RETURN SHOWING THE EFFECTIVES OF ALL RANKS IN EACH ARM OF THE SERVICE WHICH WERE ACTUALLY STATIONED IN THE SEVERAL COLONIES AND GARRISONS ABROAD AND IN INDIA, On the 31st day of March in each year, for the last ten years.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1870 Session I, A-26a

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RETURN SHOWING THE EFFECTIVES OF ALL RANKS IN EACH ARM OF THE SERVICE WHICH WERE ACTUALLY STATIONED IN THE SEVERAL COLONIES AND GARRISONS ABROAD AND IN INDIA, On the 31st day of March in each year, for the last ten years.

PRESENTED TO BOTH MOUSES OE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BT COMMAND OE HIS EXCELLENCY.

WELLINGTON.

1870.

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ARMY (COLONIES AND EAST INDIA).

RETURN showing the EFFECTIVES of all RANKS in each ARM of the SERVICE actually STATIONED in the several COLONIES and GARRISONS Abroad, and in India, on the 31st of March in each Year, for the last Ten Years.

Al: Ranks. Stations. Yeaks. u 03 o «! aa 3 CD fl fl "c3 H w 03 fl fl I—I a. so '3 a 0 O W £ S 3 hh 'S & 03 [33 O .SO a 5 on • 2 s a h.s a £ a ® Total Gibraltar 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 1,085 931 1,018 949 954 841 783 782 836 768 308 303 342 332 323 312 296 305 287 264 4,483 4,297 4,463 4,318 4,188 3,840 3,657 3,712 3,732 3,759 19 17 10 9 10 10 11 12 12 2 8 10 21 IS 19 22 26 23 5,876 5,552 5,848 5,619 5,495 5,016 4,765 4,832 4,893 4,826 alta 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 776 787 623 615 597 839 774 745 821 766 297 282 210 207 100 196 182 188 191: 182! 4,403 5,358 5,358 5,116 4,928 4.762 4,371 4,257 4,513 4,354 637 616 636 626 595 598 625 623 634 568 42 42 38 32 38 30 39 37 33 4 6 4 J4 !4 6 6 5 6,113 7,085 6,873 6,608 6,256 6,437 5,986 5,858 6,202 5,908 Ionian Islands ... 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 460 452 399 391 381 205 195 194 207 310 3,599 3,564 3,572 3,489 2,525 9 11 10 10 15 3 3 3 3 3 4,276 4,225 4,178 4.100 3,234 Cape of Good Hope 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 159 154 168 158 142 162 170 155 131 331 3,555 3,198 3,450 3,253 3,273 2,827 3,488 3,492 2.586 3,180 4,775 4,464 4,731 4,348 4,410 3,796 4,432 4,479 3,470 4,216 220 214 215 139 186: 176 213 313 25G 211 841 810 876 773 778 609 526 483 473 469 82 22 25 25 18 30 29 22 23 6 4 5 7 2 2 ... It. Helena 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 74 114 111 107 49 81 78 09 77 78 2 25 101 93 87 99 98 71 95 84 390 528 485 489 592 i l 2 2 4 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 466 668 699 692 731 399 384 357 454 427 ■ 213 202 213 279 262

