NUMBER OF ENROLLED VOLUNTEERS ON 1st MAY, 1889, AND 1891, RESPECTIVELY.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1891 Session II, H-52

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Sess. 11.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

NUMBER OF ENROLLED VOLUNTEERS ON 1st MAY, 1889, AND 1891, RESPECTIVELY.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 23rd day of June, 1891. Ordered, " That a return be laid before this House showing the number of Volunteers on the rolls of the various corps of the colony on the Ist May, 1889, and the Ist May, 1891, giving the numbers of enrolled men of each corps, stating if under or over the minimum strength as required by the Volunteer Regulations; also showing how many, and the names, of those corps which earned capitation for the years 1888 and 1890, together with the amount paid to each corps for capitation during the years last named."—(Mr. Joyce.)

Number of Enrolled Volunteers on 1st May, 1889 and 1891 respectively.

District. Name of Corps. U a 5 is 44 4» Strength on May 1,1889, and if under or over Mhiimum. Strc on Ma; an under Mini jngth y 1,1891, id if or over Imum. Amount of Capitation paid in 1888. Amount of Capitation paid in 1893. Auckland Auckland Naval Artillery .. Thames Naval Artillery .. Ponsonby Naval Artillery .. Waitemata Naval Artillery!1) Onehunga Naval Artillery! 1) Waiuku Cavalry .. Te Awamutu Cavalry South Franklin Mounted Rifles A Battery Artillery O Battery Artillery Engineeers Victoria Rifles Wairoa Rifles City Guards Rifles Whangarei Rifles Coromandel Rifles( 8) Newton Rifles Onehunga Rifles Hamilton Rifles Royal Irish Rifles Garrison Band .. 63 48 63 63 63 48 48 48 53 53 48 63 48 63 48 48 63 63 48 63 103 70 91 72 88 66 46 53 77 61 61 53 40 70 50 44 74 63 70 63 27 Over Under Over 91 63 42 67 47 55 59 42 49 59 51 63 42 Over Under Over Under Over £ s. a. 95 10 0 97 0 0 89 0 0 61 10 0 77 0 0 95 0 0 (2)35 0 0 48 10 0 74 10 0 35 10 0 04 10 0 48 10 0 53 0 0 47 10 0 45 10 0 £ s. d. 175 0 0' 115 0 0 103 0 0 121 0 0' 67 0 0 89 0 0 105 0 0 80 0 0 111 0 0Under Under Over Under Over At Under 33 0 0 115 0 0 Over Under Over At Over At 51 66 51 43 25 Under Over 55 0 0 77 10 0 76 10 0 65 10 0 82 0 0 103 0 0 67 0 0 135 0 0 75 0 0 Under Poverty BayEast Coast Hussars Cook County Rifles (*) Gisborne Band 48 48 50 63 18 Over 51 Over 53 10 0 49 10 0 30 0 0 77 0 0 Napier. . Napier Naval Artillery ¥ Battery Artillery Napier Rifles Woodville Riflesp) Hastings Rifles Napier Band 48 48 48 48 48 60 51 48 36 58 20 Over At" Under Over 60 63 53 Over 83 10 0 70 0 0 69 10 0 34 10 0 86 0 0 30 0 0 95 0 0 81 0 0 101 0 0 Taranaki 53 20 Over 79*'o 0 25 0 0 Taranaki Rifles 48 70 Over 50 Over 103 0 0 87 0 0 Wanganui Wanganui Naval Artillery Alexandra Cavalry(°) Wairoa Light Horse Rangitikei Cavalry Royal Marton Rifles 48 48 48 48 48 50 69 58 50 08 Over 61 71 66 51 64 Over 76 0 0 111 0 0 93 0 0 119 0 0 73 0 0 93 0 0 61 10 0 67 10 0 07' 10 0 (") Disbanded (1) Disbanded, Al July i, 1889. («) H< igust, 1889. ( 2) Special grant. ( 3) Disbt jnorary ; returned to Active List, Septeinbi ,n*ed, June 10,1890. ir, 1890. (i) Disbanded, July 18,1889

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Number of Enrolled Volunteers on 1st May, 1889 and 1891 respectively — contd.

