VOLUNTEERS AND CADET CORPS (RETURNS RELATIVE TO).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1898 Session I, H-19a

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1898. NEW ZEALAND.

VOLUNTEERS AND CADET CORPS (RETURNS RELATIVE TO).

Returns to Orders of the House of Representatives dated the 2nd August and 6th September, 1898. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return of the Volunteer corps whose services have been accepted during the last three months, giving the localities furnishing the corps, their respective strength, the dates of application and acceptance ; also similar particulars respecting the proposed corps whose, services have been rejeoted, the return giving in each instance the reason for rejeotion."—(Mr. Hogg.) Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return (in continuation of return in Appendix H.-35, 1896) showing,—(l) The number of cadet corps in the colony and the strength of each corps on the 31st March last— (a) the name of each corps and the primary public school with which it is connected, (b) the name of each corps and the college or secondary school to whioh attached; and (2) the number of cadet corps, showing name, strength, and locality of each corps, popularly known as cadet corps, unconnected with any primary public school, college, or secondary school." —(Mr. Joyce.)

Volunteer Corps accepted.

Locality, and Name of Corps. Strength (i.e., Number of Persons signing Eequisition). Date of Application. Date when Application received in Defence Office. Date of Acceptance of Service. Wellington (Star Boating Club Naval Artillery Volunteers) Dunedin (City Eifle Volunteers) Auckland (Onehunga Eifle Volunteers) ... Balclutha (Mounted Eifle Volunteers) Dunedin (Bearer Corps Volunteers) Dunedin (Cycle Corps Volunteers) Christchurch (Cycle Corps Volunteers) ... Wellington (Cycle Corps Volunteers) Wellington (Civil Service Eifle Volunteers) Wellington (Post and Telegraph Eifle Volunteers)... Wellington (College Eifle Volunteers) Wellington (Zealandia Eifle Volunteers) Dunedin (Dunedin Eifle Volunteers) Wanganui (Guards Eifle Volunteers) Auckland (Bearer Company Volunteers) Christchurch (Sydenham Eifle Volunteers) Alexandra North (No. 2 Company Waikato Mounted Eifle Volunteers) Leeston (Ellesmere Mounted Eifle Volunteers) 60 1898. May 30 1898. June 2 1898. June 2 57 56 62 30 27 23 27 78 52 45 50 56 61 25 55 64 April 6 „ 23 May 5 „ 16 „ 16 . 17 April 27 May 19 „ 20 „ 20 „ 21 „ 21 „ 23 April 14 July 9 „ 21 May 9 April 30 May 9 „ 19 „ 19 „ 19 „ 18 „ 19 „ 20 „ 20 „ 23 „ 25 „ 30 April 25 July 12 . 27 May 9 July 9 June 2 May 20 „ 20 . 20 . 18 „ 19 . 21 „ 30 „ 30 „ 30 June 25 May 4 July 12 „ 28 45 June 4 June 7 Aug. 5

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Volunteer Corps rejected.

Akthub P. Douglas, Under-Secretary for Defence. Defence Office, Wellington, 19th August, 1898.

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Locality. Strength (i.e., Number of Persons signing Requisition). Date when Application. in Defenoe Office. Date of Rejection of Service. Remarks —Reason for Rejection. 1896. 1896. June 24 1898. July 22 Ngatimoti 50 June Infantry establishment of district over strength. Ditto. Sarau... Motueka Wakapuaka 52 49 46 Aug. 10 July 25 1897. May 25 27 Aug. 21 Sept. 5 1897. May 27 22 22 22 I! It Hampden 58 June 2 1897. Infantry establishment of district up to regulation strength. Offer again renewed, and refused in June, 1898; establishment complete. Establishment over strength. Gisborne 89 July 10 July 14 Aug. 3 Picton 49 Aug. 24 1898. March 16 Sept. 17 1898. March 22 1898. Aug. 8 Rotorua (rifle corps) Thames (rifle corps) Alexandra South (rifle corps) Kawakawa 68 July 11 Infantry establishment of district complete. Ditto. 60 April 22 May 10 June 24 70 to 100 May 4 11 May 14 Infantry establishment of district over strength. Infantry establishment of district complete. Cycle corps only provided for at four centres. Infantry establishment of district complete. Ditto. 50 April 29 14 14 Wanganui (cycle corps) Denniston 27 May 14 18 June 24 Not given 18 23 May 23 Hunterville Newman Greymouth (honorary artillery corps) Carter ton (mounted rifle corps) Owaka (rifle volunteer corps) Not stated 51 40 17 26 30 28 June 2 8 31 June 13 20 No fortifications or guns at Greymouth. 51 June 3 20 27 Eegulation establishment of mounted corps for district complete. Regulation establishment of infantry corps for country district complete. Ditto. 53 June 11 23 27 Masterton (rifle. volunteer corps) Greytown (rifle volunteer corps) Yictoria Valley, Mangonui Eahotu (Maori corps) 112 Not given 27 29 52 June 29 July 1 July 7 57 9 2 7 Not given March 4 25 28

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Return of Volunteer Cadet Corps in the Colony and the Strength of each Corps on the 31st March, 1898.

Return of Volunteer Cadet Corps in connection with Primary Schools on the 31st March, 1898.

