RECRUITING COMMITTEE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 145085, 9 September 1916, Page 6

RECRUITING COMMITTEE.

i \ LETTER OF THANKS. A meeting of the Now Plymouth Recruiting Committee was held in the Town Hall on Friday evening, his Worship nho .Mayor (Mr. C. H. .Burgess) presiding. , , The following letter from the Hon. das. Allen, on behalf of the Prime Minister. chairman of the Recruiting Board, was. read and received“l have 'been advised of the excellent work that has been done by your Borough Reeruitr ing Committee in connectiou with the revision of the roll .gf 1 men of military ago for the Borough of Now Plymouth. 1 should bo glad if you, Woif Id .-accept yourself, and be good enough, to convey to your councillors and to all; officers ■ concerned, the grateful acknowledgments of the Recruiting Board; for thd valuable assistance they have thus rendered to the State/--'--The' information that, has been; forwarded will; be most,useful in enabling the Government Statistician to,correct-and amplify: the standard’ roll of the Dominion which; as you are no doubt aware,, is tp be ..used for tho purposes of the 'Military, Service Act.”. - , ... j - - Special votes ot thanks were passed to Mr. E. Lash, honorary secretary,.am. to Messrs. W. J. Chaney and John Skinner for spomM work done by those gentlemen in recruiting matters.