THE FIRST DIVISION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16372, 28 October 1916, Page 8

THE FIRST DIVISION.

APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MEN. QUOTAS ON NEW BASIS. KECEUITIXG FOR 23n0 DRAFT. [by TELEGRAPH.— association.] WELLINGTON. Friday. The Hon. J. Allen, Minister for Defence, stated to a reporter to-day that certain proposals regarding recruiting are to be submitted to Cabinet to-morrow. "The rolls for the first division are .'o far advanced now," said the Minister, "that the Department can ascertain approximately the number of men in the first division in each group, and we hope to be able to call in the twenty-third reinforcements on readjusted quotas, to be issued to-morrow. For the twenty-third reinforcements 1010 men have attested, and we are hoping to get, through the medium of section 35, 500 men in time for the twenty-thirds, and we want about another 1100. We have from now till November 11 to complete the twenty-third reinforcements. Instructions have gone out to all group officers to have a special recruiting time throughout their group, and we are calling upon all recruiting committees to do all they can to bring m voluntary recruits up to November 11, because we are not in a position to apply the compulsory clauses of the Act immediately. I do expect, however, to be in a position to apply those clauses for the twenty-fourth reinforcements if required." Figures for Each District. The approximate estimate of men in the first, division of the Expeditionary Force reserve in each recruiting district is as follows ;— i Group. Group. 1 12,051 12 3,117 2 2,409 13 6,874 3 3.01)8 14 6,587 4 4,339 16 ... _. 2.374 6 9,102 16 ... -. "2,208 6 4,610 17 1,619 7 ... ... 3,618 18 3,883 8 4,482 19 8,041 9 7.157 20 3,225 10 „. ... 4,717 21 3,834 11 2,837 Total 92.985 From this number has to be deducted I the men who enlisted in the twelfth, I thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and -second reinforcements, as well as those who have onlisted under the uew attestation since September 24. These will number at least 12,985, thus reducing the total of men in the first division to about 80,000. The New Quotas, The quotas for the twenty-third reinforcement, including all shortages on tho old and new basis, are as follows:— AUCKLAND DISTRICT No. on Old No. on Ist Basis. Div. Basis. 1 318 282 1 90 76 3 64 77 4 > 61 135 17 ... 22 40 555 610 WELLINGTON DISTRICT. 5 155 217 6 121 109 7 G3 78 8 103 134 18 ... 77 138 19 69 92 20 104 61 692 629 CANTERBURT DISTRICT. 9 256 183 10 128 133 11 88 99 12 101 81 21 , 108 86 682 582 OTAOO DISTRICT. 13 259 168 14 ... - 162 161 16 ... „ ... ._ 81 86 16 ... 44 49 546 454 Grand totals ... 2^475