AID FROM NELSON.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13745, 7 April 1915, Page 6

AID FROM NELSON.

SIXTH EETNFOEiCEMENTS

THE NELSON DRAFT

Nelson's quota lor the Sixth. &mnforoeinents of the New Zealand- Expeditionary Force, comprising fatty infantry ana 9 mounted men, mil leave for Trentham «m Saturday, the 1/ttt .inst. The men will report themselves at Nelson on FiWay, the 16th, will be provided with accommodation that night, and will sail by the Pateena for Wellington next morning. bom© ot those selected have already gone into camp,tmt the following will join tne quota on the date mentioned :— C L. Howard. Nelsoa. j' It. Burnett, Awa. J. Wallace, Bainhara. V\. W. Mears, Timihangi. M. Coughlan, Glen hope. •G. J. Neshitt, Nelson. 1'" Weir, Kelson. .T. X Thorn, Awa. [). J. Comvay, s.s. Nikau. O. 0. Baker, Rockville. 14. A. Swanswi, Glenroy. y. Arnold, Upper Matakitaki. Roy Eyorett, Port Nelson.. ll."Quirk, Nelson. <\ r. C. Ilou-e, Nelson. J. C. \V,v!k, Richmond. V. L. t'siingworth. Nelson. A AY. Wcstriipp, Kelson. ! R, . E. Atlmore, Pi ctou It. G. Woodham, "Mure hi.son.

W.'JKJ Wells, Koreke. -L. Wise-ham, .Takaka. - v J. A. Ttadcliff, Glenhopo. . I>. H. Godfrey, Nelson, , :C Hill, Nelson. ' Thirty mon from* Blenheim will join the Patcena at Picfeon. Considering the senson of the year, recruiting for the Isii-or contingents has been extremely satisfactory. Fiftyseven men volunteered for the fifty infantry required for this district's quota 'for tho Sixth Reinforcements, and 12 men for tiu< wine mounted men , asked for. Another draft v.iil In- i-equircd in a1 , few weeks' time, ami iiov, that the hoppicking is over and iiuit-[>icking nearly i finished, it is expired that a good I many applications yill ■bo received from the Motueka district.. H is possible th.it more artillery, engineers, army service, ar.d veterinary men will bo required.