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No. 5 Company (Wellington).

This company, though small in numbers, has improved during the last year. It is short in officers, but this, I hope, will be remedied. When it is considered that the smaller the company the greater difference an absentee from the examination makes, the position of the company in the Shield Competition is most creditable.

No. 6 Company (Wellington).

This company is most efficient. The Testing Section consists of men who do the same work in private life. This Company is awarded the Shield for 1906-7. A. C. Kobinson, Major, Director of Engineer Services. APPENDIX No. IV.—MOUNTED RIFLES AND INFANTEY. Inducements were given to institute challenge shields for competition among the regiments and battalions of Mounted Eifles and Infantry. Much keen competition and good results come from similar competitions in other branches of the service. It is to be hoped that regimental staffs wiil this year assist this matter. So far the only competitions seem to have, been in the Otago District. Eetuhn showing the Eesult of Shield Competitions as carried out by the Ist Eegiment, Otago District Mounted Eifles, and the Ist Battalion, Otago Eifle Volunteers, for Year 1906-7.

1st Regiment, Otago Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Shield presented by Lieut.-Colonel J. C. Nichols, v.d., Officer Commanding Ist Eegiment, Otago Mounted Eifle Volunteers.

Subject. Average of Men examined. Penalties for Bad Discipline. Marks to count for Shield Competition. Remarks. Attendance Field engineering 801 149-6 -1 79-10 11333 Field telegraph Signalling 0-91 0-83 70 66-40 8 men did not present themselves for examination. 3 ditto. 2 „ Total 403-7 328-83

Subjecr. Average of ' Penalties for Men Bad Examined. Discipline. Marks to count for Shield Competition. Remarks. Attendance Submarine Mining Section ... 88.86 159-70 88-66 138-69 87-33 78-33 6 men did not present themselves for examination. 1 man ditto. Testing Section ... Electric-lighting Section 95-27 78-33 Total 422-16 393-21

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