G.—No. 14a.

Table A. Return showing the Strength (all ranks) of the New Zealand Militia called out for Actual Service on 31st March, 1872.

TABLES REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING REPORT.

1871-72. 1870-71. District. 1st Class. 2nd Class. 3rd Class. Total. 1st Class. 2nd Class. 3rd Class. Total. Waikato (three districts) Taranaki... Patea Wairoa (Hawke's Bay) ... Poverty Bay Opotiki ... Tauranga 265* 250 96 17+ 30 25 19 289 88 35 58 24 20 56 229 36 13 27 22 321 768 220 65 115 71 39 254 269 67 17 49 25 28 161 304 49 38 29 28 48 89 245 36 15 13 26 37 504 818 152 70 91 79 113 Total 702 514 1,599 709 383 657 461 1,827 * 1st and 2nd Class. t Training and Exercise. Tabl le B. Retuen showing Strength of the New Z 5EALA5 nd Volunteee Eoece on 31st Marc' 1, 1872. St: 1ENGTH ON 31l !T M. 10H, 1871. Districts. in >• 03 O .-5 U OJ o | 'Sn Total. 03 o o "Eb ft vTotal. .3 53 Auckland Wairoa and Waiuku ... Waikato Poverty Bay ... Bay of Plenty ... Thames... Taranaki Patea ... Wanganui Rangitikei Wellington Grey town Masterton Napier ... Wairoa... 115 77 61 32 82 34 87 157 57 63 "■42 584 419 38 39 48 343 31 41 160 233 570 91 107 65 48 98 84 917 496 99 71 130 469 31 75 247 390 627 130 142 166 48 140 48 70 38 85 38 23 99 184 55 46 "h 366 461 284 30 40 138 162 600 103 106 73 59 106 "87 713 509 70 38 85 422 68 63 237 346 665 136 141 173 59 "57 "65 39 35 53 "•48 33 35 41 59 North Island ... 772 162 105 2,817 182 4,038 834 179 97 2,422 193 3,725 Nelson ... Marlborough ... Canterbury Westland Otago and Southland ... "59 162 • ... 102 82 158 243 190 749 82 158 566 190 1,008 '(SO 27 157 92 110 188 310 216 787 137 188 619 216 1,030 109 150 61 182 South Island ... 59 271 102 150 2,004 6,042 60 245 92 2,190 1,422 1,611 182 All New Zealand 433 207 4,239 332 824 424 189 4,033 375 831 5,915