DOMINION FIGURES
ADVANCE FOR ONE WEEK
OVER ONE THOUSAND
Dominion enlistments for service overseas with the Second N.Z.E.F. up to February 3, according to the latest returns available, totalled 26,141, which was an advance of 1001 on the total a week earlier. Recruits - medically examined up to February 3 had been classified and dealt with as follows, the corresponding totals a week earlier being shown in parentheses:—Fit, 17,701 (16,940); temporarily unfit, ,2495 (2488); permanently unfit, 2943 (2818); sent to camp, 13,759 (12,683); in reserved occupations and therefore not available, 1585 (1576); balance available for posting to camp, 2102 (2399). Details for the three military districts are as follows: — District. Northern. Central. South'n. Enlisted 9225 8901 8051 Kit 63T9 5960 5356 Temp, unfit 717 042 1136 Perm, unfit 887 1104 952 Sent to camp .. 4533 4508 4418 I Reserved occupations 60S 579 398 ! Balance available 755 860 457
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 33, 8 February 1940, Page 12
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147DOMINION FIGURES Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 33, 8 February 1940, Page 12
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