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Return showing Strength of Volunteer Corps— continued.

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Strength on 31st March. Name of Corps. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. Wellington District—contir, med. Adult Corps —con! iinued. Wanganui Highland Rifle Volunteers Foxton Rifle Volunteers ... Palmerston Guards Volunteers Castlecliff Rifle Volunteers Irish Rifle Volunteers Napier Guards Volunteers ... ... Napier Rifle Volunteers ... Hastings Rifle Volunteers Waipawa Rifle Volunteers Ranfurly Rifle Volunteers Gisborne Rifle Volunteers Taranaki Rifle Volunteers Taranaki Guards Volunteers Patea Rifle Volunteers Inglewood Rifle Volunteers Eltham Rifle Volunteers Hawera Rifle Volunteers Stratford Rifle Volunteers Waitara Rifle Volunteers Woodville Rifle Volunteers Dannevirke Rifle Volunteers Masterton Rifle Volunteers Pahiatua Rifle Volunteers Grey town Rifle Volunteers Union Rifle Volunteers ... ... ... ... Ashhurst Rifle Volunteers Clive Rifle Volunteers ... ... ... ... Wellington Volunteer Cycle Corps ... Wellington Volunteer Bearer Corps 52 52 44 60 71 65 47 61 66 72 66 72 60 67 63 67 59 55 77 62 60 57 68 63 71 66 60 64 69 65 62 64 61 69 50 73 56 62 59 61 58 59 58 68 54 58 39 53 59 52 54 56 49 59 62 62 52 56 70 69 59 63 63 61 65 50 52 60 64 57 59 54 53 58 68 66 60 48 67 67 55 55 64 70 62 57 55 51 51 51 64 64 69 60 30 31 31 50 33 27 34 32 32 29 Cadet Corps. 66 51 106 66 51 52 44 51 60 55 49 49 44 42 54 56 52 44 56 41 58 49 49 44 42 52 56 52 44 56 40 58 49 49 44 46 52 56 54 55 56 40 59 49 49 44 46 62 55 61 52 60 53 52 54 56 40 50 53 59 37 39 62 44 49 34 55 No. 1 Company, Wellington College Rifle Cadets ... No. 2 Company, „ „ ... ! No. 1 Company, Wanganui College Cadet Volunteers No. 2 Company, „ „ Napier High School Cadet Volunteers ... ... Wellington Boys' Institute Cadet Volunteers Te Aute College Cadet Volunteers... * Mount Cook School Cadet Volunteers * Masterton School Cadet Volunteers * Wanganui Boys' Public School Cadet Volunteers ... *New Plymouth School Cadet Volunteers ... No. 3 Company, Wellington College Cadet Volunteers Masterton Rifle Cadet Volunteers ... Gisborne Rifle Cadet Volunteers ... Napier City Rifle Cadet Volunteers Manawatu Rifle Cadet Volunteers ... Dannevirke Rifle Cadet Volunteers Pahiatua Rifle Cadet Volunteers ... Foxton Rifle Cadet Volunteers Wanganui Rifle Cadet Volunteers ... 45 60 50 49 49 44 42 Nelson Distr: :ct. Adult Corps. 54 56 85 84 103 67 81 93 67 49 82 87 85 87 66 62 85 79 64 62 74 52 Marlborough Mounted Rifle Volunteers Wakatu Mounted Rifle Volunteers Takaka Mounted Rifle Volunteers ... Motueka Mounted Rifle Volunteers H Battery, Artillery Volunteers Westport Position Artillery Volunteers (former designation " Westport Rifle Volunteers ") Stoke Rifle Volunteers Blenheim Rifle Volunteers Blenheim City Rifle Volunteers 55 53 51 42 68 59 48 65 51 50 59 39 63 68 69 67 61 61 50 48 * The four cadet corps marked with an asterisk were placed under the control of the Education Dej iartment in 1902.