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Estimated Cost, 1883. Auckland, including Thames, Waiuku, and Waikato :— £ s. d. £ s. d. Officer commanding regiment ... 50 0 0 Adjutant ... ... 300 0 0 2 drill instructors ... ... 300 0 0 2 staff sergeants ... ... 300 0 0 18 officers, cavalry, at £4 4s. ... 75 12 0 300 non-commissioned officers and troopers, at £8 135.... ...2,595 0 0 3 officers, artillery, pay and capitation, at £3 ... ... 9 0 0 50 non-commissioned officers and gunners, at £6185.... ... 345 0 0 12 officers, rifle, at £3 ... 36 0 0 240 non-commissioned officers and men, at £6 Bs. Bd. ... ...1,544, 0 0 9 officers, rifle, Thames, pay and capitation, at £3 ... 2700 180 non-commissioned officers and men, at £6 Bs. Bd. ... ...1,158 0 0 6,739 12 0 Second Line 189 officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, rifle, Auckland, at £1 10s. ... ... 283 10 0 63 officers, petty officers, and seamen, naval, Auckland, at £110s. 94 10 0 126 officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, rifle, Thames, at £1 10s. ... ... 189 0 0 63 officers, petty officers, and seamen, naval, Thames, at £1 10s. 94 10 0 661 10 0 £7,401 2 0 Wellington, including Napier and Gisborne : — £ s. d. £ s. d. Officer commanding regiment ... 50 0 0 Adjutant ... ... 300 0 0 2 drill instructors ... ... 300 0 0 1 staff sergeant ... ... 150 0 0 3 officers, artillery, pay and capitation, Wellington, at £3 ... 9 0 0 50 non-commissioned officers and gunners, pay and capitation, Wellington, at £6 18s. ... 345 0 0 3 officers, artillery, pay and capitation, Napier, at £3 ... 9 0 0 50 non-commissioned officers and gunners, pay and capitation, Napier, at £618s. ... ... 345 0 0 12 officers, rifle, pay and capitation, Wellington, at £3 .. 36 0 0 240 non-commissioned officers and men, pay and capitation, Wellington, at £6 Bs. Bd. ...1,544 0 0 3 officers, rifle, pay and capitation, Napier, at £3 ... 900 60 non-commissioned officers and men, pay and capitation, Napier, at £6 Bs. Bd. ... ... 386 0 0 3,483 o 0 Second Line. 189 officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, rifle, Wellington, at £1 10s. ... ... 283 10 0 63 officers, petty officers, and seamen, naval, Wellington, at £1 10s. ... ... ... 94 10 0 63 officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, rifle, Napier, at £1 10s. ... ... 94 10 0 63 officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, rifle, Gisborne, at £1 105.,.. ... 94 10 0 ■ 567 0 0 £4,050 0 0

Estimated Cost, 1884-85. £ s. d. £ s. d. Officer commanding regiment ... 50 0 0 Adjutant ... ... 300 0 0 2 drill instructors ~, ... 300 0 0 2 staff sergeants ... ... 300 0 0 18 officers, cavalry, at £4 4s. ... 75 12 0 300 non-commissioned officers and troopers, at £4 4s. ... ...1,260 0 0 3 officers, artillery, at £3 ... 9 0 0 50 non-commissioned officers and gunners, at £3 ... ... 150 0 0 12 officers, rifles, at £3 ... 36 0 0 240 non-commissioned officers and men, rifle, at £3 ... ... 720 0 0 9 officers, rifle, Thames, at £3 ... 27 0 0 180 non-commissioned officers and men, rifle, Thames, at £3 ... 540 0 0 3,767 12 0 Second Line. 189 officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, rifle, Auckland, at £1 10s. ... ... 283 10 0 63 officers, petty officer-, and seamen, naval, Auckland, at£l 10s. 94 10 0 126 officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, rifle, Thames, at £1 10s. ... ... 189 0 0 63 officers, petty officers, and seamen, naval, Thames, at £1 10s. 94 10 0 661 10 0 £4,429 2 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. Officer commanding regiment ... 50 0 0 Adjutant ... ... 300 0 0 2 drill instructors ... ... 300 0 0 1 staff sergeant ... ... 150 0 0 3 officers, artillery, pay and capitation, Wellington, at £3 ... 9 0 0 50 non-commissioned officers and gunners, pay and capitation, Wellington, at £3 ... 150 0 0 3 officers, artillery, pay and capitation, Napier, at £3 ... 9 0 0 50 non-commissioned officers and men, pay and capitation, Napier, at £3 ... ... 150 0 0 12 officers, rifle, pay and capitation, Wellington, at £3 ... 36 0 0 240 non-commissioned officers and men, pay and capitation, Wellington, at £3 ... 720 0 0 3 officers, rifle, pay and capitation, Napier, at £3 ... ... 9 0 0 60 non-commissioned officers and men, rifle, pay and capitation, Napier, at £3 ... ... 180 0 0 2,063 0 0 Second Line. 189 officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, rifle, Wellington, at £1 10s. ... 283 10 0 63 officers, petty officers, and seamen, naval, Wellington, at £1 10s. ... ... 94 10 0 63 officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, rifle, Napier, at £1 10s. ... ... 94 10 0 63 officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, rifle, Gisborne, at £1 10s. ... ... 94 10 0 — 567 0 0 £2,630 0 0