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Sess. 11.—1897. NEW ZEALAND.

PERMANENT ARTILLERY (APPOINTMENTS TO THE), AND TRANSFERS TO THE POLICE FORCE, FROM THE 1st JANUARY, 1883, TO THE 1st JANUARY, 1890.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 4th November, 1897. Ordered, '•That there be laid before this House a return showing-(l) The number of' men appointed to the Permanent Artillery from the Ist January, 1883, to the Ist January, 1890, both dates inclusive ; (2) the dfstr cts in which such persons were residing at the date of their appointment; (3) the names of persons transferred from the Permanent Artillery to the Police Force during the above-mentioned period, also the length of service nrevious to their transfer to the Police Force."—(Mr. Mills.) S service previous to

PERMANENT ARTILLERY. The number of men appointed to the Permanent Artillery from the Ist September 1886 to the Ist January, 1890, both dates inclusive ... ... ... 225

The Districts in which such Persons were residing at the Date of their Appointment.

The Names of Persons transferred from the Permanent Artillery to the Police Force from the 1st September, 1886, to the 1st January, 1890; also the Length of Service previous to their Transfer to the Police Force.

Arthur P. Douglas, Under-Secretary for Defence.

Name of Place. Number. | Name of Place. Number. Name of Place. Number. Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Waimate Lyttelton New Plymouth .. Invercargill Wanganui 6 56 12 16 1 3 3 2 8 Shepherd's Bush Patoa .. Gisbome Wostport Masterton Port Chalmers .. Onehunga Timaru Hold tika 1 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 2 Oamaru Waikouaiti Papanui Rangiora Palmerston North Ashburton ■ Hamilton South Melbourne, Victoria 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Names. Length of Service previous to Transfer. Names. Length of Service previous to Transfer. Gordon, Alexander Frederick McDonald, John Davy, Charles Beattie, Henry Doyle, James Joseph Moore, Frederick Augustus .. Barrott, Thomas Stanyer, Charles Watt, John Crawley, Richard E. Marsack, Richard .. Hutton, David D. .. Bullen, Lysath Philpot Black, James Fullar, William Norman, Arthur Henry Harris, Goorgo Henry Riordan, James Hewett, Hugh Millar Yrs. mos. dys. 2 11 i8 6 4 26 17 4 1 11 28 0 7 13 1 4 22 1 G 13 1 4 22 0 0 2G 111 0 11 26 1 2 25 0 10 4 2 4 6 0 8 5 2 3 27 1 4 16 1 10 0 3 6 28 Ward, Charles Cleal Cooney, John Mullane, Jeremiah Emerson, Albert Tivy Emerson, Stuart Tivy Simeon, Herbert K. MoAlister, Silas .. Aiteheson, Alexander Manning, Arthur James Hodgson, Richard T. Godfrey, Theodoro A. Williams, George A. MeOormaok, Owen Bailey, William Alfred McGonaohie, John N. Shephord, Richard William Abbott, Norman D. Coffee, John Murdoek, Edward J. Yrs. mos. dys. 1 7 21 0 f> 10 14 4 2 10 16 4 1 13 1 6 25 1 1 13 0 4 13 3 2 25 2 7 0 0 10 28 0 2 13 2 10 19 2 0 8 1 1 25 0 9 28 1 10 10 0 2 5 1 7 16