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Total Number of Cadet Corps, under the Defence Department, in each District, on the 31st March, for the Six Years ending the 31st March, 1903.

In 1902 a number of cadet corps were taken over by the Education Department. T. F. Grey, For Under-Secretary for Defence. Defence Office, Wellington, 11th September, 1903.

Return showing Strength of Volunteer Corps, Adult and Cadet, on the 31st March, for the Six Years ending the 31st March, 1903, for each Year separately.

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Numbo of Corps in Existence on the 31st March. District. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 4 3 3 4 5 11 11 11 15 16 2 2 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 6 18 18 19 23 8 1898. Auckland Wellington Nelson Christchurch Otago ... 4 10 2 6 L8

Strength on the 31st March. Name of Corps. 1898. 1899. I 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. Auckland Distj HOT. Adult Corps 95 No. 1 Company, Waikato Mounted Rifle Volunteers... No. 2 Company, „ „ No. 3 Company, „ „ Auckland Mounted Rifle Volunteers Piako Mounted Rifle Volunteers (formerly Te Aroba Rifle Volunteers) Pukekohe Mounted Rifle Volunteers Seddon Horse Mounted Rifle Volunteers Franklin Mounted Rifle Volunteers Waiuku Mounted Rifle Volunteers Raglan Mounted Rifle Volunteers ... Marsden Mounted Rifle Volunteers Otamatea Mounted Rifle Volunteers Hokianga Mounted Rifle Volunteers Mongonui Mounted Rifle Volunteers North Wairoa Mounted Rifle Volunteers Tauranga Mounted Rifle Volunteers Opotiki Mounted Rifle Volunteers Whakatane Mounted Rifle Volunteers Rodney Mounted Rifle Volunteers Auckland Naval Artillery Volunteers Ponsonby Naval Artillery Volunteers Devonport Naval Submarine Mining Volunteers Devonport Coastguard Artillery Volunteers A Battery, Artillery Volunteers Auckland Engineer Volunteers No. 1 Company, Thames Rifle Volunteers ... No. 1 Company, Victoria Rifle Volunteers ... Avondale Rifle Volunteers No. 1 Company, Ohinemuri Rifle Volunteers College Rifle Volunteers (Auckland) No. 2 Company, Ohinemuri Rifle Volunteers Hauraki Rifle Volunteers No. 3 Company, Ohinemuri Rifle Volunteers No. 1 Company, New Zealand Native Rifle Volunteers Coromandel Rifle Volunteers No. 2 Company, New Zealand Native Rifle Volunteers Auckland Rifle Volunteers No. 3 Company, New Zealand Native Rifle Volunteers Gordon Rifle Volunteers (formerly No. 2 Company Victoria Rifle Volunteers) 59 80 68 85 74 74 81 59 57 61 49 104 82 92 89 71 68 63 60 96 57 51 67 46 92 82 88 68 82 56 55 59 91 61 81 56 69 77 73 47 80 66 85 84 57 73 72 95 84 36 117 86 96 81 84 83 62 51 81 67 76 68 73 84 68 81 80 62 61 80 67 66 80 84 91 66 122 94 101 80 92 82 66 63 72 64 65 69 75 72 66 77 81 62 67 85 69 73 68 94 88 85 86 111 81 103 81 87 83 59 61 66 63 44 68 60 67 69 62 62 69 57 64 63 66 65 59 64 65 59 64 66 65 73 63 66 63 46 68 73 59 64 56 68 81 65 60 69 42 65 65 63 59 63 64 75 60 70 65 63 57 62 59 66 60 68 66 53 50 63 67 63