CALL FOR MEN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17215, 8 July 1916, Page 11

CALL FOR MEN.

THE NINETEENTHS. CANTERBURY DISTRICT QUOTA. REDUCTION. IN INFANTRY. Tho Canterbury military district quota for the Nineteenth Reinforcements, to co into camp at tho end of tho present month, -will consist of 48G men, or 44 levy* than tho quota for the Eighteenth Reinforcements, which went into camp considerably over strength. Tliis time tho district will send forward only tho exact number of men called for. The principal reduction is in the infantry, for which 425 men aro required instead of the 463 required for the precedmc. dnift.. There is no change in the district quotas for mounted riflosf, artillery and ambulance, hut there is an increase of three in tho engineers. IS cither Signal Service nor Army Service Corps men are required for this draft.. GROUP QUOTAS. x Christchurch. Mounted Rifles . . ,5 • Artillery . , . .10 Engineers, . , , , $ Infantry . . . .' 144 Ambulance . , .3 Total. . , ."lis Timaru. Mounted Rifles . . S Artillery . . , .4 Engineers .'•'-,. , 1 ; Infantry . .•■■-.'. .80 Ambulance . , . 2 Total .. . , .Toi ' •■ Kaiapoj. Mounted Rafles ... 5 Artillery . . , ' , 3 Engineers ... 1 Infantry . . , , bo Ambulance . . .2 Total '.'.'. .76 Greymouth. Mounted Rifles . . .3 'Artillery . . . . 2 Infantry . . . .68 Ambulance . . . 1 Total . ;.. ■ . . . 74 Nelson. Mounted Rifles .*..... 5 Artillery . . . .3 Engineers . . .1 Infantry . . .59 Ambulance » % .'2 Total . , . .70 ENGINEER AND ARTILLERY UNITS. . A blacksmith,. an olectrician, and a fitter are to be tho engineers supplied by tho Christchurch Group. Timaru's engineer is to bo a plumber, Kaiapoi's a blacksmith and Nelson's an electrician. These men are to be fully qualified tradesmen. * The drivers for the artillery are to bo men used to the care and management of horses. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Twenty-five non-commissioned officers, on probation, for later reinforcements, aro to go into camp at the same time as the Nineteenth Reinforcements. The list is as follows : Christchurch Area. Mounted, 23rd Reinforcements . 1 Artillery, 22nd Reinforcements . 1 Ambulance, 21st Reinforcements . 1 Infantry, 21st Reinforcements . 6 Total ,/,..,. . ■« ' s .9 Other Areas. The other isreas will supply sixteen non-commissioned officers for the Infantry of the Twenty-fist Reinforcements allocated as 1 follow : Timaru ... « 5 Kaiapoi . . • « 4 GTeymouth % ■.'*■"■' • 4 ■ Nelson ', > t • • 3 Total . » . • 16 ARRIVAL IN CAMP. Tho Kaiapoi and Nelson quotas are to report in camp on July 26, the Ohristihurcbj and Timaru drafts on July 27, and the Greymouth men on Jul y 29 - . , 1.1, ~'l Mounted rifles and artillery will go to Featherston, engineers and infantry to Trentham, and the ambulance draft to Awapuni.

CHRISTCHURCH AREA. SEVENTEEN ENLISTMENTS YESTERDAY. There were seventeen enlistments at the recruiting office yesterday. Tho list includes the following names: — Conway Ferguson, 90, Esplanade, Sumner, shepherd. ■ • "' • Edward M'Fadden, Grimsey's Road, Papatmi, farmer. Robert Soman, 31, Durham Street, French polisher. ' Charles W.. Reader, Queen Street, Sydenham, warehouseman. Bode B. Loughnan, 109, River Road, Avonside, farm labourer. Frederick Haworth, .58," Matheson's Road, carpenter; ■$ ■ Dan. .Heslip, 103, Lower- High Street, butcher. Wilfred A. Parsons, 419, Durham Street, monumentalise . ' Cyril Blutnsky, 27, William Street, Papanui, fitter. . t George H.' Browne. 47, Wildberry Street, apiarist -.'■■'. Fred Wallace. G.P.0., labourer. George.' Warne, 100, Page's Road, dealer. John L.-Barker, 93, Wilson's Road, pottery Land. James Henry Adams, 21, Marshall Street, Opawa., stonemason. Alfred Marquet, 11, London Street, -Woolst'oa. eandlemhker. KAIAPOI AREA. " FORTY-FOUR, ENLISTMENTS DURING WEEK. .During the past week forty-four men hare enlisted in the Kaiapoi area. The medical- examination resulted as follows: — Fit . : .": '-.'■ , . IB . Unfit . . . ' . 28 ■ Total . ■■.'.. 44 The 1' &' includes the following names:— Horace W. Ardley, West Eyreton. John M'Lennah, Parnassus. Murdo M'Pherson, Parnassus ■ John David M'Cleary, Rangiora. Edward Latter. Waiau, William Joseph Hill, Kaiapoi. Perciva.l W. Feathery, Amberley. Henry Leo Martin, Amberley. William George- Janiieson, Loithfield. . John Henry. Coa-tes, Rangiora. -. George' James,"''Seftc-n James Speed Hutton, Darfield. Robert Charles Broomficld. Ellesmere. Donald* M.'Lenrui.n; Chaney's. William Livingstone, Kaiapoi. William. John Wffit, Homebudh. Robprt M'Leod Crump, Horor&ta. Roland F. Milllvolland, Darned. Francis Joseph Bola-nd, Darfield. Patrick Slattr>ry. Dnrficld. Charles Leitch, Rotherhara. Charles Henry Dyer, Broadfield Carrick Butler, Hornby. Wallace Oliver Gray, Hororata. Michael Barry, Sefion. Sidney James Payne, Rolleston. George Tott, Spotswcod. , Ernest Ellis, Rangiora. George Edward Mockett, Culvcrden, William Dohson. Sefton. Daniel Roach, Horiiuer Springs. Thomas CoMello, Medbuvy. Alexander John'Dunbar, Waiau. Joseph Gilkiiison, Irwell. David James Cornelius, Irwell. Wi'liam M'CawJey, Leesion. James Robertson, Brcoksidc. William o,'Boyle, Dcyleston. Gordon Webster Gcmmell, Dunsandel

Charles Horatio Nelson,' Doyleston.. Arthur Hirst, Kaiapoi. Thomas Edo, Kaiapoi. Peter Edward Hansen, Coutt's lalaiid. Edward Leelie Gulliver, Leestou. THE PERSONAL CANVASS.'.. POSITION IN EYRE COUNTY. At the meeting of tho Eyre County Council on Monday, it was reported that a careful canvass had been made throughout the county of men of military age, and the following particulars had been obtained:— Single, willing to go at fourteen tlavs' notice . ~ .10 Rejects . . . . . . 22 Single, with various excuses . . 81 Married men of military age , . 142 Total . . . ■ . . . 255 ASHBURTON CAMPAIGN CLOSED; At a meeting of tho Ashburton County Council Recruiting Board held yesterday, tho chairman (Mr C. J. Harper) reported that 28.6 new names hod been added to the roll, making n total of 2240. The canvassers reported on 1889 men in the county, and stated there were still 23-1 men to bo interviewed. Tho cost of canvassing to Juno 31 had amounted to £193 19s 6d. The cha.irman said that the men yet to-be canvassed included shepherds in tho backblocks, who were difficult to get at. It was decided to close the canvass, and to write to tho Government stating that the council had done its best to make tho canvass as complete.as possible. It was also decided to ask the Government to refund the money expended in connection with the canvass.