MILITARY RESERVE

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 224, 20 June 1939, Page 5

MILITARY RESERVE

Total Of 8480 Enrolments Enrolments in the National Military Reserve up to 9 a.m. yesterday totalled 8480. Particulars of the applications received in each postal district, together with the classification to which tiie enrolments have been allocated, are given in the table published below. Glass I are tiie men from 20 to 35 years of age inclusive who have served during ixiace rime for not less than two years in the New Zealand Territorial Army or any of the military forces of the Empire; Class II are returned soldiers .and exregulars between the ages of 35 and 55 years: and Class 111 are men between 36 and 55 years not eligible for Class 11. Details of (lie enrolments are as follows: —

J‘os tai Clash Class Class Not District. I II. HI. eligible 3’1 s. Auckland 128 540 345 209 1,228 Blenheim .... *2'2 50 19 21 112 Christchurch . 111 131 '2'20 78 840 l>U)H‘llill .... 05 208 228 83 584 Gisborne .... ■7 112 91 4 0 300 Grey mouth .. 13 37 14 4>> 107 Hamilton .... 1(M •271 ' _ ■ ■ 117 711 Invercargill . 78 130 1.59 09 112 Napier s- 1 20! 230 140 059 Nel s»on ■11 150 <11 33 291 New Plymouth 58 123 99 ■12 .•»2Oamaru 15 37 41 1 1.) Palmerston N. fiO 159 115 7x1 39(1 Thames -13 99 91 44 277 Tim ar u ...... ‘20 91 01 20 192 Wanganui ... 53 232 140 81 515 Wellington .. 1ST 504 414 138 1,303 Westport .... 9 43 47 14 1.115 3,199 2,577 1,289 8,180