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1st Battalion, Otago Rifle Volunteers.

Shield presented by the Dunedin Garrison Hall Trustees, Maniototo County Council, and Dunedin Builders' Association.

APPENDIX V. Table A.-Number of Volunteer Corps and Rifle Clubs, Defence Cadets, and Bands in existence during Period from 28th February, 1898, to 28th February, 1907.

Table B.-Table showing approximately the Number of Men who have undergone Military Training as Volunteers for Ten Years, 1897-8-1907-8.

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1. Marching. Maximum marks, .100. 2. Judging Distance. Maximum marks, 180. 8. Entrenchments. Maximum marks, 100. 4. Number of Men firing 30 Rounds each. 5. 6. Percentagei Average of Hits to Percentage Rounds ! of Columns fired. 1, 2, 3,and 5. Remarks. Corps. . . 1. Dunedin City Rifles 92 80 90 80 59 55-55 38-88 25 30-55 19-44 41-66 38-88 96-5 97-5 95-5 98-5 95-5 97 84-5 20 20 18 21 21 4-3 13-6 21-66 6-53 18-09 6209 5901 58-04 53-88-48 Winners of Shield, 1906-7. 2. Dunedin Rifles 3. Green Island Rifles 4. Dunedin Cty Guards .. 5. Wakari Rifles 6. Dunedin Highland Rifles 7. Caversham Rifles 8. North Dunedin Rifles .. Did not complete. Did not compete.

Description. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. ' 1904. 1905. j 1906. 1907. i Vol \unteei Cor}. IS. Field Artillery ... Garrison Artillery Engineers Mounted Rifles . . Infantry Cycle Corps Bearer Corps 5 11 2 14 69 3 2 5 9 3 18 75 4 3 5 10 4 46 84 3 4 5 5 5 6 9 10 11 10 9 9 4 4 6 6 6 71 72 72 73 73 117 117 120 119 118 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 6 73 116 4 5 6 9 6 72 115 3 5 Rifle CI ,bs, Di efence Cade is, and Bands. 59 117 5 11 58 126 5 11 Defence Cadet Corps Rifle clubs Garrison bands ... Battalion bands ... 41 42 43 58*| 38 ! 53 56 57 72 , 114 | 112 114 113 5 ! 5 j 5 5 5 ... I ... ... 18 i I 5 5 "5 * Cadet Corps under Defence f si Depart! iven ye; dent and undi .rs. { J r Bducvtion Department separated, ror four years.

Description and Average per Corps. 8 35 i c* en x —< a .eg © H rH S3 I .2 13 00 a T'H . . . m o -o «j> T ' _ o .2 co co ! es n £ OS i OS O &.P4 ,2.2 co ® U rr £o£ 44 a " n £ 2 £ <: C a «" • 44 Q4 tcOJ= R o >J u o> a c6 CIJ44 w — 00 - (,501 .-« o a 00 frH Officer! o I O S OS 4. 00 © 44 (B elected. 4i !_ ■ 04I- © on aS7 03 rf 00 •4 m s £04H X VSo OS I H 44 I 8 c. I 44 o a! -H I I cq co o O rH r-t lO o OS Field Artillery — Enrolments Discharges, &c — Garrison Artillery— Enrolments Discharges, &c. ... Engineers — Enrolments Discharges, &c. ... Mounted Rifles — Enrolments Discharges, &c. ... Infantry— Enrolments Discharges, &c. ... Cycle Corps— Enrolments Discharges, &c. ... Bearer Corps — Enrolments Discharges, &c. ... 32 29 29 39 19 18 16 7 33 34 62 35 24 23 29 10 47 32 33 31 30 25 17 16 58 18 58' 3! 49! 30 23! 11' 31 44 37 33 22 18 19 18 28 24 54 60 26 32 12 10 16 23 47 35 23 25 9 13 32: 35 53i 33 14| 24 3 10 17! 28 44 27; 43 14 5 8 56; 37 47; 50 : 23 1 20: I 91 13! 350 304 464 346 273 229 142 116 5-7 9-7 4-7 58-4 1995 4500 1283 8282 8 10 6 6 45-6 97 28-2 350-4 24 24 27 22 51 32 17 34 1 16 21 40 43 13 18 8 18 26 22! 28 20 250 254 105 26250 8 840 11 7 17 15 7 7 9 16 10 2 4 4 5 3 4 3 67 57 41 274* 2 8-2 5 8 8 7 15 6 4 8 7 4 6 6 14 10 8 7 67 56 4-4 294* 2 8-8 *E 'or e: ight years