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Cadet Arms— f Muzzle-loaders ui ssue ™l Carbines In store M ) rrt ' f On issue ... ... ... ... 874 (Terrys Jln store ... 3G C Muzzle-loaders —(Enfield ammunition used). Ammunition < -, C In store ... ... ... ... ... 41,267 (. eTTy I Expected ... ... ... ... 100,000

RETURN showing the DISTRIBUTION of Ordnance, 1st August, 1878.

Volunteer Corps Disbanded since the commencement of the Volunteer Year, Ist April, 1878. No. 1 Clutha Rifles.—Amalgamated with No. 2 Company. Pauatahanui Rifles. Tauranga Rifles. Clutha Cavalry. Services of Volunteer Corps Accepted since the commencement of the Volunteer Year. Invercargill Engineers. Greytown Rifles. Riverton Cadets. Sandy Mount Cadets (Dunedin). Queen's (Bay of Plenty) Native Rifles. Hawera Light Horse.

VOLUNTEER CORPS below the Minimum (50), 1st August, 1878.

RECAPITULATION.

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DISTRIBUTION. Ai 6 RMSTEO: : t-H S"G. _ o . » ft N _ rl. e i _ o r/v n l—i EXPECTED FROM ENGLAND. Auckland thames... Napier ... Wellington 3hristcnureli Cimaru ... kelson ... Dunedin Invercargill 1 2 "a 1 "a 4 i l 11 7-lon guns. 11 converted 64-pr. guns. 2 2 1 i l 2 1 1 1 2 2 Jamaru... Port Chalmers 2 3n issue to Volunteers !n Store 1 6 10 9 1 ii 6 8 Total ... 1 G 10 10 ii 14

District. Corps. Strength. Auckland Waiuku Wanganui Eangitikei Bay of Plenty Thames Nelson Canterbury Nixon Cavalry Wairoa Rifles ... Wairoa Cavalry Alfred Cavalry Cavalry Native Rifles ... Cavalry No. 1 Rifles ... No. 5 Rifles ... Hampden Rifles Otepopo Rifles Queenstown Rifles 88 -19 •IS 38 86 44 35 48 42 46 :js 37 ,, ... Oamaru Lake

Cavalry. Rifles. Total. North South 4 1 4 1 2 5 (i G Total 5 I 12