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Detail Sheet H.—Showing what the Present Financial Position of a Corps of 100 Men enrolled in 1885 might have been at 31st December, 1890, assuming the Corps equipped with " Necessary Equipment " (shown Part 1., Sheet D) ; that the Corps had earned Maximum Capitation, and had made the Beserve Sinking Fund to replace Wear and Tear of Equipment; but that the 12s. Yearly Subscription (provided for in "Model Eules "of the "New Zealand Volunteer Eegulations ") had not been charged to or collected from Members. M a. d. H, s. d. First cost of equipment ... ... ... 528 6 8 Sinking fund and yearly expenses, six years, at £100 per year ... ... ... ... 600 0 0 1,228 6 8 Deduct capitation ... ... ... ... 1,078 10 0 Eesult, that the sinking fund would be short at 31st December, 1890, by the sum of ... ... £149 16 8 The next year's capitation, at same rate as given in 1890 (£207), would make up this deficiency, and leave a net balance unap- £ s. d. propriated of ... ... ... ... ... 56 3 4 (Leaving out the marker's fee, £1.) And for each year thereafter in which the same capitation, £2, is granted, the corps would have, outside of sinking fund, £100, and expenses, an annual unappropriated income of ... 106 0 0 What is the actual position of Volunteer corps ? Have they provided any sinking fund ? Have they provided the equipment No. 1, Sheet D ? Are they even now out of debt ?

Detail Sheet I. —Showing the Capitation provided for a Corps and per Man during the Six Years ending 31st December, 1890, assuming that only as many Men were enrolled Each Year as Capitation was provided for. (In the Previous Detail Sheets the Corps was assumed always 100 strong.)

Average capitation provided per man per year, £2 Bs. id. It would be unreasonable to expect that every man should earn capitation, but the difference in the financial position o! a corps as sketched in the foregoing sheets, and one in which the capitation provided does not cover requirements, is so great as to indicate that from a quarter to half the members in some corps do not earn capitation, and are treated in the " Eegulations " as worthless. Thus, from the apparent defensive strength of the Volunteer Force, as shown yearly, very serious deductions must be made.

Detail Sheet J. —Having Reference to Sheet E. [It must be remembered that in considering the time articles should last, many of them, are only used a few times during the year, and then generally for two or three hours only at a time. This sheet shows the number of days, taken at eight hours each, that the articles would have been worn during the years mentioned in Sheet E.]

Year. No. of Men for whom Capitation was provided in that Year. Capitation ! provided per Man. Marker's Fee. Total Capitation per Corps provided in Each Year. 1885 ... 1886 ... 1887 ... 1888 ... 1889 ... 1890 ... 63 63 63 63 103 103 £ s. d. 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 | £ s. d. 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 £ s. d. 190 0 0 190 0 0 190 0 0 94 10 0 207 0 0 207 0 0 1,078 10

Annual Wear j equals Days' Wear per Year. No. of Years. Total of Days' Wear. Articles. Helmets Scarlet cloth tunics ... Blue-black cloth trousers Great-coats and capes Glengarry caps and badges Frocks (scarlet serge) Trousers (blue-black serge) 12 5 5 13 21 21 21 12 10 8 10 15 15 13 12 5 5 12 12 20 120, equal to 4 months 0 days. 75, „ 2 „ 15 „ 75, „ 2 . „ 15 „ 169, „ 5 „ 19 „ 252, „ 8 „ 12 „ 105, „ 3 „ 15 „ 105, „ 3 „ 15 „ 144, „ 4 „ 24 „ 120, „. .4 „ 0 „ 160, „ 5 „ 10 „ Leggings ... Haversacks Water-bottles