MILITARY SERVICE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17113, 19 September 1917, Page 6

MILITARY SERVICE

THE FIRST DIVISION. ■ (From Our Own Cokhespondent.) WELLINGTON, September 18. The ncxt_ and last ballot concerning th» First Division is due to be drawn nest Tuesday. There are about 7500 men. and - as theso are all required for the one draw a Bill is now before Parliament to obviate the need of a ballot and permit, the gazetting of all the remaining names. It is understood that if the Bill is passed by Parliament, this w£ek the names will be gazetted on Tuesday, but if the passage of the Biil is delayed there may be a corresponding delay in tho issue of the Gazette. ENROLMENT OF SECOND DIVISION. RECRUITING DISTRICTS ABOLISHED. (Per United- Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, September JB. The enrolment of all classes of the Second Division has been formally gazetted. Recruiting districts have now been abolished. DISOBEDIENT SOLDIERS. SENT TO PRISON. (Feom Ocb Own Cohbesponbent.) WELLINGTON, September, 18. In Trentham camp orders it is announced that Private G. H. Lloyd (Details), having' been found guilty bv District Court-martial of disobeying a lawful command given by his superior officer, has been sentenced to imprisonment, with hard, labour, for two years. For disobeying lawful commands given by their superior officers the following have been sentenced to 11 months' imprisonment, with hard labour:—Private W. T. Virtne (Details), Private R. P. Knape (Details), Private W. G. Wright (Details).

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ANALYSIS OF REASONS. (Feom Otm Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, September 18. A return laid on the table of the House of Representatives by Sir James Allen today states that the number of men of all ranks of the- New Zealand Expeditionary Force returned to the dominion up to July 31 last was 10,917. The reasons for their return were as follow: —Wounded. 3588; sickness, 4822; on duty or on furlough, 500; time expired, 1; refused to be inoculated, 46; misconduct, 121; contagious diseases, 127; commissions with reinforcements, 55; family reasons, 9; inefficiency, 10: employment in New Zealand, 1; reason not notified 5- from Samoa. 1632.