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Report on the New Zealand Engineer Volunteers. No 1 Company (Christchurch).

The position of this company in the competition is disappointing. The attendance was very good, and the general knowledge throughout the company is most satisfactory. I can give no reason why so many men did not present themselves for examination. I consider this company the most efficient Field Engineering company in New Zealand.

No. 2 Company (Dunedin).

This company is in an efficient condition. The marks of the Field Telegraph Section (55-4) are not really representative of the efficiency of the section. For obvious reasons ail the section must be examined the same day, and some of the absentees were prevented by their work from attending camp the night of the examination. No. 3 Company (Auckland). This company is a submarine mining company, and did not go into camp.

No. 4 Company (Auckland).

It will be noticed that the average of those men who were examined is much the same as in the other companies, but nearly half the company did not come up for examination.

Subject. Average of Penalties for Men Bad examined. Discipline. Marks to count for Shield Competidon. Remarks. Attendance Field engineering ... Field telegraph Signalling 93-58 163-60 75-85 73-85 -2 91-58 94-14 52 60 22 men did not present themselves for examination. 6 ditto. 3 „ Total 406-88 297-72

Subject. Average of ; Penalties for Men Bad examined. ■ Discipline. | Marks to count for Shield Competition. Remarks. Attendance Field engineering ... 88-2 165-4 -2-5 85-7 140 75-76 82-35 55-4 82-35 4 men did not present themselves for examination. 5 ditto. Field telegraph Signalling Total 412-71 363-45

Subject. Average of Men examined. r, u .„. Marks Penalties for : , ' . t) j to count for Bad o, . ,, Discipline. L Shu ;'. d . v j Competition. Remarks. tttendance i\ield engineering ... 70-57 168 -1 69-57 74-12 19 men did not present themselves for examination. 8 ditto. 7 „ I'ield telegraph lignalling 85 8050 32-05 43 Total 404-07 218-74