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3ETUEN o: 'anks 0: .EMT iroa< •C' !0Ut Hnuei All Ranki Stations. Yeaks. 1 Q r-i £> O .S 'too '§ U c3 ! P O o O ""Si 'P. o hh M h-. Oh a s 5 w c3 fn co O .20 a J 6"° EH 2 S > fl fl Total. rest Coast of Africa 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 1 990 1,065 1,046 1,550 1,532 1,609 1,206 1,121 994 910 990 1,065 1,046 1,550 1,532 1,609 1,207 1,121 994 912 i Mauritius 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 123 121 273 236 225 248 229 215 132 71 41 198 185 173 166 187 98 129 32 26 1,507 1,660 1,686 1,662 1,449 1,430 1,497 1,442 1,388 547 2 1 4 4 6 5 3 4 1 1 1 1,671 1,979 2,147 2,073 1,845 1,869 1,830 1,791 1,555 648 ieylon 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 125 117 111 100 93 107 95 97 88 175 6 6 7 5 5 5 4 5 5 7 847 821 801 775 813 848 767 868 758 736 1,482 1,400 1,457 1,424 1,378 1,380 1,447 1,084 1,027 1,193 2,460 2,344 2,376 2,304 2,289 2,340 2,313 2,054 1,882 2,113 "4 2 I traits Settlements 1 April, 1869 199 335 ' 939 1,475 minaand Japan... 1 April, 1860 421 3,962 82 Bo73' 70 71 79 80 82 450 425 65 81 •al Mar; 192 123 40 24 16 9 10 16 12 24 1,558 980 4,611 1,535 1,781 1,504 119 j 7,692 11,695 5,420 4,953 4,598 2,811 2,238 2,033 2,609 2,094 295 289 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 959 517 437 335 295 88 141 133 114 178 84 71 161 96 85 29 32 27 259 19 13 12 10 9 9 5,359 3,038 2,514 2,443 2,170 1,950 1,382 1,993 1,042 ines 64 34 26 40 25 15 12 10 834 .ustralia 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 102 52 171 167 155 122 225 214 212 117 104 109 83 20 17 127 12 11 10 3 1,489 883 900 813 197 156 121 1,420 1,673 868 1,695 1,044 1,154 1,000 369 405 359 1,651 1,901 994 1 6 6 6

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Eetuen of all Eanks of the Aemt Abroad, &c.-continue, All Ranks. Stations. Years. th 43 03 I 'a H >>> 5 u "5 a hh OT o O '3 o ~o O rc3 O a o 1 O 'asa 52 6=° CD .9 03 C- -C E» d H Total. **» i ew Zealand 1 April, 1800 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 38 298 289 272 456 379 1 373 I 1 22 13 3 30 .. 70 .. 65 .. 70 .. 97 3 119 2 114 2 15 2 2 2 304 299 294 291 3 1,052 3,918 5,301 4,886 9,289 9,053 5,750 2,391 870 787 5 29 26 92 92 72 31 11 5 2 24 21 98 94 89 70 12 158 1,120 4,451 5,708 5,275 10,336 10,036 6,692 2,820 911 797 Canada 1 April, 1860 ,, 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 ., 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 266 229 1,966 ! 1,922 i 1,759 : 1,601 : 1,647 : 1,770 : 1,655 : 1,675 : 7 . el . 272; c 248j £ 112 2 121 . 232 . 218 . 207 . 216 . 634 8 308 1 307 1 C 820 : 879 : 8,728 : 7,967 : 7,411 : 5,373 5,903 8,218 7,709 4,577 1,170 1,138 1,144 1,267 1,349 1,051 1,023 1093 1070 1,014 91 39 34 33 35 54 50 47 114 82 64 59 67 71 66 69 2,263 2,252 12,949 11,833 11,036 8,238 8,907 11,923 11,210 8,118 499 453 ! 520 p ... c ... I ... \ ... 4 Nova Scotia —including Newfoundland and New Brunswick 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 . „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 166 227 1,067 677 660 767 563 546 568 607 92; . 90; . 215 121 240 373 204 108 194 59 ... 1 ... : < i 1,525 1,488 3,126 2,560 2,387 j 2,883 2,202 2,851 2,683 3,023 254 227 172 252 212 225 212 198 213 186 30 15 12 15 13 13 12 13 40 10 8 21 8 10 8 8 2,037 2,032 4,650 3,635 3,519 4,284 3,202 3,726 3,678 3,896 i Bermuda . 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1S67 „ 1868 „ 1869 136 123 358 221 217 185 206 190 184 211 91 95 212 195 188 152 289 401 261 408 858 844 865 806 740 663 772 816 737 , 1,514 1 1,086 1,062 1,435 1,231 1,154 1,017 1,286 1,422 1,199 2,160 2 2 5 6 4 8 9 7 7 12 13 11 9 18 i ... i ... Jamaica .. 1 April, 1860 ; 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 90 78 76 214 115 126 118 84 113 119 1 1 8 3 3 2 3 3 ; 3 3 L ... L ... 5 ... 3 ... 3 ... . 1,023 564 . 608 505 523 578 570 702 724 767 861 516 845 625 414 1 627 I 1,224 1 657 t 899 ' 935 5 6 10 9 9 18 15 12 10 1,975 1,164 1,538 1,357 1,064 1,342 1,933 1,461 1,751 1,834 i ... 3 ... 3 ... ... 3 ... 3 ... Honduras ... 1 April, I860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 23 26 21 23 22 22 14 17 1 1 1 1 1 ... 1 ... 326 309 317 304 208 304 253 464 293 226 3 1 1 35Q 339 338 328 231 326 268 482 294 227 1 1 ... ... ...

