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Return of Armed Land Forces (exclusive of Regular Troops) in Her Majesty's Colonial Possessions— continued.

!"o. of Troops, Batteries, Establishment of each Corps. Actual Strength. Inereas Decrease Corps si: Bete le and of each ace last irn. Distribution of each Corps, specifying Head Quarters. Average Number of Days Training in each Year. Whether Militia, Volunteers, Police, &c. Designations of the several Corps grouped by Arms of the Service. or Companies in each Corps. (3 S3 CD 11 a p p CD p 11 DO P P Armament of each Corps. co o CO O 3H DO o to o no to. O to o to CD o w Abtilleby, N.Z. Eegt. of. A Battery B „ C „ D E „ 2 5 4 4 3 96 128 68 62 64 l* 2 1 4 54 17 4* 11 2 2 1 3 2 Auckland Dunedin Tiniaru Wellington Christchurch 6-pr. A.O. 12-pr. A.O. ... 24-pr. howitzer 6-pr. A.G-. 12-pr.A.G.,24-pr. howitzer 6-pr. A.G. 12-pr.A.a.,24-pr. howitzer 12-pr.A.G.,6-pr. A.G. 24-pr. howitzer Snider rifles Snider art. carb. "i* F G „ 3 2 66 102 l 2* 3 6 2 1 Napier ... Invercargill ... " 3 85 15 3 Nelson I K tL „ tM 3 4 4 3 97 88 69 76 87 i 41 31 1* 1 Oamaru Cook County Invercargill Port Chalmers Queenstown 33 33 Long sniders. ... l> Engineers. Canterbury ... Hauraki Auckland Napier 97 70 158 93 69 Christchurch Thames Auckland Napier + 4- + + t Snider rifles Snider carbines Snider rifles Snider carbines 12 3 5 3 3 I Biples. 77 47 69 78 75 71 57 109 66 47 52 2 11* 6 18 4* 24 7* 1* 2* 5 2 Auckland Snider rifles Victoria Wairoa No. 3 Auckland Biverton Picton Christchurch City Guards Boyal Bangitikei Dunedin City Guards ... North Dunedin South District No. 1 Waikari 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 ... "i* „ ... Invercargill Picton Christchurch Wanganui Dunedin 33 33 *"| 33 • " ! i 33 • ■ • 33 •.« I ... „ „ # Decrease. t New c< irps. J A spe< •ified in coh imn ■f "Actual Strength."