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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

EXPEDITIONARY FORCES (NUMBER OF MEN WHO HAVE LEFT WITH) UP TO AND INCLUDING 25th REINFORCEMENTS, AND THE RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS TO WHICH THE SOLDIERS BELONG.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 28th August, 1917. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return showing—(l) The number of men who left New Zealand with the Expeditionary Forces up to and including the 25th Reinforcements ; and (2) the religious denomination to which these soldiers belong."—(Mr. Noswobthy.)

Return showing —(1) The Number of Men who have left New Zealand with the Expeditionary Forces up to and including the 25th Reinforcement ; and (2) the Religious Denomination to which these Soldiers belong. (1.) Number of men : 71,921, of whom 1,476 are .soldiers who have returned to New Zealand on duty or on sick-leave-— i.e., unfit for stated periods ranging from three to six months, &c, and been redespatched to the front. (2.) Religious denominations: — Agnostic .. .. .. 47 Nonconformist .. . . 50 Atheist . . .. . . 19 Plymouth Brethren . . .. 140 • Baptist .. .. .. 882 Presbyterian .. .. 1.6,431 Christadelphian .. . . 6 Protestant .. .. . . 646 Church of Christ .. .. 190 Quaker .. .. .. 7 Church of England .. ..32,760 Rationalist .. .. .. 10 Congregational .. .. 397 Roman Catholic .. .. 8,711 Deist .. .. .. 1 Salvation Army .. .. 272 Episcopalian .. .. 9 Seventh Day Adventists .. 9 Freethinkers .. ... 30 Spiritualists.. .. .. 12 Greek .. .. .. 3 Theosophist.. .. .. 12 Hindoo . . .. .. 1 Unitarian .. .. .. 39 Independent .. .. 2 Wesleyan .. .. .. 1,311 Jewish .. .. .. 93 Not stated .. .. ..4,51.5 Lutheran .. .. .. 125 ——— Methodist .. .. ..3,662 Total .. ..70,445 Mormon .. . . . . 53 ===== Returned to front on duty, as mentioned in paragraph (1), 1,476, whose religions had already been calculated in the above figures of 70,445.

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