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District. Name of Corps. is Sua Stre on Ma; an under Mini 3ngth y 1,1889, id if or over Linnni. Strength on May 1,1891, arid if under or over Minimum. Amount of Capitation paid in 1883. Amount of Capitation paid in 1890. Wanganui— contd. Wanganui Rifles.. Palmerston North Rifles .. Manchester Rifles Wanganui City Rifles Hawera Riflesf 1) Wanganui Band 48 48 48 48 48 51 54 51 58 53 23 Over 49 49 39 52 61 22 Over Under Over £ s. a. 82 0 0 08 0 0 00 0 0 87 10 0 34 10 0 50 0 0 £ s. d. 101 0 0 95 0 0 09 0 O 95 0 0 Wairarapa Greytown Rifles Masterton Rifles Carterton Rifles( z) Peatherston Rifles Papawai Rifles 48 48 48 48 48 48 54 45 51 51 At Over Under Over 48 55 At Over 57 0 0 61 10 0 71 0 0 97 0 0 Wellington 48 47 At" Under 24 10 0 47 0 0 45*'o 0 Wellington Navals Petone Navals Heretaunga Mounted Rifles D Battery Artillery Wellington City Rifles Wellington Guards Wellington Rifles Newtown Rifles( 4) Garrison Band 03 03 43 53 63 63 63 03 " 104 93 43 65 75 69 63 50 25 Over At" Over 83 71 41 45 74 03 57 Over UnderOver At Under95 0 0 54 10 0 (»)50 0 0 57 10 0 85 0 0 04 0 0 68 10 0 50 10 0 50 0 0 218 0 0 136 ' 0 0 55 0 0 79 0 0 123 0 0 97 0 0 91 0 0 At" Under 26 7l"0 0 Nelson.. Nelson Naval Artillery Westport Naval Artillery .. H Battery Artillery Nelson City Rifles Stoke Rifles Waimea Rifles 48 48 48 48 48 48 06 58 61 58 59 49 Over 63 58 61 58 54 52 Over 78 0 0 55 10 0 72 10 0 77 0 0 74 10 0 29 0 0 105 0 0 87 0 0 103 0 0 85 0 0 105 0 0 09 0 0 Marlborough Marlborough Hussars Blenheim Rifles Blenheim City Rifles 48 48 48 57 68 68 Over 54 77 60 Over 59 10 0 87 10 0 80 10 0 87 0 0 115 0 0 97 0 0 Westland Greymouth Naval Artillery First Westland Rifles Kumara Rifles Greymouth Rifles Inangahua Rifles Brunnerton Rifles 48 48 48 48 48 48 61 71 67 50 52 59 Over05 08 05 62 50 61 Over45 10 0 63 10 0 93 10 0 55 0 0 60 0 0 60 0 0 131 0 0 137 0 0 129 0 0 121 0 0 95 0 0 103 0 0 North Canterbury Lyttelton Naval Artillery .. Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry Canterbury Mounted Rifles E Battery Artillery N Battery Artillery Engineers Christchurch City Guards Christ's College Rifles Christchurch Rifles Sydenham Rifles.. Scottish Rifles Honorary Reserve Rifles .. Richmond Rifles Kaiapoi Rifles Irish Rifles Heathcoto Rifles( 5) Rangiora Rifles Garrison Band 63 43 43 53 53 48 63 63 63 63 63 48 63 63 63 63 48 79 73 49 03 63 56 72 69 71 68 65 56 70 72 69 41 54 23 Over 64 80 40 51 51 41 50 47 58 41 42 57 26 67 41 Over Under 102 0 0 07 0 0 50 0 0 78 10 0 68 10 0 50 0 0 40 10 0 54 10 0 62 10 0 12 0 0 89 0 0 131 0 0 117 0 0 41 0 0 73 0 0 91 0 0 79 0 0 53 0 0 103 0 0 77 0 0 51 0 0 55 0 0 Over Under Over Under57 0 0 81 10 0 7 10 0 24 0 0 58 0 0 50 0 0 59 0 0 99 0 0 33 0 0 Under Over 53 28 Over 71 *0 0 07 0 0 South Canterbury Timaru Naval Artillery .. G Battery Artillery Temuka Rifles Ashburton Rifles Geraldine Rifles Timaru Rifles Waimate Rifles Ashburton Guards( 6) 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 51 51 54 58 51 57 52 52 Over 07 60 51 56 44 59 51 Over UnderOver 02 0 0 50 10 0 37 10 0 70 10 0 43 10 0 51 0 0 50 10 0 42 0 0 93 0 0 85 0 0 67 0 0 55 0 0 75**0 0 57 0 0 Oamaru Oamaru Naval Artillery .. North Troop Otago Hussars(') I Battery Artillery Oamaru Rifles Waikouaiti Rifles Hampden Rifles( e) Otepopo Rifles( 8) Naseby Rifles - .. Palmerston South Rifles .. Garrison Band 48 63 60 47 53 50 46 44 60 47 25 Over 72 33 45 47 56 Over 81 0 0 34 0 0 50 10 0 74 10 0 30 0 0 42 10 0 57 10 0 07 0 0 61 0 0 48 0 0 147 0 0 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 Under Over Under Under Over 65 0 0 63 0 0 113 0 0 Over Under 59 43 25 Over Under 115 0 0 79 0 O 65 0 0 (1) Changed to Mj ( 6) Disbanded, Decen junted Rifles, iber 19,1869. (2) Disbanded, July 25,1 (6) Disbanded, 1890. (' L889. 7) Detael OS: irnent tecial gra: rf Otago 1 it in 186 Lussars, i8. <«J [*) Disbanded, May 31,1890. Disbanded, August 23,1890.

