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(b.) N.Z. Territorial Force.

APPENDIX lI.—SUMMARY OF WEAPON TRAINING. Territorial Force. ~ , Percentage Number. to Rifle Course. Strength. Strength on 31st May, 1925, of units required to fire ~ .. . . 12,233 Number who fired full course .. .. .. . . .. 7,979 65 Number who fired part course .. .. .. .. .. .. 972 8 Number who did not fire .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,282 27 Number who qualified .. . . .. .. .. .. 7,605 62 Number who did not qualify .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,628 38 Vickers Gun Course. Number fully exercised .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 148 Number partly exercised .. .. .. .. .. .. 332 Light Automatic Course. Number fully exercised .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 463 Number partly exercised .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,100 Cadets. Rifle Course. Strength on 31st May, 1925, required to fire .. .. .. .. 27,859 Number who fired full course .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,889 82 Number who fired part course .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,627 6 Number who did not fire .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,343 12 Number who qualified .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,313 81 Number who did not qualify .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,546 19

Arm of the Service. Officers. Other Ranks, j Total. Mounted Rifles .. .. .. .. .. 159 3,220 3,379 Artillery .. .. .. .. .. 104 3,622 3,726 Engineers .. .. .. .. .. 20 578 598 Signals .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 340 359 Infantry.. .. .. .. .. .. 337 10,300 10,637 Air Force .. .. .. .. .. 112 .. 112 Army Service Corps .. .. .. .. 13 644 657 Medical Corps .. .. .. .. .. 17 532 549 Totals .. .. .. .. 781 19,236 20,017 Included in the above are 355 bandsmen. (c.) Cadets. Command. Officers. I Other Ranks. ' Total. I I | Northern .. .. .. .. .. 135 7,380 7,515 Central .. .. .. .. .. .. 131 8,389 8,520 Southern .. .. .. .. .. 169 9,880 10,049 Totals .. .. .. .. 435* 25,649 26,084 * These are Territorial officers seconded for service with the Cadets. (d.) Defence Rifle Clubs. Command. Number of Clubs. Membership. Northern .. .. .. .. . . 22 667 Central .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 2,260 Southern .. .. .. .. .. 67 2,056 Totals .. .. .. .. 155 4,983