TERRITORIAL FORCE.
PEACE STRENGTH BEACHED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, this day. Although some Territorial units, particularly the provincial infantry and mounted rifle regiments, still require a number of recuuit« to reach their full peace strength, the Dominion total is well over 16,000, and it is, therefore, fair to say that the response to the appeal for recruits has. been good in all districts. Te Kuiti has just concluded an pxcellent recruiting week and has added over 200 men to the Ist Battalion, Waikato Regiment. The strength now includes 142 in Te Kuiti itself, together with 64 from Pio Pio and Aria, and 36 from Te Anga. At the smaller centres the men eligible for the Territorial Force are so few and far between that the response probably represents 75 per cent of these men. Considering the difficulties of transport and climatic conditions in the King Country, the results are a great tribute to the spirit of the citizens in that district.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 196, 21 August 1939, Page 9
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