THE FIRST DIVISION.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13931, 13 July 1917, Page 6

THE FIRST DIVISION.

TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND MEN STILL TO DRAW. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 12, A return prepared by the Government Statistician shows that at the conelusion of the drawing of the ninth ballot on the 30th June there were still 22,373 men left in the First Division of the Expeditionary Force Reserve, The numbers remaining in the respective recruiting districts were:— Auckland City 3757 Hauraki 564 North Auckland 635 Waikato 1015 Wellington City 2679 Manawatu 924 Hnwkc'sßny ..- 1023 Taranaki 910 Christchureh 1333 South Canterbury .... 785 • North Canterbury .... 420 Nelson 709 Dunedin .... .... .. 1507 Southland 1178 North Otago 437 South Otago 352 Clutha .. ~ ..... .... 535 Wairarapn .'1 804 Poverty Bay :.',, .... 701 Wangffiiui ..;..;..., 767 ' West Coast ..... .... 1318