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APPENDIX I.

Statement showing the Number of Recognised Public-school Cadet Corps in the several Education Districts of the Colony on the 30th June, 1905; their respective Strengths, and the Increase during the Year.

Corps. Cadets. Total increase in the North Island ... ... ... 20 1,254 Total increase in the South Island ... ... ... 9 412 Grand total increase for the year ... ... 29 1,666

APPENDIX 11. [Otago Daily Times, 18th May, 1905.] THE CADET MOVEMENT. London, May 16. The Prince of Wales, when opening the cadets' headquarters at Hampstead, eulogised the Australian example. He said that the colonists were right to encourage the movement, not in order to militarise the population, but to give the youth a training in physical exercises, discipline, and shooting. These were sufficient for the defence of the country.

APPENDIX 111. [Otago Daily Times, 27th February, 1904.] With the object of affording Mr. F. Tate, Director of Education in Victoria, an opportunity of seeing the working of the school-cadet movement here, and the progress which had been made since the movement was organized, a brigade parade of the cadets attached to the Dunedin schools was held at the Caledonian Grounds yesterday afternoon, 26th February, 1904, at which 929 of all ranks were present. Mr. Tate, addressing the officers at the conclusion of the movement, expressed himself as being very pleased with the turn-out. In Victoria the work was sectional, a number going out to drill while others were forced to remain behind. Over there they had insisted on the cadets being armed with a lethal weapon, and the uniforms had proved rather expensive. On his return he would tell them what he had that day seen, and give them something to work up to. He had to thank them very heartily indeed for the opportunity they had given him of witnessing their organization. The cadet movement here, he understood, was a comparatively recent one, and what he had seen showed,, that the teachers had entered into it with enthusiasm. He was very gratified indeed at what he had seen." j

Eduoation Distriots. & M Q o o u a rO a 03 o a © 3 as S CO 43 « ° -S3 o 0 3 CD <D bo J « -3 S3 rj <D o o be <D O Q xn o co eg m O a) & ■§> o 3 o pq i Efl 43 > Hi oi M a CS H "3 o "3 o EH o p ■a a U & 02 o '3 cS o Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington ... Wanganui ... 52 ... 32 9 ... 30 ... 26 44 52 ! 23 30| 8 8 20 25 22 22 28 8 3 8 14 44 25 7 17 21 140 76 27 70 65 72 66 24 52 63 72 52 2 66 32 1 24 9 52 30 1 63 26 1 52 32 9 30 26 2,095 1,291 294 1,366 1,017 L, L, L. I I 09 29 29 36 ,01 2,527 1,551 380 1,588 1,250 149 117 137 61 114 378 277 277 149 6 149 6,063 ,i ,06 7,296 7,296 ! ! Canterbury North Canterbury South Grey Nelson Otago Southland Westland Marlborough ... 16 9 7 ... 12 ... 37 8 3 5 15 19 8 10 5 6 7! 10 32 32 6' 6 3 3 5] 5 81 91 198 228 8 5 3 6 31 3 2 3 12 8 3 4 20 6 2 4 38 28 37 15 95 16 5 12 33 30 12 15 80 16 5 12 33 16 30 9 12 7 15 12 80 37 1 16 8 5 3 12 5 16 9 7 12 37 8 3 5 859 342 187 507 1,843 359 117 176 L, 85 34 18 50 84 35 11 17 1,000 440 260 576 2,170 420 140 222 I 97 61 59 246 203 203 97 4 97 4,390 1, 39 5,228 5,228 Grand total of all ranks 122 173 624 480 246| 10,453 12,524 12,524 Total number of corps ... 246 I