DISTRICT RECRUITING.
LAST WEEK'S PERCENTAGES. NORTH ISLAND 70.32 OF lOTAL. [BT TELEGRAPH. — rRESS ASSOCIATION - .] Wellington, Monday. Figures showing the percentage of recruits contributed by each of the four military districts for the week ended January 8 were issued by the Defence Department to-day. They show that the Southern districts are still failing to pro- i vide full quotas of recruits, though both Canterbury and Otago have made slight improvement in this respect. The North
Island contributed 70.32 per cent, of the total number of recruits, although its quota on the basis of the number of men of military age was only 60.8 per cent. The percentages of registrations for the week were as follows, the figures for the week ended December 25 being shown for the purposes of comparison — ' I I
The district percentages were as follows for men passed as fit or still on the list to bo medically examined, the previous week's figures being also given — MOUNTED RIFLES.
"There is an obvious discrepancy in the figures telegraphed.
Quota on Weekended Weekended National Jan. 8. Dec. 25. Register Auckland . . 25.51 24.33 27.0 Wellington . . 44.81 46.89 33 8 Canterbury . . 17.40 16.56 23.2 Otftffo . . . . 12.28 12.23 16 0
Week ended Week ended Jan. 8. Dec. 25Auckland . . . . 20.99 18 71 Wellington . . 44 93 49.24 Canterbury . . 20.89 19.72 Otago . . . . 13.19 12.33 ARTILLERY. Auckland . . . . 15.62 16 86 Wellington . . 55 62 64.21 Canterbury . . 17.77 14.88 Ota SO .. . . 10.99 14.05 engineers. Auckland . . . . 23.31 23 9" 1 Wellington .. 51 86 51 49 Canterbury . . 9 81 15 62 Otago . . . . 3.92* 8.97 INFANTRY. Auckland . . .. 28.03 2448 Wellington . . 41.85 47 41 Canterbury . . 17.63 15.30 Otago .. . . 12.49 11.81 ARMY SERVICE corps. Auckland . . . . 83 15 30.75 Wellington . . 41.03 42 24 Canterbury .... 14.13 16 38 Otago • . . • 11.69 10.63 VETERINARY CORPS. Auckland . . . . 17.50 15.79 Wellington .. 5000 57 89 Canterbury .. 17.50. 18 43 Otago . . .. 15.00 7.89 hospital ship. Auckland . . . . 24.14 26 67 Wellington . . 48 28 45.00 Canterbury . . 13.79 13 33 Otago . . . . 13.79 15 00 tunnelling COUPS. Auckland . . . . 48.33 50.75 Wellington . . 30.80 29 85 Canterbury . . 16.67 16.42 Otago .. .. 5.00 2.98 MOAN RELIEF FORCE. Auckland . . . . 29.41 31 37 Wellington . . 8.82 9.81 Canterbury . . 65 88 47 06 Otago . . . . 5.69 11.76 MAORIS. Auckland . . . . 57 63 69.39 Wellington .. 40.68 28.57 Canterbury , . 1.69 2.04 Otago .. . . — -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16123, 11 January 1916, Page 8
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