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CLASS XII.—MINISTER OF DEFENCE— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 2-83. 18 MILITIA AND VOLUNTEEKS— continued. VOTE No. 57— continued. Stores and Magazines— continued. Picton — Magazine Keeper Contingencies —Pent, Advertising, &e. 23 24 5 600 1882-83. 1881-82. Number of officers ... 27 26 3,434 25 26 27 28 29. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Militia and Volunteers, Noeth Island— Auckland — Officer Commanding Forage 1 Drill Instructors at £109 10s. Eorage for ditto Waikato — Cavalry Instructor Eorage Thames — Officer Commanding £50, Office Allowance £50 Adjutant Napier — Officer Commanding £50, Office Allowance £50 Drill Instructor Taranaki — Officer Commanding Eorage Wanganui — Officer Commanding Travelling Allowance Drill Instractor Travelling Allowance for Instructor Wairarapa — Office Allowance Wellington — Office Allowance 3 Drill Instructors, 1 Sergeant-Major Artillery at £164 5s. (also Armed Constabulary £54 15s.), and 2 at £109 10s. Eorage Capitation Allowances Contingencies—Advertising, &e. 300 55 110 55 110 55 100 196 100 110 300 55 37 38 39 40 100 50 110 50 41 50 42 43 50 44 45 46 384 110 8,663 600 1882-83. 1881-82. Number of offioers ... 13 15 11,713 47 48 49 50 51 52 Militia and Volunteers, South Island— Nelson — Office Allowance Drill Instructor Eorage Marlborough — Office Allowance ... ... ... Drill Instructor Pent of Office Canterbury — Officer Commanding 2 Drill Instructors at £109 10s Eorage for ditto Travelling Allowance for ditto Westland — Drill Instructor (also Magazine Keeper £10, Provincial District Auditor £50, and Immigration Officer £25) 100 110 55 100 50 20 53 54 55 56 100 219 55 50 57 196