REINFORCEMENTS.
[ [United Puess Association.! 1 Wellington, May 21. Replying to a question to-day as to the shipping- factor in relation to rein-.' forcemeats,"Sir James Allen said that.l up ta August the shipping space avail- ' able was a little below the need, but! the Dominion's quota would be nearly] i equal, to. the commitment. The Do-! j fence Minister added that he anticipa-'jH ted that after August the rate of rein-' i forcements"would be the same as before [ \ the present temporary increase ('about j 800 extra infantrymen per' month). i \ -do. Minister of Defence has received ; l-advice -that the -Thirty-sixth Reinforce-i i ments. Thirty-seventh Mounted Rifles I an. a Wireless Troop- have -arrivptl at ai port of call and reported all well.
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Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14778, 22 May 1918, Page 7
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121REINFORCEMENTS. Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14778, 22 May 1918, Page 7
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