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Sess. 11.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

NUMBER OF ENROLLED VOLUNTEERS ON 1st MAY, 1889, AND 1891, RESPECTIVELY.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 23rd day of June, 1891. Ordered, " That a return be laid before this House showing the number of Volunteers on the rolls of the various corps of the colony on the Ist May, 1889, and the Ist May, 1891, giving the numbers of enrolled men of each corps, stating if under or over the minimum strength as required by the Volunteer Regulations; also showing how many, and the names, of those corps which earned capitation for the years 1888 and 1890, together with the amount paid to each corps for capitation during the years last named."—(Mr. Joyce.)

Number of Enrolled Volunteers on 1st May, 1889 and 1891 respectively.

District. Name of Corps. U a 5 is 44 4» Strength on May 1,1889, and if under or over Mhiimum. Strc on Ma; an under Mini jngth y 1,1891, id if or over Imum. Amount of Capitation paid in 1888. Amount of Capitation paid in 1893. Auckland Auckland Naval Artillery .. Thames Naval Artillery .. Ponsonby Naval Artillery .. Waitemata Naval Artillery!1) Onehunga Naval Artillery! 1) Waiuku Cavalry .. Te Awamutu Cavalry South Franklin Mounted Rifles A Battery Artillery O Battery Artillery Engineeers Victoria Rifles Wairoa Rifles City Guards Rifles Whangarei Rifles Coromandel Rifles( 8) Newton Rifles Onehunga Rifles Hamilton Rifles Royal Irish Rifles Garrison Band .. 63 48 63 63 63 48 48 48 53 53 48 63 48 63 48 48 63 63 48 63 103 70 91 72 88 66 46 53 77 61 61 53 40 70 50 44 74 63 70 63 27 Over Under Over 91 63 42 67 47 55 59 42 49 59 51 63 42 Over Under Over Under Over £ s. a. 95 10 0 97 0 0 89 0 0 61 10 0 77 0 0 95 0 0 (2)35 0 0 48 10 0 74 10 0 35 10 0 04 10 0 48 10 0 53 0 0 47 10 0 45 10 0 £ s. d. 175 0 0' 115 0 0 103 0 0 121 0 0' 67 0 0 89 0 0 105 0 0 80 0 0 111 0 0Under Under Over Under Over At Under 33 0 0 115 0 0 Over Under Over At Over At 51 66 51 43 25 Under Over 55 0 0 77 10 0 76 10 0 65 10 0 82 0 0 103 0 0 67 0 0 135 0 0 75 0 0 Under Poverty BayEast Coast Hussars Cook County Rifles (*) Gisborne Band 48 48 50 63 18 Over 51 Over 53 10 0 49 10 0 30 0 0 77 0 0 Napier. . Napier Naval Artillery ¥ Battery Artillery Napier Rifles Woodville Riflesp) Hastings Rifles Napier Band 48 48 48 48 48 60 51 48 36 58 20 Over At" Under Over 60 63 53 Over 83 10 0 70 0 0 69 10 0 34 10 0 86 0 0 30 0 0 95 0 0 81 0 0 101 0 0 Taranaki 53 20 Over 79*'o 0 25 0 0 Taranaki Rifles 48 70 Over 50 Over 103 0 0 87 0 0 Wanganui Wanganui Naval Artillery Alexandra Cavalry(°) Wairoa Light Horse Rangitikei Cavalry Royal Marton Rifles 48 48 48 48 48 50 69 58 50 08 Over 61 71 66 51 64 Over 76 0 0 111 0 0 93 0 0 119 0 0 73 0 0 93 0 0 61 10 0 67 10 0 07' 10 0 (") Disbanded (1) Disbanded, Al July i, 1889. («) H< igust, 1889. ( 2) Special grant. ( 3) Disbt jnorary ; returned to Active List, Septeinbi ,n*ed, June 10,1890. ir, 1890. (i) Disbanded, July 18,1889