Volunteer Reports.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4239, 2 August 1882, Page 2

Volunteer Reports.

[By Telegraph.] (feom our own correspondent.) Wellington, Yesterday.

The following is Col. Reader's volunteer report. The report shows an increase, the North Island of 635, and in the South Island of 104 volunteers. Inr October last when it was decided to advance on Parihaka, the districts of Auckland, Nelson, Marlborough, Wellington, and Canterbury, were called upon for active service on the West Coast, and in answer to the call the Thames sent 7 officers and 164 men; Nelson, 13 officers and 176 men ; Marlborough, 3 officers and 49 men: Wellington, 21 officers and _283,, men : Canterbury, 5 officers and 74" men, which, together with the ; volunteers furnished by the Taranaki and Wanganui districts gave a valuable contingent of 64 officers and 1048 men. Lieut, Col. Roberts, N.Z.C., Commanding "on the West Coast, in his annual report of the district, desires to record his high, appreciation of the exemplary manner in which the whole force behaved. The strictest attention was paid to all orders, discipline and good conduct existing throughout. The Hon. the Defence Minister complimented the officers for the prompt and orderly way in which all orders had been executed, and Lieut. Col. Eoberts considered the mustering so suddenly, of such a number of volunteers in the district has had an excellent effect on the native mind as convincing them that in an emergency the Constabulary can be reinforced with little delay. A most successful Easter encampment • was held at Wanganui, a.t which 644 of all ranks assembled, Nelson contributing 184 of this number. An effort was made to bold a good meeting at Dunedin at Easter, but Lieut. Col. Stavely reports several circumstances conspired to mar the success of it, namely, the attraction to Christchurch by the Exhibition, which drew away many who would have attended, the want of camp equipage, and the very wet weather. The total number of volunteers on the 31st December, 1881, the close of the volunteers financial year, was 8318 adults, and 1976 cadets, of whom: 6216* adults and 1454 cadets qualified for capitation. # The return of small arms and ammunition, rifles, &c, in store, and on issues—Snidera (all sizes)

on issue 8184, in store 2997 ; Enfield, in store, 10,553; on issue. 914; ammunition, Snider, in store; 1,206,213; Eufield in store, 429,127 ; Cadet arms—Carbines, muzzle loaders, on issue, 477; muzzle loaders, in store, 323; Terry's, on is-ue, 651; Terry's, in store, 326 ; ammunition, muzzle loader (Enfield ammunition used). There are in the colony 17 Armstrong guns. 1 40 pounder, 6 12 pounders, and 10 6 pounders, 10 24 pounders. Howitzer's —11 7»ton gunsr 11 64 pounder guns, 11 14 mortars, 15 iron various guns.