NEW ZEALAND FORCES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16036, 30 September 1915, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND FORCES.

THE MINERS' CONTINGENT.

161 MEN STILL HEQTJIBEDI ATTACHED TO ROYAL ENGINEER \ [BY TELEGRAPH.-PBESS ASSOCIATION] tt Wellington, Wednesday - V\ e want seventv-seven more tr J' i~ : men for the Engineering and » " Corps," said the Hon. Jas. AU™ Tj m 3 "and eighty-four other men to complete the corps. We w^t^?* 1 - men at once, so that thev can eViT : camp m a few days' time/' The ter said there could be no delay if were to carry out our obligation. t£ - men will go into training near Auckland ~'- J They are to be attached to the & Engineers, England's crack corps *£* tunnelling company, bnt they wifi' re Sr« ,' the New Zealand rates of pav and n£ - SSrf. F °" ° fficers *° IS A

RECBTJITING AT WAIHI. OVER FIFTY MEN ENROLLED [BY TELEGRAPH.— OWN CORRESPONDED] Al ~. aihi, Wednesday At i* public meeting, held in the Drill Hall last night, for the purpose of enrd ling recruits for the Miners' Corps ad dresses were given by Major Browne* officer commanding No. 2 Group, {& Mayor Mr. D. Donaldson, Major ifenriS Mr. A. Parry, president of the Mine?' Union, and fir Crane. All the speaker, made a special appeal to single men to enlist into the corps. Eieht of the nin. who responded to the call passed th« medical test Over fifty men have now been accepted at Waihi.

MEN WANTED IN AUCKLAND.

SHORT TRAINING PROBABLE. Owing to a misunderstanding several men who offered their services as men 7 bers of the tunnelling corps were turned away by the recruiting officer at the Drill Shed yesterday, although a large number of men are required. The number 0 men which the Auckland district was asked to supply was 162 skilled faceworkers and 59 unskilled workers, a total •iT? 1 * Tle camp ** °ndale, which will be under the control of Major J £. Duigan, is ready and the members of the contingent will enter it on October 6 In the meantime, recruit* will be enrolled at the Drill Shed. As it is pas. sible that the period of training in New Zealand will be short, the men mav not be granted any leave before embark*. Uon.