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APPENDICES.

APPENDIX I.—TABLES SHOWING STRENGTH OF THE N.Z. MILITARY FORCES AS AT 31st MAY, 1938. (a) New Zealand Regular Forces.

(b) Territorial Force (Active List only).

Special Reserve, Territorial Force.

(c) Cadets.

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Unit. Officers. Cadets Other Ranks. Total. N.Z. Stafi Corps .. .. • • • • 68 .. .. 68 N.Z. Permanent Staff . . .. . ■ • • • • • • | H9 119 Royal N.Z. Artillery 19 .. 221 240 N.Z. Permanent Army Service Corps .. . . .. • • 20 20 N.Z. Army Medical Corps . . .. • • • ■ • ■ 2 2 N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps . . . • • • 6 . . 28 34 General Duty Section .. .. .. ■ ■ • • • ■ 4 4 Attached from British Army .. . . ■■ 1 •• 1 2 Attached from Australian Stafi Corps . . . . 1 • • • • 1 Officer Cadets (in Australia) . . . . . • • • 20 .. 20 Totals .. .. 95 20 395 510

Arm or Service. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Mounted Rifles .. .. •• •• 153 1,803 1,956 Artillery .. .. .. ■■ •• 112 1,058 1,170 Engineers .. . . • ■ • • 15 226 241 Signals .. 16 148 I 64 Infantry 294 2,728 .3,022 Army Service Corps . . . ■ • • 18 150 168 Medical Corps .. .. .. ... 107 254 361 Veterinary Corps . . . . . . • • 15 • ■ 15 Dental Corps . . . . ■ ■ ■ • 10 • ■ 10 Army Legal Department . . . . • • 5 . . 5 Totals .. .. •• 745 6,367 7,112 Note. —In addition to the above there are 797 bandsmen and 52 prospective recruits in regimental Cadet detachments.

Posted to Posted to Draft. Trained. Territorial Regular Discharged. Total. Units. Forces. First (September, 1937) .. 119 69 42* 8 119 Second (February, 1938) .. 105 84 21 .. 105 Third (May, 1938) .. .. 189 Training Totals .. .. 413 153 63 8 * Two to Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Military District. 1 Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Northern .. •• •• •• 102 5,010 5,112 Central 107 5,285 5,392 Southern .. ■ - ■■ •• 6,347 6,491 Totals .. .. ■■ ■■ 353 ! 16,642 16,995 • __ , I * _