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Number of Enrolled Volunteers on 1st May, 1889 and 1891 respectively—contd.

A. Hume, Defence Office, Acting Under-Secretary for Defence. Wellington, 26th June, 1891. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation (not given); printing (1,200 copies), £3 ss.

By Authority : G-eobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9l. Price, 3d.]

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District. Name of Corps. 3 d P44 as Strc on Ma; an under Mini 3iigth y 1.1889, id If or over [mum. Strf on Ma; aii under Mini 3ngth I Amount y 1,1891, \ oi id if j Capitation or over j pail [mum. in 1888. Amount of Capitation paid in 1890. Dunedin Dnnedin Naval Artillery .. Port Chalmers Naval Artillery Peninsula Naval Artillery.. Otago Hussars B Battery Artillery L Battery Artillery Engineers City Guards Rifles Bruce Rifles South District Rifles East Taieri Rifles North Dunedin Rifles Waikari Rifles Clutha Rifles(i) .. Waitahuna Rifles Highland Rifles Irish Rifles Tuapeka Rifles Kaitangata Rifles West Taieri Rifles( 2) Peninsula Riflesf) Garrison Band Ordnance Band County Corps Band 63 63 63 43 53 53 48 63 63 63 48 63 63 48 48 03 63 48 48 48 63 75 82 57 49 57 59 61 66 51 71 50 65 54 43 48 70 65 50 54 63 49 34 20 29 Over Under Over UnderOver Under 63 65 59 56 47 44 63 59 51 44 42 58 47 At Over Under Over Under Over Under 86 10 0 103 0 0 71 10 0 07 0 0 71 10 0 99 10 0 95 10 0 89 10 0 46 10 0 86 0 0 71 10 0 71 10 0 69 10 0 28 10 0 67 10 0 95 0 0 68 10 0 52 0 0 73 10 0 68 0 0 44 0 0 74 0 0 30 0 0 36 10 0 124 0 0 91 0 0 90 0 0 73 0 0 103 0 0 105 0 0 111 0 0 83 0 0 71 0 0 75 0 0 121 0 0 65 0 0 At" Over 33 44 52 43 53 Under 71 0 0 101 0 0 119 0 0 81 0 0 111 0 0 UnderUnder 35 20 27 95 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 jake .. M Battery Artillery( 4) Arrow Rifles (*) Cromwell Rifles( 4) 48 48 48 49 49 50 Over 36 0 0 36 0 0 43 0 0 Southland Bluff Naval Artillery G Battery Artillery Riverton Rifles Invercargill City Guards .. Gore Rifles Riversdale Rifles.. Garrison Band 48 48 48 48 48 48 56 57 CO 65 50 55 20 Over 100 52 48 62 48 55 20 Over 121 0 0 69 10 0 67 10 0 82 0 0 46 10 0 85 0 0 50 0 0 199 0 0 59 0 0 83 0 O 101. 0 0 75 0 0 101 0 0 65 0 0 At" Over At Over (!) Disbanded, Ju ily 18,1889. (2) Disbanded, June 24,1890. (8) Disbanded, Jul 4,1889. (i) Disbanded, Ma; 1, 1890.