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'.etuen of all Eanks of the Aemy Abroad, Sic—continued. All Ran: :s. Stations. Yeaes. C3 a O •5 f-, CD CD fl '5b a d "3 H ■is fl H 00 u o O "fl o 'o O O !►> O. C3 m a o. m O .SO P Total. Bahamas . 1 April, I860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 11 11 12 11 14 15 11 2 1 1 1 317 386 458 441 459 389 146 446 383 380 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 329 397 470 453 474 405 159 450 386 382 1 1 1 Windward and Leeward Islands 1 1 April, 1860 3 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 ,, 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 1808 „ 1869 132 120 117 122 113 107 100 103 106 108 7 5 5 4 3 4 5 3 4 5 1,047 1,204 1,185 1,152 974 994 931 724 761 764 1,089 928 869 801 365 513 104 450 420 511 6 5 10 11 9 8 10 12 12 2 2,275 2,263 2,183 2,089 1,466 1,627 1,148 1,296 1,303 1,400 Falkland Islands i 1 April, 1S60 „ 1861 „ 1802 „ 1863 „ 1864 30 35 37 36 34 36 35 37 36 34 British Columbia . 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1802 „ 1863 156 139 134 131 156 139 134 131 Bengal 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1802 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ I860 „ ISO/ 1868 „ 1869 2,768 2,841 2,525 3,909 3,943 3,725 3.567 3,183 3,036 3,327 3,183 3,235 6,767 7,025 6,882 7,086 6,328 6,343 5,693 6,499 226 127 116 125 127 166 176 178 41,639 35,920 33,027 33,857 32,254 29,532 27,424 27,567 24,510 27,658 47,816 41,996 42,319 44,978 43,195 40,468 37,446 37,259 33,415 37,662 Bombay 1 April, I860 „ 1861 1862 1863 „ 1864 ,, 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 2,132 1,110 1,300 .1,174 960 1,011 991 907 581 847 900 939 2,147 3,000 2,876 2,723 2,524 2,538 2,179 2,681 104 99 101 78 80 96 79 9,231 7,614 7,019 8,659 8,742 8,612 8,795 8,464 6,735 8,495 12,263 9,963 10,466 12,997 12,677 12.447 12,388 11,989 9,591 12,102 i Madras 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1809 729 1,378 1,304 1,205 1,122 1,039 1,093 995 883 950 551 560 2,921 3,068 3,465 3,509 3,119 3,003 2,800 3,045 53 45 36 37 34 35 46 9,593 9,306 8,000 8,004 8,761 8,838 7,790 7,397 6,448 6,943 i 10,873 11,244 12,228 12,990 13,395 13,422 12,039 11,429 10,166 10,984 A byssinia 1 April, 1868 233 330 87 3,351 4,001 Adjutant-General's Office, 19th May, 1870. W. Paulet ,7A-djut; mt-Ge: teral.