RECRUITING.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 155, 30 June 1916, Page 6

RECRUITING.

PROGRESS IN THE CITY. THE PERSONAL CANVASS. FAILURE OF THE SCHEME. A report upon the progress of recruit ing in the city during the past week wai submitted to a meeting of the sub-corn I mittee of the City Recruiting Commit tec yesterday afternoon by tho secre tary, Mr. G. R. Hogan. The secretary submitted tbe following figures representing the number of re emits registered at the City Statior from June 20 to 23 (inclusive): — City 41 Mount Eden f Mount Albert and Avondale \ Epsom 1 Onehunga ...."..'........'..'.'...:.'... ] Newmarket iWaitemnta County f Country Districts 1( Total 91 Men rejected as medically unfit, not included in above 41 Grand total 13! Commenting in hi 3 report upon thf poor response to the call for volunteer* for the work of completing the city re cruiting roll by personal canvass, Mr Hogan stated that, in view of the faci that only volunteers were obtained, il would be inadvisable for the committee to entertain serious thoughts of under taking the personal canvass of the city under the voluntary Bystem. Th( vahic of a personal canvass of tho city sent stage was questionable, for tht country's cadi fot men must have beer heard by all eligible .men. The only way to snake them realise, their respon sibitrties therefore was for the State tc enforce the, necessary legislation. It was decided by the committee tc inform the National Recruiting Board of the result of the appeal. REINFORCEMENT SHORTAGES. THE "ISth" DEFICIENCY. The local military authorities have received instructions from headquarters at Wellington to dispatch to camp on Tuesday next 23 men, the strength of the shortage in the district's quota for the Eighteenth Reinforcements. The numbers required in the ■ different branches are one engineer, two infantry non-commissioned officers, and twenty infantry men. 'Die men are available, and will leave for camp by the midday express on Tuesday under Captain G. P. O'Sbannessy. TWENTY REGISTRATIONS. . NINE MEN ACCEPTED. There were 20 registrations at the city recruiting station up to two o'clock to-day since the "Star" we.nt to proas yesterday. Eight men were deferred and three rejected. The names, occupations, and addresses of those accepted, together with the groups to which they will be credited, arc as follows:— NO. 1 (CITY) CROUP. Albert S. Bullock, carpenter, Ponsonby. Henry C Harvey, draper, Mount Eden. William J. C. King, florist, Mt. Albert. Fred. D. L. Kleine, cabinetmaker, Hay den Street. John J. Matthews, t'.rivcr, Pratt Street. Harold Small, school teacher, jKLingslana. Phillip J. Samwaye, painter, College Hill. Aitkin L. Sugdcn, salesman, Symonde [ Street. Harold J. Tuck, accountant, Mt Eden. Previously deferred unfit:— NO. 1 (CITY) GROUP. William H. Evans, driver, Onehunga. Reynolds Gornwd, signwritcr, Grey Lynn. Richard Pcngelly, fireman, Parnell. NO. 2 (PAEROA) GROUP. Arthur W. Keepin, labourer, Paeroa.