FILLING THE REINFORCEMENTS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5350, 5 February 1916, Page 6

FILLING THE REINFORCEMENTS.

NEW RECRUITING SCHEMI

Electric Telejiraph—Press Association Auckland, Last Night.

‘•lt has to be recognised, ’’ said the Premier to-night, “that we require a steady and constant stream of men to meet requirements from week to week and month to month. Just at .present there are no arrears, ami 1 am bound to say that the men of the country are doing wonderfully well and showing proper recognition of tin. position in which the Empire is placed. The new recruiting scheme will be in full operation within a fortnight.” Air Massey stated that the Government Printing Office is working overtime printing the list pf names tor the district committees, and circular letters which are to l>e sent to them, and tlie first of them will be posted before tlie end of this week. “We expect w> start the campaign in either Dunedin or Christchurch, and then to inaugurate it in Wellington and Auckland.” Mr Massey explained that each recruiting organisation will he expected to interview all men of military age in its district Every man who intends tc enlist will lx* asked to state a date upon which he will bo prepared to go into camp, and particulars will be given to the Defence Department A coir, list will he kept of all the men inter: iowed, with their decisions I oii the question of enlisting