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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF RESERVISTS DRAWN IN THE BALLOT TO 30th JUNE, 1917.

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

Table 1. —Return showing, by age, classes in which recruits were placed in the four districts, and summary of same. Table 2. —Return showing totals, by districts, according to classes in which recruits were placed, also totals for the Dominion. Table 3.-—Eeturn showing, by districts, birthplaces of recruits. Table 4. —Eeturn showing causes of medical rejections of recruits from Class A. Table 5. —Return showing vocations, birthplaces, and classes in which recruits were placed, according to age, in military districts. Table 6. —Summary showing medical causes of rejections of recruits classified according to vocations. Table 7.—Return showing medical causes of rejections of recruits classified according to vocations.

Classification. fit for active service beyond the seas. Bl. —Men fit for active service beyond the seas if they undergo specified medical, surgical, or dental treatment (after operation in camp or public hospital). B2. —Men fit for active service beyond the seas if they undergo specified medical, surgical, or dental treatment (after recovery at home). CI. —Men likely to become fit for active service beyond the seas after special training. C 2 permanently unfit for active service beyond the seas, but fit for service of some nature in New Zealand in connection with or for the purposes of the present war. D. —Men permanently unfit either for active service beyond the seas, or for any service in New Zealand in connection with or for the purposes of the present war. Abbreviations. N.Z. = New Zealand. U.K. = United Kingdom. Col. = All British Colonies. O.C. = Other Countries. Trades Definitions. ' Other trades " include —Ironmongers, saddlers, hairdressers, ropemakers, bookbinders, jewellers, upholsterers. " Undefined and various " include—Newspaper-proprietors, indent agents, hospital attendants, lightkeepers, stock-buyers, whalers, warders, veterinary surgeons, surveyors, french-polishers, coalmerchants, piano-tuners, musicians, cordial-manufacturers, auctioneers, cycle-dealers, producemerchants, wicker-workers, chauffeurs and drivers, iron-buyers, coach-proprietors, quarry-pro-prietors, divers.

Table 1.—Showing, by Age, Classes in which Recruits were placed in the Four Districts.

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Class. Age. Military District. A. Bl. C2. B2. 01. D. 10-25 Auckland Wellington Canterbury Otago 1 ,332 1,848 1,256 835 13 67 78 22 67 187 44 41 102 23 •81 18 1,123 1,482 1,657 917 33 354 126 32 Totals .. 5,271 180 339 224 5,179 545 15-30 Auckland Wellington Canterbury Otago 1,063 1,546 1,018 717 14 44 4 5 12 33 165 40 35 .".I 10 29 15 1,126 1,627 1,630 932 35 31.2 150 31 Totals .. 4,344 115 273 85 5,315 528