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Temuka Rifles.—3lst May, 1893. Present: 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 colour-sergeant, 4 sergeants, and 35 rank and file. Absent: 1 sergeant and 3 rank and file. Uniform. —Blue-serge frocks; glengarries ; officers in undress uniform. Arms and Accoutrements. —Snider rifles; buff belts. Officers. —Captain Cutton : A very good commanding officer. Lieutenant Findlay : Absent; about to retire. Lieutenant Whitehead : A good officer. Non-commissioned Officers . —Good. Men. —Good stamp. Turn-out. —A good muster. The frocks are not made uniformly, nor were the caps well put on. Drill. —The corps drilled very well as a company, under the officers and non-commissioned officers. The manual was very well done, but the sword-bayonet exercise was indifferently performed. This corps is well looked after, and in good condition. Major Young was present at this inspection. Temuka High School Cadet Corps.—3lst May, 1893. I inspected these cadets, finding them to be without any uniform, and at present not drilled with arms. This is wise, as the boys vary in age from eleven to fifteen, the large majority being under thirteen. The marching and squad drill was very fairly done. There are a number of carbines and cut-down rifles in charge of the corps. These were not in good order. Timaru High School Cadets. I inspected this cadet corps on the Ist June. The cadets were dressed in scarlet serge frocks of different patterns, glengarry caps. They have cut-down rifles and brown belts. No side arms. The drill, as squad drill, was good, considering that the boys had only just come back from their holidays, and that the usual changes necessitated by the older boys leaving had only just been effected. Physical drill should be taught in these corps.

RETURN OF CORPS AFFILIATED TO DISTRICTS, AS RECOMMENDED. Distbict of Wellington.—Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Newall. Wellington Navals. Wairoa Mounted Rifles. Petone Navals. Rangitikei Cavalry. Heretaunga Mounted Rifles. Hawcra Mounted Rifles. D Battery Field Artillery. Manawatu Mounted Rifles. Wellington City Rifles. Royal Rifles. Wellington Guards. Wanganui Rifles. Wellington Rifles. Palmerston Rifles. Wanganui Navals—as a rifle corps. Taranaki Rifles. Alexandra Cavalry. Distbict of Auckland.—Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Goring. Auckland Navals. Victoria Rifles. Thames Navals—as a rifle corps. City Guards Rifles. Ponsonby Navals. Newton Rifles. Waiuku Cavalry. Hamilton Rifles. Te Awamutu Mounted Rifles. Te Aroba Rifles. South Franklin Mounted Rifles. And two riflo corps to be raised—one in AuckA Battery Field Artillery. land, one in district. Auckland Engineers. Distbict of Cantbebuby.—Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon. Lyttelton Navals. Christ's College Rifles. Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry. ' . Christchurch Rifles. Canterbury Mounted Rifles. A Company Canterbury Rifles. E Battery Field Artillery. Kaiapoi Rifles. N Battery Garrison Artillery. Rangiora Rifles. Canterbury Engineers. Timaru Navals. Christchurch City Guards. Timaru Rifles. Distbict of Dunedin.—Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Webb. Dnnedin Navals. Highland Rifles. Port Chalmers Navals. Kaitangata Rifles. Otago Hussars. One corps to be raised in Dunedin. B Battery Artillery. Bluff Naval Artillery—as a rifle corps. Dunedin Engineers. Invercargill City Guards. City Guards Rifles. Riversdale Rifles. East Taieri Rifles. North Otago Mounted Rifles. North Dunedin Rifles. Waikouaiti Rifles. Distbict op Nelson. —Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Pitt. Nelson Navals —as a rifle corps. Stoke Rifles. Nelson City Rifles. . • ■ ■' 2—H. 9b.