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APPENDICES. APPENDIX I.—TABLES SHOWING STRENGTH OF N.Z. MILITARY FORCES AS AT 31st MARCH, 1930. (a) N.Z. Permanent Forces.

(b) N.Z. Territorial Force.

(c) Cadets.

(d) Defence Rifle Clubs.

Other Banks. rT .. Officers, Unit - Permanent. Permanent. Temporary. I I N.Z. Staff Corps .. 69 N.Z. Permanent Staff .. .. .. .. .. .. 137 Boyal N.Z. Artillery .. .. .. .. .. 16 105 N.Z. Permanent Air Force .. .. .. .. 9 j 41 N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps .. .. .. .. 8 106 6 N.Z. Army Pay Corps .. .. .. .. .. 5 11 N.Z. Permanent Army Service Corps .. .. .. .. 9 3 N.Z. Army Medical Corps .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 General Duty Section .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 j Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 438 9

Arm of the Service. ; Officers. | Other Ranks. Total. Mounted Rifles .. .. .. .. .. 192 2,908 3,100 Artillery .. .. .. .. .. 124 2,538 2,662 Engineers .. .. .. .. .. 33 649 682 Signals .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 386 416 Infantry .. .. .. .. .. 384 8,519 8,903 Air Force .. .. .. .. . . 91 .. 91 Army Service Corps .. .. .. .. 21 436 457 Medical Corps .. .. .. .. .. 160 497 657 Veterinary Corps .. .. .. .. .. 22 .. 22 Totals .. .. .. 1,057 15,933 16,990

Command. ! Officers. Other Ranks. Total. 1 Northern .. .. .. .. .. 125 9,557 9,682 Central .. .. .. .. .. .. 198 j 10,684 10,882 Southern .. .. .. .. .. 226 i 12,408 12,634 I Totals .. .. .. 549* _J 32,649 33,198 * These are Territorial officers seconded for service with the Cadets.

Command. Number of Clubs. Membership. : Northern .. .. .. .. .. 20 656 Central .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 1,716 Southern .. .. .. .. .. 63 1,934 Totals .. .. .. .. .136 4,306