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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. SAMOA MAIN BODY FORCE: NUMBER AND RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 2nd October, 1917. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return stating the number of men who proceeded to Samoa with the Main Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, also stating the religious denominations to which they eaoh belonged." - (Mr. J. S. Dickson.)

Religions, Samoan Advance Party. Church of England ... ... ... ... ... ... 664 Presbyterian ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 290 Roman Catholic ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 174 Methodist ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 70 Baptist ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 Church of Christ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Wesleyan ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 Congregationalist ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Salvation Army ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Plymouth Brethren .. ... ... ... ... ... 1 Jewish ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Agnostic ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Lutheran ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Atheist ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Not stated ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 Unitarian ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Total. ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,382

Approximate Cost of Paper.--Preparation, not given ; printing (650 copies), 15s

By Authority : Marcus F. Mams, Government Printer, Wellington.—1917.

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