H.—l9a.

Return showing Number of Adult Volunteers who qualified for Capitation— continued.

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Name of Corps. 1897-98. 1898-99. .899-1900. 1900-1. 1901-2. 1902-3. Wellington Dii iTRICT —1 )ontinue> Pahiatua Mounted Rifle Volunteers ... Hunterville Mounted Rifle Volunteers Hawke's Bay Mounted Rifle Volunteers Ingle wood Rifle Volunteers... Wellington Submarine Mining Volunteers Napier Guards Volunteers ... 5th Battalion Wellington Rifle Volunteers Band Masterton Mounted Rifle Volunteers 4th Battalion Wellington Rifle Volunteers Band 4th Battalion Wellington Rifle Volunteers (Staff) Castlecliff Rifle Volunteers ... Egmont Mounted Rifle Volunteers ... B'eilding Mounted Rifle Volunteers ... Irish Rifle Volunteers, Wanganui Ashhurst Rifle Volunteers ... 5th Battalion Wellington Rifle Volunteers (Staff) 37 63 63 56 55 48 23 63 41 60 48 40 55 63 13 71 20 1 56 52 43 51 44 43 55 55 15 55 20 5 55 36 55 61 47 4 Total 1,089 1,667 1,776 3,505 3,696 3,645 Nelson Distrl IT. H Battery, Artillery Volunteers Nelson Rifle Volunteers Westport Position Artillery Volunteers (formerly Westport Rifle Volunteers) Stoke Rifle Volunteers Waimea Rifle Volunteers ... Nelson Garrison Band Volunteers Mawhera,Rifle Volunteers ... 1st Westland Rifle Volunteers Kumara Rifle Volunteers ... Greymouth Rifle Volunteers Totara Rifle Volunteers Marlborough Mounted Rifle Volunteers Blenheim Rifle Volunteers ... Blenheim City Rifle Volunteers ... Takaka Mounted Rifle Volunteers Wakatu Mounted Rifle Volunteers ... Denniston Rifle Volunteers... ... Brunner Ranger Rifle Volunteers Reef ton Rifle Volunteers Waitohi Rifle Volunteers ... Nelson Bearer Corps Blenheim Half-battalion Band Motueka Mounted Rifle Volunteers ... Nelson College Volunteer Cycle Corps 1st Battalion Nelson Rifle Volunteers (Staff) ... 2nd Battalion „ „ „ ... 48 58 62 49 54 -62 53 54 61 60 59 50 63 61 62 65 64 43 38 50 23 37 52 47 54 42 35 55 40 38 62 22 39 60 21 60 62 25 50 62 25 49 62 26 59 39 60 36 37 52 "53 "51 64 63 60 39 45 62 "52 60 58 "84 57 '(32 56 '"57 51 73 74 59 59 55 59 63 55 61 60 61 55 27 20 86 55 77 57 52 56 53 27 2C 61 23 2 2 Total 641 570 547 939 1,053 1,023 Canterbui ;y Dist: ,ICT. Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry Volunteers Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers E Battery, Artillery Volunteers N Battery, Artillery Volunteers Lyttelton Naval Artillery Volunteers Canterbury Engineer Volunteers Christchurch City Guards Volunteers Christ's College Rifle Volunteers Christchurch City Rifle Volunteers ... Kaiapoi Rifle Volunteers Rangiora Rifle Volunteers ... North Canterbury Battalion Infantrv Volunteers (Staff) South Canterbury Battalion Infantry Volunteers (Staff) 43 49 57 50 68 59 59 55 60 59 42 5 41 | 58 | 57 46 74 60 56 55 58 58 51 4 37 59 66 58 79 63 59 54 54 60 48 4 59 78 73 67 84 82 60 60 59 61 58 4 53 69 79 68 82 80 56 56 58 56 48 5 49 89 70 83 77 55 58 53 58 44 7 6 7 7 5 7 7