MORE RECRUITS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23615, 27 March 1940, Page 11

MORE RECRUITS

(WEEK'S TOTAL 211 | .SHORTAGE STILL EXISTS NORTHERN DISTRICT FIGURES Recruiting was not- affected last week by the Easter holidays, and 211 young men in the northern military district registered for the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. This compares with 203 for the previous week and brings the district's total since recruiting was started to 1f).877. the highest in New Zealand. As a result of the fresh enlistments and of further medical examinations, the district now has 1726 officers and men available for the third echelon and for any extra second echelon requirements. The number of men, apart from officers, is 1607, of whom 1245 are single. This leaves another 500 or 600 to be found to fill the district's quota, recently raised by about 500 as the result of second echelon wastage and tho formation of additional units. Some of the shortage will be supplied by men who have not yet been examined, but the need still exists for continued steady recruiting. Last week's increase of 211. was made up as follows, results for the previous week, being given in parentheses:— Auckland, 108 (106); Paeroa, 26 (25); Whangarei, 35 (26); Hamilton, 42 (40). Registrations for the Maori Battalion have remained about the same mark for some weeks, last, week's total being 22. It was made up as follows, the previous week's figures being given in parentheses: —Auckland. 2 (0); Paeroa, 4 (9); Whangarei. 13 (12): Hapilton, 3 Since a further draft of Maoris will shortly be sent into camp, it is stated that the need also exists here for continued recruiting. SPECIAL TRAINING MORE PROSPECTIVE N.C.O.'S A party of 18 recruits for the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force who have been chosen for training as prospective non-commissioned officers were sent into camp at Narrow Neck yesterday. ' A few others are being sent to the mobilisation camps. Those who left lor Narrow Neck ji. Abbott, D. .1. Ashley, N. C'. Bell. J. R. Breen. P. J. C. Burns, W. 11. Burridgc. B. B. S. Catran, P. Ij. Christiansen, R. H. Codling, H. 33. Cotterill, S. S. F. Goodwin, G. H. Hawkesby, T. Hick. R. F. Meikle, C. E. Stone, C. A. Thom, J. D. 'Warren, R. R. Wright. In addition to those, 1. N. Cookson has been sent to 'I rentham as. a. prospective non-commissioned officer for the Bth Field Company, New Zealand Engineers. Two others, J. B. Hardcastle and G. O. Sims, leave to-day for Ngaruawahia as prospective non-commis-sioned officers for the 6th Field Companv New Zealand Artillery. Another recruit. R. F. Leigh ton. left yesterday for I'apakura to be attached to the records section, third echeloii.