H.—lsa. _ Ammunition — Snider—ln store ... ... ... ... ... 1,485,822 Enfield—ln store ... ... ... ... ... 969,165 Snider (expected from England) ... ... ... 500,000 Cadet Arms — ,-, , , . (On issue ... ... ... 845 f Muzzle-loaders |In gtore . . 53 Carbines j COn issue ... ... ... 783 (Terry s (In store ... ... ... 90 . ... (Muzzle-loaders—(Enfield ammunition used). AmmumhonlTerry-In store 131,317

Return of Volunteees on 30th June, 1879.

lletUen showing the Distribution of Oednakce, on 30th June, 1879.

District. Cavalry. Artillery. Engineer. Eifle. Naval. Total. Cadets. Eemarks. Auckland iVaiuku... iVnikato I'aranaki Wan gunui, Fatea, and Bangitikei tVellingtou and Wairarapa ... Sapicr ... Poverty Bay Bay of Plenty Chames ... 65 197 67 260 91 76 61 60 89 "68 389 211 79 918 789 370 106 176 675 276 276 985 1,019 622 129 120 140 769 153 76 "54 247 24 33 60 107 450 Increase since 1st Aug., 1878 :— North Island. Adults ... 2,207 Cadets ... 64 South Island. Adults ... 317 Cadets ... 64 "l58 161 115 Total Noeth Island ... 622 288 315 3,373 443 5,041 669 Selson Marlborough Canterbury "ioo 79 128 65 197 153 "65 197 272 1S2 174 698 137 204 108 52 328 272 475 239 1,075 290 204 108 168 202 ]38 98 816 91 71 55 Damaru ... Dunedin Invercargill Lake Weetland 180 Total Sonn Island ... 100 622 65 1,972 232 2,991 1,639 Total all New Zealand 722 910 380 j 5,345 I 675 8,032 2,308

Distribution. ■mstro: «■ O . 1=1 £ IN - G rr. a _ EC ■ 1 E 5 ta _■ "*H M Eemarks. a* _ ?'i A. C. Force, Taranaki... Auckland Thames Napier Wellington ... Christeliureh Timaru Nelson Dunedin Invercargill ... Oamaru Port Chalmers i i 2 2 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 i 1 2 2 "i 2 2 2 1 1 1 "a On issue to Volunteers In store 1 6 10 9 1 ii ii 4 7 7 7 Total 1 6 10 10 11 11 11 14