NORTHCOTE COMMITTEE'S ACTION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 53, 2 March 1916, Page 5

NORTHCOTE COMMITTEE'S ACTION.

The Northcote Recruiting. Committee comprising the members" of" the'Jßorougt Council.and. three representatives of tlu National - Reserve, concluded. y a two nights';sitting;last night. As the out conic of the;deliberations it was. decide( to send the : following letter to abou fifty single men •in the 'borough; iinde: the signature of the Mayor, Mr. Geo Fraser;-. as -chairman of the committee "Acting ■ under - and in -epnijiliarice ; wit] the. direct-, request- of : >tfo 'Right Hon W. F.'■-Massey, Prime Minister an.i-chaii man of the .Recruiting Board, and. in re cognition of : the duty of.every, publi body in the Dominion to assistthe "Gov ernment in providing the. monthly 3 rem forcements promised.to the Imperial: a_ thorities-, the members of the Northeot Borough.Council, with.'the Addition>o three;,representatives ; .of .the "NationReserve, "have formed' themselves' into";: recruiting committee, to appeal to thos ■ men .in .Northcote 'who are, of militar •age, and whose circumstances make. i possible- to- go- forward in thei'Mefenc of the Empire. It has been clearly mdi cated by the. Government that shoiili the' voluntary system prove inadequati recourse must be made to compulsion t< fill the quotas required, and we ask. yoi to -help by voluntarily enlisting, to main tain tie "bid" and' free traditions of Bri tain.'.- Remember that the Sacrifice Too are asked to make is nb'"great"er:than has been accepted by over 190_"of, your fellow residents, of- the -borough, and; if it is right that, they-should ha,ye ; w-ill-in<dv and enthusiastically answered the ■call." and glorioiisly-: helped to wm a place for New Zealand high on the nation's scroll of honour, surelryou will not deny their-cry for help.to hold Tvbat they have ; won. German lust and - Prussianism mixsi be j crushed, even if it takes the last man in the Empire to do the job.- The horrors of Belgium cannot be repeated'in New Zealand wbilst men of the 'Anzac' breed live. : Enlist now, and help to negative that possibility. Enclosed you will, find a registration card, which we appeal" to you to.; fill in. As soon as you.have done so kindly place the. card. in the enclosed "stamped and addressed envelope and post.. Tho card will then be forwarded by the committee to the Defence Office. Should you not fill in the card; it must be returned in the envelope. It is necessary that all cards be - returned to the committee before the 6th March."