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Return of Volunteers to the 31st March, 1883.

Return showing Distribution of Ordnance on 31st March, 1883.

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Garrison Corps. Cavalry. 3"aval . iillery. Atillery. Eifli Co, C< mtry >rps. \>tal. Cadeta. District. Corps. & o o 1 i 4 I at s 4 I I % f 4 g m g 3 % 1 m o o 1 g h DO Auckland Waiuku Waikato Taranaki Wanganui, Patoa, and Rangitikei Wellington Napier Poverty Bay Wairarapa Thames 1 $3 55 61 1 61 1 60 3 190 • 2 1 94 38 7 2 3 1 10 8 2 1 3 3 405 93 61 52 454 407 132 51 132 100 1 40 {8 '94 i 1 63 63 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 52 188 179 70 *3 109 109 1 2 3 42 82 227 56 62 51 3 132 4 188 "i *47 l'|2 53 I •' Totals, Noeth Island .. 7 210 1 4J 234 4 229 13 732 12 482 40 1,887 I 11 579 1 Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Oaniaru Dunedin Invorcargill Lake Westland 1 1 1 I 51 63 62 1 "i 2 1 57 03 124 58 1 2 1 2 1 43 122 62 110 62 2 1 4 1 4 1 110 44 273 78 244 78 1 1 2 2 5 1 '.3 1 35 32 73 69 182 43 128 42 5 2 10 4 14 5 3 3 245 76 582 209 723 303 128 89 1 2 1 2 5 1 2 55 118 68 106 367 109 89 J2 15 I '47 Totals, South Island .. 3 [ « 302 7 .399 604 46 2,355 14 I I 912 176 874 16 I 1I Totals, all New Zealand I 10 9 536 11 628 28 1,086 86 4,242 I 25 ! 386 28 1,606 1,491 * Includes garrison and local ba t Includes new corps since form J Includes corps to be disbandec § One a naval artillery corps. || One corps not yet reorganized. One an artillery corps. inds. led. 1, but not ac icounted for in ' ' strengt ;h." not includi sd in " strength.

Distribution. 40-pr. 12-pr. Armstrong. 6-pr. 24-pr. Howitzers. 7-ton Guns. M-pr. Guns. . „ Iron *? Guns, Mortars, various. Armed Constabulary Force, Taranaki Auckland Thames Napier Wellington Gisborne .. .. ,. Christchurch Timaru .. .. .. Nelson Dunedin Invercargill Oamaru Port Chalmers .. Queenstown .. .. ,. 1 1 "2 2 4 •1 "l 2 1 1 1 2 "2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 "2 1 On issue to Volunteers In store 1 6 10 10 'ii 'ii 4 7 13 2 Totals 10 10 11 11 11 IS * Since issued.