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Return of Volunteers to the 31st March, 1884.

* Includes garrison and local bands. t Includes corps to be disbanded, but not accounted for in "strength." J One a Naval Artillery corps. § One an Artillery corps.

Return showing Distribution of Ordnance on 31st March, 1884.

Beturn of Small Arms and Ammunit lifles, dtc. —In Store and on Issue — Snider (all sizes) —On issue ,, ,, In store Enfield—In store .mmunition — Snider—In store Enfield —In store •adet Arms — *Carbines, muzzle-loaders—On issue ,, ,, In store tton. 5,019' 6,422 256 939,785 107,355 245 16 * For drill purposes only.

Cavalry. Naval Artillery. Artillery. Eifle. Country Corps. Total. Cadets. District. DO Pr g Strength. O IB Pr g Strength. U r» Pr g Strength. O m Pr g Strength. Q Pr g Strength. O IS Or g Strength* O m Pr g Strength. O .uckland Vaiuku Vaikato 'aranaki 'atea Vanganui tangitikei Vellington Vairarapa f apier 'overty Bay 'hames i 13 ta 1 63 50 47 61 2 1 "l 107 50 '63 1 i 55 61 3 i '2 "8 194 '52 141 178 2 1 i 3 3 87 36 36 158 105 132 8 2 3 1 3 i. a 8 3 2 1 2 443 99 50 52 83 252 158 407 132 125 38 104 i i 3 4 48 64 136 222 'i 1 52 38 i '73 "l '53 i 51 Total N,I. .. 221 273 206 11 689 13 554 40 1,943 470 felson larlborough Janterbury )amaru .. )unedin nvercargill jake Vestland i i l 57 03 51 1 i 2 1 47 60 126 49 1 2 1 2 1 37 336 56 98 (32 2 1 4 1 4 1 112 52 219 73 273 77 1 1 2 2 5 1 §3 1 36 34 79 87 186 40 125 54 5 2 10 4 14 5 3 3 232 86 511 216 746 279 125 175 1 2 1 3 4 51 123 58 186 367 2 121 '2 79 Total S.I. .. 171 282 349 16 927 16 641 4(3 2,370 13 864 Totals all N.Z... 10 392 3 0 555 11 555 26 1,616 20 1,195 86 4,313 3333 1,334

Armstrong. Distribution. 24-pr. 7-ton Guns. 64-pr. Guns. Mortars. Iron Guns, various. 40-pr. 12-pr. 6-pr. Cowitzers. trmed Constabulary Force, Taranaki Auckland Phames Napier.. tVellington jisborne jhristchurch Cimaru kelson.. 33>unedin Invercargill 3)amaru .. —.. .. Jueenstown .. .. i " 1 "l "2 2 4 1 "2 2 1 2 "2 3 2 2 4 1 2 2 1 "l 3 1 1 ' 1 3n issue to Volunteers .. [n store .. 1 6 10 10 'ii 'ii 4 7 13 2 Totals .. .. 10 10 11 11 11 15