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Volunteers. The strength of the Volunteer Force (inclusive of cadets and rifle clubs) on the Ist July was distributed as follows :— Auckland (Officers and Men). 1 battery of field artillery .. .. . . . . . . 74 3 companies garrison artillery . . .. . . . . .. 211 2 companies engineers . . .. .. . . . . . . 160 4 battalions mounted rifles (in all, 22 companies) . . . . . . 1,276 2 battalions infantry (in all, 18 companies) . . . . .. . . 987 1 field hospital and bearer company .. .. . . . . 32 5 Defence cadet companies . . . . . . . . . . 244 16 Defence rifle clubs . . .. .. . . . . . . 374 1 garrison band .. .. .. .. . . . . 27 Wellington (Officers and Men). 1 battery of field artillery . . . . . . , . . . 77 2 companies garrison artillery .. .. . . .. . . 246 2 companies engineers . . .. .. .. . . . . 123 4 battalions mounted rifles (in all, 20 companies) . . .. . . 1,049 5 battalions infantry (in all, 39 companies) .. .. . . .. 2,096 1 field hospital and bearer company .. .. . . .. 25 23 Defence cadet companies .. .. .. .. .. 1,112 53 Defence rifle clubs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,563 1 garrison band .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Canterbury (Officers and Men). 1 battery of field artillery .. .. .. .. ~ 78 2 companies garrison artillery .. .. .. .. .. 181 1 company engineers .. .. .. .. .. ~ 81 3 battalions mounted rifles (in all, 14 companies) .. .. .. 719 3 battalions infantry (in all, 21 companies) .. .. .. .. 1,082 1 field hospital and bearer company .. .. .. .. 32 8 Defence cadet companies .. .. .. .. ..' 387 9 Defence rifle clubs .. .. .. .. ~ ~ 197 lfgarrison band .. .. .. .. ~ ~ 26 Otaqo (Officers and Men). 1 battery of field artillery .. .. .. ~ ~ 67 2 companies garrison artillery .. .. .. .. ~ 238 1 company engineers .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 2 battalions mounted rifles (in all, 13 companies) .. .. .. 839 4 battalions infantry (in all, 34 companies) .. .. , . ~ 1,883 1 field hospital and bearer company .. .. .. .. 43 15 Defence cadet companies .. .. .. .. . , 934 14 Defence rifle clubs .. .. ~ .. .. ~ 329 1 garrison band .. .. .. .. ~ ~ 27 Nelson (Officers and Men). 2 batteries of field artillery .. . . .. .. . . 140 1 battalion mounted rifles (in all, 4 companies) .. . . 267 2 battalions infantry (in all, 11 companies) . . .. .. . . 657 1 field hospital and bearer company .. . . , . ~ 51 6 Defence cadet companies . . . . . . 329 15 Defence rifle clubs . . .. .. .. 456 1 garrison band .. .. ~ .. , 27 Summary (Officers and Men). 6 batteries of field artillery .. .. , . 43(5 9 companies of garrison artillery .. .. . . 876 6 companies of engineers .. .. 443 14 battalions of mounted rifles (in all. 73 companies) . . . . 4,150 16 battalions of infantry (in all, 123 companies) . . . . 6J05 5 field hospital and bearer companies .. . . 183 57 Defence cadet corps .. .. .. .. 3 qqq 107 Defence rifle clubs ... 9 gig 5 garrison bands .. . . .. 134 Total •• •• •• •■ .. .. 18,852 This shows an increase of 89 on the total strength for the Ist July, 1904,