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Return of Adult Volunteer Corps accepted and rejected from the 6th Day of July, 1899, to the 6th Day of July, 1900— continued.

Arthur P. Douglas, Defence Office, Wellington, 31st July, 1900. Under-Secretary for Defence. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (1,375 copies), £2 ISs.

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'ejecte Locality of Corps. Electoral District. Number of Men. Infantry or Mounted Rifles. Waimamaku Dargaville Bay of Islands 53. 63 Not stated Mounted Rifles. Infantry. Hukerenui South Paparoa (Kaipara) Aratapu Helensville Marsden 65 Not stated Mounted Rifles. Infantry. Waitemata 80 70 62 50 77 30 63 70 Not stated Mounted Rifles. Ashton, Maungaturoto Watuku Tuakau Waihi Glen Murray Waimai Te Mata, Raglan, and Waitetuna Waingaroa Tauranga Rotorua Opotiki Frasertown Wairoa (Hawke's Bay) Gisborne Franklin Ohinemuri Waikato Infantry. Either Infantry or Mounted Rifles. Mounted Rifles. Bay of Plenty 73 62 72 51 113 Not stated 129 45 50 45 90 70 76 113 80 65 70 30 60 Not stated Either Infantry or Mounted Rifles. Infantry. Mounted Rifles, Cavalry, or Lancers, Mounted Rifles. Infantry. Waiapu Napier Maraekakaho Clive .. Mohaka Ormondville Pahiatua Eketahuna Masterton Greytown Okato .. ... Waitara .. .. ' Kaipakopako Inglewood Awakino Stratford Hawera .. Eltham Wanganui Hunterville Patea Feilding .. .. x .. Palmerston North Horowhenua Foxton Karori Wellington Nelson Motueka Reef ton Brunnerton Stafford aud Goldsborough Manaroa, Pelorus Sound Cheviot New Brighton Christchurch Napier Hawke's Bay Either Infantry or Mounted Rifles. Infantry. Mounted Rifles. Infantry. Mounted Rifles. Infantry. Waipawa Pahiatua Masterton Mounted Rifles. Infantry. Wairarapa Taranaki Mounted Rifles. Infantry. (Natives), not stated. Infantry. Egmont Hawera 107 69 64 67 35 47 100 65 Not stated 70 Not stated Second oorps Mounted Rifles. Infantry. Wanganui Patea Mounted Rifles. Infantry or Artillery. Mounted Rifles. Infantry. Rangitikei Palmerston Manawacu Wellington Suburbs Wellington City .. Nelson Motueka Buller Grey Westland Wairau Ashley Avon City of Christchurch 99 106 60 33 Not stated 54 Not stated 50 74 28 30 Not stated Naval Artillery or Coastguards. Mounted Rifles. Artillery. Infantry (Scottish). Infantry. Marine Band. Cycle Corps. Infantry. Mounted Rifles. Lyttelton Leesfcon Akaroa Little River, Banks Peninsula .. Waddington Outram Green Island (Otago) Kelso Roxburgh Queenstown Bannockburn Arrowtown Mataura Bluff (Campbelltown) .. Orepuki Riverton ■Colac Bay Lyttelton Ellesmere Selwyn Taieri Clutha Tuapeka Wakatipu 50 63 84 Not stated 59 64 Not stated 64 64 75 28 21 Not stated Infantry. Mounted Rifles. Infantry. Mataura Awarua Wallace Mounted Rifles. Infaptry. Field or Garrison Artillery. Infantry. Mounted Rifles. Infantry.