RECRUITING IN THE CITY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2981, 19 January 1917, Page 6

RECRUITING IN THE CITY

' AX IMPROVEMENT NOTED

The rate of voluntary recruiting in Group 5 (Wellington City and Suburbs) lias shown a substantial improvement since the holidays. During the first eighteen, days of January 134 fit recruits have been attested at tho Town (Hall Recruiting Office. Twelve men were attested yesterday.

The rate of recruiting in.Group 5 is shown in tho following table, covering the period sinco the , transfer of tho recruiting office to the Town Hall:— Fit.' Unfit. Total. September (4 days) 49 . 29 78 October /.... 542 179 721 November 219 92 311 December' ..; ...IG2 An 207 January (18 days)... 134 38- 172 1106 383 1489 The figures for October and November do not represent normal enlistments, sincer during those'months volunteers who had heen accepted for service- previously were being called Tip for attestation under the now system. This process swelled the lists of fit men. • The following volunteers have heen attested at tho Town Hall recruiting office during the last few days:— AV. G. Watson, hotel employee, City. B. Bernard, groom, City. T. G. Camphell, labourer, City. S. Guy, carpenter, Ngaio. \ E. L. Higgiris, barman, City. L. M. Hobbs, grocer, Lower Hutt. "A. AV. Johnson, stationer. City. A. Lindsay, assistant engineer, City. CJ. Munro, watersider, City. G. A. Thurston, labourer, City. S. Whiteman, farmer, Mangaroa. B. Whyte, farm manager, City. . J. V. Curtis, Hataitai. J. H. Spence, clerk, City. R. AV. J. Edwards, clerk, City. C. Slack; merchant, Oriental Bay. H. AV. Kiernan, clerk, City. ';

R. C. M'Murray, labourer, City. J. Stiekland. compositor, Karori. ' J. H. Ourrali, labourer, AVliakatane. v'JL , . J. Flatt, clerk, City. "W. S. Randle, fireman, City. T. Crawford, farmer, Kelburn. T. H. Wilson, joiner. City. A. D. Colquhoun, engineer, Petone. F. S. Howard, engineer, City. AV. H. Hazlewood,«v butcher TawaFlat. .. ■ A '

E. Petherick, farmer, Taita. C. Burton, brass finisher, Ncwtown. F. Nash, clerk. City. AV. B. Dick, secretary, City. AV. H. Ohappell, clerk, City. O. AV. Scott; mechanic, Hataitai. F. Paul, fireman, City. \\. H. Perry, farmer, Silverstrcam. O. F. Gray, labourer, Kaiwarra. N. AV. Brecn, foreman, AVainui-o-mata.

A. H. HornMmr, law clerk, Cilv. B. D. Mills, telegraphist, City. G. 0. Sutton, accountant, City. A. Ratford, baker, City. E. AV. Deakins, engineer, City. D. Herdman, clerk, Kelbnrn. C. A. Young, driver, Petone. AV. P. Mason,' storeman, City. . 31. Steel, farm hand, AA'allaceville. ■ H. Turner, clerk, City. N. Harvey, farmer, City. A\ O'Connell, cabinetmaker, City. A. Aberg, seaman. City. W. S. Cederholm, engineer, City. Y. Johnstone, -warehouseman, City. A. J. Cliflord-Brajnah, packer, City. H. J. Gill, plumber, Fort Kelburn. P. H. Richardson, seaman, Kilbirnie. AV. T. AVhelan, cheesemaker, City. J. F. Rhodes, hairdresser, Lyall Bay. C. M. Bothamley' salesman, Kelburn.'

A. E. Scott, spim.er, City. IT. G. Johns, picture f-raroer, Kilbirnie.

E. Barnett,.clerk, City. I'\ Cliffe, seaman, City. E. J. Sinel, clerk, City. > J. J. Dalgleisli, warehouseman, City. J. E. J. M'Arthur, motor driver, Petono.