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Return showing Strength of Volunteer Corps— continued.

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Strength on the 31st March. Name of Corps. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. Auckland District r— contv inued. Adult Corps —c< ontinuet id. Onehunga Rifle Volunteers Newton Rifle Volunteers... Huntly Rifle Volunteers ... Kawakawa Rifle Volunteers Hikurangi Rifle Volunteers Rotorua Rifle Volunteers... Waihi Rifle Volunteers ... Auckland Volunteer Bearer Corps... Auckland Volunteer Cycle Corps ... 54 78 69 72 77 59 65 76 45 51 43 71 68 45 46 82 60 56 55 55 34 22 27 24 63 66 24 25 60 60 37 23 Cadet Corps 38 41 44 45 56 61 43 I 41 49 50 St. John's College Rifle Cadet Volunteers ... Prince Albert College Engineer Cadet Volunteers Auckland College and Grammar School Rifle Cadet Volunteers King's College Rifle Cadet Volunteers Eden Rifle Cadet Volunteers Hamilton Rifle Cadet Volunteers ... 64 64 58 64 41 64 65 56 70 67 56 62 45 Wellington Dis r TRICT. Adult Corps. Alexandra Mounted Rifle Volunteers Wairoa Mounted Rifle Volunteers... Hawera Mounted Rifle Volunteers Heretaunga Mounted Rifle Volunteers Manawatu Mounted Rifle Volunteers East Coast Mounted Rifle Volunteers Wairarapa Mounted Rifle Volunteers Stratford Mounted Rifle Volunteers Opunake Mounted Rifle Volunteers Egmont Mounted Rifle Volunteers Pahiatua Mounted Rifle Volunteers South Wairarapa Mounted Rifle Volunteers Eketahuna Mounted Rifle Volunteers Horowhenua Mounted Rifle Volunteers Otaki Mounted Rifle Volunteers ... Hunterville Mounted Rifle Volunteers Ruahine Mounted Rifle Volunteers Hawke's Bay Mounted Rifle Volunteers Ahuriri Mounted Rifle Volunteers... Masterton Mounted Rifle Volunteers Feilding Mounted Rifle Volunteers Huramua Mounted Rifle Volunteers Wellington Naval Artillery Volunteers Petone Naval Artillery Volunteers Wanganui Naval Artillery Volunteers D Battery, Artillery Volunteers Star Boating Club Submarine Mining Volunteers Wellington Engineer Volunteers ... Wellington Submarine Mining Volunteers ... Wellington City Rifle Volunteers ... Wellington Guards Rifle Volunteers Kelburne Rifle Volunteers Civil Service Rifle Volunteers Post and Telegraph Rifle Volunteers College Rifle Volunteers (Wellington) Zealandia Rifle Volunteers Wellington Highland Rifle Volunteers ... ... Royal Rifle Volunteers ... Wanganui Rifle Volunteers Palmerston North Rifle Volunteers Manchester Rifle Volunteers Wanganui Guards Volunteers 59 61 69 58 60 65 58 69 43 60 65 100 97 93 72 82 61 76 93 99 102 67 69 69 93 75 55 75 80 69 88 69 80 82 88 73 78 96 86 91 62 75 84 95 66 62 65 64 71 70 72 68 77 70 75 83 57 75 159 92 70 80 65 99 51 72 79 90 74 73 59 58 61 68 60 72 66 61 63 79 63 70 149 82 89 67 52 52 114 102 66 54 120 91 150 87 90 53 lie 116 109 67 64 64 69 71 63 73 65 69 61 68 63 65 67 67 64 76 71 70 69 65 61 70 70 74 64 62 66 67 65 65 80 72 65 65 68 65 69 74 68 63 55 59 52 51 46 67 70 53 51 57 46 71 66 63 61 47 55 59 45 50 58 65 66 55 60 67 72 50 65 56 61 68 65 57