t 24th Roinforcoments 585 25th Reinforcements 1000 2Gth Reinforcements 1212 27th Reinforcements 922 28th Reinforcements 1367 29th Reinforcements 1501 30th Reinforcements 1203 31st Reinforcements •. 1706 32nd Reinforcements 1898 33rd Reinforcements 1802