MEN FOR THE FRONT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16214, 27 April 1916, Page 8

MEN FOR THE FRONT.

RECRUITING IN AUCKLAND. YESTERDAY'S ENROLMENTS. f THIRTY-NINE MEN ACCEPTED. The success which attended recruiting on Anzac Day was eclipsed yesterday, when 61 men offered themselves for active service. Threo teachers enlisted and passed the medical examination. Of the 61 who enlisted, 39 were accepted as fit, 12 were deferred and 10 were rejected. Since the new recruiting scheme was inaugurated on March 4, 2205 men have enlisted in Auckland, and of this number 1006 have been accepted. The following table shows the number of men who haVe enlisted at the central station since the commencement of the new recruiting campaign in Auckland

The names, occupations, and addresses of the men accepted yesterday are as follows A. T. C. Ballance, telegraphist, Church St. E. G. Bartlett, enginedriver, Prospect Terrace. G R. Blagdon, teacher Waikumete. H. D. Burkitt, wireless student, Green Lane. E. H. Carr, compositor Wellesley Street. L. E. Cashraore, sawmiller, Jervois Road. G. A. Chester, Government employee, Devonport. A. Chopner, farm hand, Manurewa. H. C. F. Clarke, clerk. CJP.O. H. W. Cocker, enginedriver, Raglan. J. N. Cocker, carpenter, Devonport. A- Davis, farmer, Crickct Avenue. R. A. Dibble, bank clerk, National Bank. V. D. Dibble, farmer, Ellerslie. R. L. Donaldson, accountant, Raglan. F. Dotter, carpenter, Queen Street. R. W. L. England, clerk, Walters Road. D. Flood, clerk, C.P.O. J. Foley, teacher, Rotorua. G. W. Gower, wool-scourer, Onehunga. 11, Hammerell, baker, Devonport. II J. Hicks, grocer, Ma.iukau Road. S. Holyoake, accountant, Hardiage Street. H. James, draper, Harcourt Street. A. J. Lewis, labourei, Riverhead. E. W. Lewis, labourer, Pitt Street. H. D. Lockhart, cheesemaker, Victoria Street. W. Lumley, seaman, Crummer Road. H. D. McHattie, clerk, Taringamutu. W. J. Phillip, grocer's assistant, Birkenhead. A. C. Price, teacher, Kawawaka. S. C. Riley, chairmaker, Wallace Street. P. Sheehan, railwayman, Cook Street. G. J. Skudder, storekeeper, Devonport. H. W. Sturch, driver, Pitt Street. 11. Watson, miner, Hobson Street. W. S. West, mechanic, Huapai. A. Woodward, timber-worker, Takapuna. E. J. Woods, grocer's assistant, Mt. Eden. The following had been previously deferred, and were accepted yesterday as fit:— 8. Wrighton, jockey, Kingsland. T. K. Archibald, farm labourer, Kingsland G. Besant, who was stated to hava been passed as fit on Tuesday, was yesterday deferred. Among those who were accepted on Tuesday was Norman A. Smith, electrician, Symorids Street. RECRUITING AT ONEHUNGA COMMITTEE'S GOOD WORK. MINISTER'S CONGRATULATIONS. A deputation from the Onohunga _ Recruiting Committee waited on the Minister for Defence, the Hon. J. illen, upon the latter's arrival at Onehunga from New Plymouth yesterday morning, and presented a report on the progress of recruiting in the borough. The Hon. F. W. Lang, M.P., introduced the deputation, which consisted of the Deputy-Mayor, Mr. C. C. Davis, Mr. H. J. Davies, and the town clerk, Mr. H. A. Yockney. Mr. Davis remarked that the recruiting results achieved in the Onehunga district would compare very favourably with those in any other borough in the Dominion. The wishes of the Government Recruiting Board had been faithfully carried out, and the canvassers had met with scarcely any opposition while carrying out their work. Mr. Davis mentioned that one resident in the borough had five sons at the war. The report showed that the total number of names on the roll supplied by the Recruiting Board was 1087. A further 167 eligible men were discovered to be residing in the borough. On the other hand, it had been found that 215 of those on the roll had left the district. The following additional figures were supplied to the Minister — Number of visits oaid 3000 Cards collected and sent to Defence Office .... 991 Number of men who refused to give information / 30 Number of single men in district ... 256 Number of married men without children ... 114 Married men with one child ... ... 100 Married men with two children 155 Married men with three children ... 90 Married men with four children ... 82 Married men with five children ... 30 Married men with six children 29 Married men with seven children ... 18 Married men with eight children ... 7 Married men with nine children ... 1 Married men with ten children ... ... 1 Mr. Allen said tnat exceedingly pood results had been obtained. He remarked that he would like to publish the figures in order that other districts might see what was being accomplished at Orehunga. The work of the Onehunga Committee was not yet finished, however. He would like it to keep in touch, if possible. with any of the men who night leave the district, and to tret acquainted frith each new arrival, and report periodically to the Defence Department.' If the Government found it necessary to bring in compulsion, this watchfulness on the part of the committee would prevent shirking, so far as Onehunga was concerned. The Minister added that all tho recruiting cards for the Dominion were being recorded at Wellington, and about 9000 cards had been received already,' while they were still coming in at the rate of about 100 a day. The information contained on these cards would greatly assist the Government in the classification that would follow if compulsion were found necessary. Mr. Allen informed the committee that as soon as the information was complete ho hoped to credit every town with its own enlistments. SIXTEENTH REINFORCEMENTS. ARRANGEMENTS FOR CAMP. Tho northern quotas of tho sixteenth reinforcements will leavo for camp on Tuesday next. Tho 12.40 p.m. express will convey 67 men to Featherston. A special train will leave Auckland at 250 p.m., with 223 men from Auckand, and 212 from Frankton and Paeroa. Ninetyone will travel South by the 8.50 p.m. express.

Number . Reg. Acc. Dcf. Raj. March 4 to 11 .. 689 275 186 1-8 March 13 to 18 .. 373 1 0 129 « Match 20 to 25... 307 1 7 97 63 March 27 tc April 1 275 113 11April 3 to 8 .. 222 105 81 36 April 10 to 15 .. 162 74 60 .8 April 17 to 22 .. 138 60 59 17 Monday .... 18 8 7 3 Tuesday .... 60 2d 18 jj Wednesday .. 61 39 1- _ Totals .. .. 2203 1006 761 436