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of service, or 228 men. After assigning to each of these districts their respective quotas of the whole number to be raised in proportion to the enrollment of their respective districts, these deficiencies were added thereto; that is, the quota for the Fifth District, independent of its deficiency, is 2,067, to which is added 126 men for its deficiency, making 2,193 men now to be furnished, and the quota for the Sixth District, independent of its deficiency, is 2,391, to which is added 228 men for its deficiency, making 2,619 men now to be furnished.

MISSOURI.

District. Total Excess Qutas to be

enrollment of raised by funished by

men. the district the

of years of districts

service. in men.

First 30,391 2,368 4,941

Second 14,676 2,425 1,998

Third 11,651 1,191 1,808

Fourth 6,436 7,896 ---

Fifth 9,623 3,738 653

Sixth 12,298 4,407 950

Seventh 11,922 3,197 1,249

Eighth 13,042 4,298 1,120

Ninth 13,687 4,214 1,268

Total 123,726 33,734 13,987

It will be observed that the Fourth District has furnished more than the quota that would be called for from a total enrollment of 6,436 men, and is therefore not now called upon for any men. The excess she has furnished over and above her quota in proportion to enrollment under the present call is apportioned to and deducted from the quotas of the other districts, thus giving the State credit for this excess of men. The following table will more clearly this apportionment:

MISSOURI-Continued.

District. To be furnished Already

of the general furnished over

apportionment and above the

or ratio of ratio of

0.6118. 0.6118.

First 5,408.40

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Second 2, 184.59

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Third 1,979.02

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Fourth 1,312.50 1,320.00

Fifth 716.45

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Sixth 1,038.97

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Seventh 1,365.62

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Eighth 1,227.03

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Ninth 1,386.56

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Total

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District. Now to be Apportion Quota now to

furnished ment of be furished

after the by the

correcting excess of districts in

for the the men.

previous Fourth

excess. District

to be

deducted

from the

other

districts

First 5,408.40 467 4,941

Second 2, 184.59 187 1,998

Third 1,979.02 171 1,808

Fourth

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Fifth 716.45 63 653

Sixth 1,038.97 89 950

Seventh 1,365.62 117 1,249

Eighth 1,227.03 107 1,120

Ninth 1,386.56 119 1,268

Total

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--- 13,987


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