RECRUITING
INCREASE OF 7,C00 IN FOUR DAYS
WELLINGTON, September 6. Recruiting for the National Military Reserve has been accelerated <■ to a remarkable extent since the de- | duration of wjir with Germany. With- | in the last four days the total of vol- ; unteer applicants for enrolments in the j reserve lias increased by over 7,000 | the actual gain being from 18,000 last Friday to 25,444 at 0 a.m. to-day. Returned soldiers and former reguI Jars between the ages of 35 and 55 have | provided 9500 reservists for service as I guards and garrisons for vital points. I There have been 3635 applications by men between the ages of 20 and 35 j years who have served during , peace i time in the New Zealand Territorial ; Army, or in any of the other military ; forces of the Empire. Applicants be- | tween the ages of 36 and 55 not eligible for inclusion in either of the other two classes total 7564. The remaining 4745 who have volunteered for tlie reserve have been classified as ineligible. The Wellington district leads with 4107 enrolments and Auckland is next with 3395. Christchurch has the third largest number of applications, wi + h 3177. Hamilton is in fourth place, with 2153, and Dunedin fifth, with 1917. All centres are increasing their numbers rapidly.
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Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1939, Page 8
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