NEW RECRUITING SCHEME.
312 SEPARATE DISTRICTS. Electric Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, l ast Night. The Recruiting Board has sent out its letters to all members of Parliament, the Mayors of cities, the Chair, men of County Councils', the Chairmen of Town Boards, and the heads of recruiting organisations, and the new scheme will be in active operation within the mbit few weeks.
The first batch of alphabetic lists giving the names, addresses, and occupations o)i men of military age, was posted to-day, and other lists will follow as they are receives;! from the Government printing office. There are 312 of these lists, that being the number of the recruiting districts into which the Dominion has been divided. The intention of the Board is that a powerful recruiting committee shall be formed in every district under the direction of the head of the local body. Existing recruiting organisations will be asked to assist and merge themselves in the new organisation, which will be then thoroughly representative of all interests. Then flic new committee will be supplied with a list of all men of military age in its district, aid its business will be to account for them.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5352, 8 February 1916, Page 7
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195NEW RECRUITING SCHEME. Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5352, 8 February 1916, Page 7
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