RECRUITING CAMPAIGN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16338, 19 September 1916, Page 9

RECRUITING CAMPAIGN.

TWENTY-FOUR VOLUNTEER. ONLY! ELEVEN ACCEPTED, EIGHT REJECTED AS UNFIT. TrtE enlistment of 24 men was recorded at the city recruiting station yesterday. Of those who offered their services, 11 were accepted, five were deferred, and eight were rejected as unfit. The names, addresses, and occupations of those who were accepted are as follows : — NO. 1, CITT, GROUP". J. A. Costa, clerk, People's Palace. W. Audain, picture-framer, Archhill. 0. Brown, clerk, People's Palace. M E. Duggan, bootmaker, Cobden Street. F. England, journalist, Eden Terrace. P. Mahoney, giimsortcr, Vincent Place. J.W. A. Manning, traveller. Devonport. W. Saunders, clerk, People's Palace. T G. Vincent, farmer, Mount Albert. W. H. Williams, farmer, Thistle Hotel. Deferred, now fit: — E. G. Bartlett, engine-driver, Ponsonby. EAST COAST DISTRICT. A. E. Kemp, sheepfarmer, Cape Runaway.

VOLUNTEERS FROM FIJI. FIVE ACCEPTED YESTERDAY. A number of men from Fiji enrolled at the- city recruiting station yesterday and of these five were accepted and despatched during the afternoon to the Narrow Neck training camp for inclusion in the native reinforcements. Tho names, occupations and addresses of those accepted are: — W. W. Andrews, planter, Kasavu, Fiji. J. Curtis, engine-driver, Levuka. E. L. Grant, cinematograph operator, Suva. A. V. Grant, law clerk, Suva. G. Underwood, labourer. Suva. RECORD SHORTAGE INDICATED. PAYMENT OF ENLISTMENT FEE. [by telegraph.—owx correspondent.] WELLINGTON, Monday. Preliminary reports in regard to the 21sfc reinforcements indicate that the shortage is likely to be almost, if not actually, a record. The Wellington City and Suburbs Group is 50 short. The number actually required was 191, but, knowing from previous experience that all who were called would not come, the authorities called up 240. Of the men registered for the 21st reinforcements only 140 responded to tho call. This matter of the failure or refusal on the part of some men to come when called has become almost a scandal. This will all be changed now. The payment of the enlistment fee will cost the country a lot of money, but it is considered that the end to be gained will be worth the expense. There would appear to be daneer that the Government might be defrauded by bogus recruits— who know they must be rejected—coming up to get the enlistment fee. This was pointed out to the Hon. J. Allen to-day, and he replied that this question is beinc; considered. "Thero will be certain limitations to the payment of this 55," he said. "It must not be supposed that we promise to pay 5s to anybody who comes along. Wo will have to take care that the man who knows he cannot be accepted will not get his 55."