District. Name of Corps. Strength Locality. on Maroh 31, 1898. Auckland Wellington felson lanterbury ... Itago St. John's College Bifle Cadets Prince Albert College Engineer Cadets College and Grammar School Eifle Cadets ... King's College Eifle Cadets Napier High School Naval Artillery Cadets ... Te Aute Native College Eifle Cadets No. 1 Company Wanganui Collegiate. School Eifle Cadets New Plymouth School Eifle Cadets Wanganui Boys' Public School Eifle Cadets... No. 1 Company Wellington. College Eifle Cadets Mount Cook School Eifle Cadets Masterton School Eifle Cadets No. 2 Company Wellington College Eifle Cadets Wellington Boys' Institute Naval Artillery Cadets . ... Nelson College Eifle Cadets Blenheim Borough School Eifle Cadets Christ College Eifle Cadets Christchurch Boys' High School Eifle Cadets Kaiapoi Eifle Cadets ... Queen's Eifle Cadets Timaru High School Eifle Cadets Timaru (Main) Public School Eifle Cadets ... Oamaru High School Eifle Cadets ... Oamaru North School Eifle Cadets... Oamaru South School Eifle Cadets... Waitaki High School Naval Artillery Cadets... Palmerston (South) High School Eifle Cadets Union Street School Eifle Cadets .... Normal School Eifle Cadets .... South District School Eifle Cadets ... Arthur Street School Eifle Cadets ... Dunedin High School Eifle Cadets ... Lawrence District High School Eifle Cadets ... North-east Valley School Eifle Cadets Albany Street School Eifle Cadets ... Tokomairiro High School Eifle Cadets George Street School Eifle Cadets ... Balclutha High School Eifle Cadets Invercargill Middle School Eifle Cadets Invercargill High School Eifle Cadets Auckland it " • Napier . Te Aute Wanganui ... New Plymouth Wanganui ... Wellington ... it Masterton ... Wellington ... Nelson it • • • Christchurch Eaiapoi Christchurch Timaru 38 41 44 64 45 50 106 42 44 66 49 49 51 60 70 45 60 60 53 43 57 54 45 45 46 48 45 64 96 72 80 48 50 66 65 52 54 50 50 45 Oamaru jt Waitaki Palmerston S. Dunedin „ ... Lawrence Dunedin Milton Dunedin Balclutha Invercargill ... Total ... 2,212

District. Name of Corps. Locality. Strength on March 31, 1898. kelson Wellington ... Canterbury ... )tago Blenheim Borough School Eifle Cadets Mount Cook School Eifle Cadets Masterton School Eifle Cadets New Plymouth School Eifle Cadets Wanganui Boys' Public School Eifle Cadets... Timaru (Main) School Eifle Cadets Union Street School Eifle Cadets ... South District School Eifle Cadets ... Arthur Street School Eifle Cadets ... Garnaru North School Eifle Cadets... Oamaru South School Eifle Cadets North-east Valley School Eifle Cadets Albany Street School Eifle Cadets ... Invercargill Middle School Eifle Cadets George Street School Eifle Cadets ... Blenheim Wellington ... Masterton ... New Plymouth Wanganui ... Timaru Dunedin it 45 49 49 42 44 54 64 72 80 45 46 66 65 50 54 it Oamaru it Dunedin Invercargill ... Dunedin Total ... 825

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Return of Volunteer Cadet Corps in connection with Colleges or Secondary Schools on the 31st March, 1898.

Return of Volunteer Cadet Corps unconnected with any Primary School, College, or Secondary School on the 31st March, 1898.

Aethub P. Douglas, Under-Secretary for Defence. . Defence Office, Wellington, 15th September, 1898. Approximate Cost of Pwper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,325 copies), £3 13s. «.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9B. Price 3d.]

District. I Name of Corps. Locality. Strength on March 81, 1898. .uckland Wellington ... [elson . ... ianterbury ... St. John's College Bifle Cadets PrincelAlbert College Engineer Cadets College and Grammar School Bifle Cadets ... KingVCollege Bifle Cadets No. 1 Company Wellington College Bifle Cadets No. 1 Company Wanganui Collegiate School Bifle Cadets Napier High School Naval Artillery Cadets ... No. 2 Company Wellington College Bifle Cadets Te Aute Native College Bifle Cadets Nelson College Bifle Cadets ... Christ College Bifle Cadets Christchurch Boys' High School Bifle Cadets Timaru High School Bifle Cadets ... Oamaru High School Bifle Cadets ... Normal School Bifle Cadets Waitaki High School Naval Artillery Cadets Dunedin High School Bifle Cadets ... Palmerston South High School Bifle Cadets... High School Bifle Cadets... Tokomairiro High School Bifle Cadets Balclutha High School Bifle Cadets Invercargill Boys' High School Bifle Cadets... Auckland it Wellington ... Wanganui ... Napier Wellington ... Te Aute Nelson Christchurch 38 41 44 64 66 106 45 51 50 70 60 60 57 45 96 48 48 45 50 52 50 45 it •tago Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Waitaki Dunedin Palmerston S. Lawrence Milton Balclutha Invercargill ... Total 1,231

District. Name of Corps. Locality. Strength on March 31, 1898. Danterbury Kaiapoi Eifle Cadets Queen's Eifle Cadets Wellington Boys' Institute Naval Artillery Cadets Kaiapoi Christchurch Wellington ... 53 43 60 Wellington Total ... 156