RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBERS AND DISTRIBUTION OF ARMS BELONGING TO THE COLONIAL GOVERNMENT; ALSO THE NUMBERS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE COLONIAL FORCES.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1869 Session I, D-10

D.—]\ T o. 10

RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBERS AND DISTRIBUTION OF ARMS BELONGING TO THE COLONIAL GOVERNMENT; ALSO THE NUMBERS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE COLONIAL FORCES.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives of 9th June, 1869. That there be laid upon the Table of this House—" A Return of all Arms belonging to the Colonial Government, showing the present distribution of the same, the names of the Corps or Troops in whose hands they are, and the date of their receiving the same, specifying the kind of weapon and their condition; also, a Statement of the Number of Arms, specifying the kind, at present ordered from England or Australia by the Government; also, a Return of the various corps of Constabulary, Volunteers, Militia, and Native Contingent—with the number of each, and where stationed." (Mr. Fox.)

WELLINGTON. 1869.

D.—No. 10.

RETURN showing the Strength of the Armed Constabulary, Volunteers, Militia, &c., on Active Service and Pay in the North Island, 16th June, 1869.

RETURN of Enrolled Militia of all ranks in the North Island, 15th June, 1869.

KETURN SHOWING THE NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF ARMS AND OF THE COLONIAL FORCES.

Ait 'ST. •la: [Y. LTN' LNI Oi rEEB 1 ) lYALEY. Voltt. Al tn rD Eu. 'otal OPEANS. 9 M EH rt ICAL ; ill: .IT.I LA. Bate op Last ■/j o Eh O QQ 0 *s CO 'St! iff. Bisteict. 0 0 a rt o 'o O m Eh O o <D Oh rH XI 3 CO Retuen. DO Ph O j-j CD CD C-H CO I CD CO g O Oh S O O a rt CO o c(. 3 co O 1 -4-3 QQ o Q g 'rt ft o CO H U 9 =! 5. co ce o bXJ s co o Oh O O EC Eh CD CO CD i • £l I Ph ! Eh O o s o "5 r/j 'rt -2 co a h g rt CO to o c o dQ a o d CO 5 o 00 CD 0 J I Ph CO ft <a CD sa o t-i CD CD 45 CO 7-. o rt' 1869. 157 60 56 20 150 110 108 71 35 6 3 378 171 53 22 rune 1 Lpril 30 Hay 17 „ 1 rune 12 „ 12 ,, 12 „ 12 „ 7 „ 2 „ 15 Hay 31 rune 4 ,, 4 „ 4 Waikato Opotiki Tauranga Poverty Bay a (" Head Quarters J Vie Kiwi M. 1 Te ICapu -* (.Wairoa Napier Wairarapa Wellington Taranaki « ( Patea ■g 3 Manawapou ... P-< (.Wairoa 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 i 1 5 4 4 1 2 7 1 4 4 2 1 1 ... 143 28 140 97 86 26 32 5 3 140 165 ... ••• 2 i 1 1 2 1 "4 1 1 1 2 3 i i i 27 53 18 5 16 44 5 2 4 1 6 2 5 1 207* 35 176 ... ... 'a e 2 1 "4 7 9 5 2 1 ...2 i 2 1 1 io 31 2 3 2 4 2 2 1 1 2 "i 10 7 8 1 13 8 8 1 3 182 62 47 20 13 9 2 1 105 119f » 5 ,. 5 '3 /-™- g l wanganui m> Nukumaru M I Wereroa Field Force 1 12 I i i 4 23 4 2 2 21 26 60 1 3 1 55 ...... 13 1 4 1 15 6 20 I 20 460 3 51 9 33 563 115 ... Total l! 32 1 U 54 1 I 1 '55 ! 3 1338; ! I 2 6 I i I 5 119 ! 4 9 19 15 1 3.1 22 533 2,070 757 88 .2 of these are Boat's 'rew. t Of these Ngatipi )1'0' ls am 16 Wi ,n gi Lnui (moi ited).

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN. Bisteict. Oeficebs. G-band Total oe all Ranks. Rem abes. Armed. Unarmed. Waikato Auckland Waiuku Thames Tauranga Opotiki Poverty Bay Wairoa (Hawke's Bay) ... Napier Wairarapa Wellington Rangitikei Manawatu Patea Taranaki Wanganui ... ... 17 52 1 1 8 5 3 6 39 23 67 11 3 2 35 29 456 74 70 114 60 66 36 1,201 437 937 295 94 22 601 547 2,106 2 473 2,158 75 71 122 65 69 42 1,242 460 2,082 306 97 48 708 576 Not embodied since 1861. 219 Rifles in possession of Militia in course of collection. 1,078 "24 72 302 5,010 3,282 8,594

D.—No. 10.

RETURN of the Number of Volunteers (all ranks) in New Zealand, 15th June, 1869.

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NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION OE ARMS AND EORCES.

Bate op Last Retuen. Bisteict. Cavaley. Aetilleey. Enqineees. RlELES. Cadets. Naval. Total. 1869. Vpril 30 „ 3 „ 30 Hay 8 Lpril 30 rune 2 „ 1 ■lay 31 „ 31 „ 29 rune 1 Auckland Thames Bay of Plenty Poverty Bay ... Hawke's Bay... Wairarapa Wellington ... Wanganui Taranaki Patea ... Rangitikei 125 30 22 64 74 60 170 49 "52 46 80 605 236 58 125 221 331 133 35 112 133 109 120 896 316 88 22 189 295 552 303 84 112 269 136 North Island 730 52 126 1,989 109 120 3,126 Lpril 30 ilay 5 .» 1 une 1 ilay 4 une 1 Marlborough... Nelson Westland Canterbury ... Otago Southland 32 68 98 236 112 236 414 638 142 65 208 301 418 268 805 854 142 151 60 "44 128 156 Middle Island 100 309 44 1,778 401 156 2,788 Total in New Zealand 830 361 170 3,767 510 276 5,914