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Return showing Strength of Volunteer Corps— continued.

T. F. Grey, For Under-Secretary for Defence. Defence Office, Wellington, lltb September, 1903.

Summary showing Number of Adult Volunteers who qualified for Capitation, 1897 to 1903.

Note.—Capitation earned by individual members of cadet corps cannot be shown, the corps being in receipt of a lump sum in lieu of capitation. T. F. Grey, For Under-Secretary for Defence. Defence Office, Wellington, 11th September, 1903.

Strength on the 31st March. Name of Corps. 1898. J 1899. 1900. j 1901. 1902. 1903. Otago District — co mtinuat Cadet Corps. 48 48 45 45 45 46 45 64 96 72 80 50 66 65 52 54 50 50 Waitaki High School Naval Artillery Cadet Volunteers Dunedin High School Rifle Cadet Volunteers Invereargill Boys' High School Rifle Cadet Volunteers :i! Oamaru High School Rifle Cadet Volunteers *Oamaru North School Rifle Cadet Volunteers " : Oamaru South School Rifle Cadet Volunteers "Palmerston South School Rifle Cadet Volunteers ... '''Union Street School Cadet Volunteers ;: Normal School Rifle Cadet Volunteers * South District School Rifle Cadet Volunteers "Arthur Street School Cadet Volunteers "Lawrence District High School Rifle Cadet Volunteers ; "North-east Valley School Rifle Cadet Volunteers * Albany Street School Cadet Volunteers *Tokomairiro High School Rifle Cadet Volunteers ... *George Street School Rifle Cadet Volunteers *Balclutha High School Cadet Volunteers ... :: Tnvercargill Middle School Rifle Cadet Volunteers ... Dunedin Engineer Cadet Volunteers Port Chalmers Naval Artillery Cadet Volunteers Caversham Rifle Cadet Volunteers Mataura Boys' Brigade Rifle Cadet Volunteers Wakari Rifle Cadet Volunteers 50 47 42 45 45 47 46 64 132 72 80 50 66 65 53 66 50 50 41 63 43 41 43 58 11 71 81 62 57 45 (53 59 42 53 41 37 51 51 37 41 43 58 11 71 81 62 57 1.5 63 59 42 53 41 37 72 65 52 37 65 49 61 76 56 66 39 63 84 63 62 40 60 * The cor is marked with an asterisk were ilaced under the lontrol )f the Edi [cation Departmi mt in 1902.

District. 1897-98. 1898-99. 1899-1900. 1900-1. 1901-2. 1902-3. Total. Auckland Wellington ... Nelson Canterbury ... 815 1,087 641 1,016 1,247 1,635 1,667 570 1,283 1,417 1,573 1,776 547 1,432 1,492 2,688 3,505 939 2,544 2,676 2,362 3,696 1,053 2,399 2,994 2,506 3,645 1,023 2,150 2,872 11,579 15,376 4,773 10,824 12,718 Otago Total 4,806 6,572 6,820 12,372 12,504 12,196 55,270