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SECTION lII.—CITIZEN FORCES: TERRITORIAL FORCE, CADETS, AND RIFLE CLUBS. 1. Territorial Force. Previous to reorganization the Territorial Force consisted of the following :—- -12 Regiments of Mounted Rifles. 3 Mounted Signal Troops. 17 Battalions of Infantry. 2 Divisional Signal Companies. 5 Coast Defence Detachments. 9 Companies of Army Service Corps. 9 Batteries of Field Artillery. 7 Field. Ambulances, including Mounted and 9 Companies of Garrison Artillery. Infantry Ambulances. 32 Companies of Engineers, including Field, Post and Telegraph, and Railway. Under the new scheme some of the above units have been abolished, while others have been amalgamated or formed into new units. The composition of the Territorial Force is now as under : —

Number of Units. Designation. Designation. Unit Headquarters. Northern Command. 3 Regiments Mounted Rifles .. 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles 4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles 9th (N. Auckland) Mounted Rifles 7 Batteries Artillery .. 1st (18-pr.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 2nd (18-pr.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 3rd (18-pr.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 4th (4-5 in. How.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery .. 13th (Coast Artillery) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 18th (6 in. How.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery .. 20th (Pack) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 1 Depot Field Engineers .. Northern Depot, N.Z. (Field) Engineers 1 Depot Company Corps of Signals Northern Depot, N.Z. Corps of Signals 4 Battalions Infantry .. 1st Battalion, Auckland Regiment 2nd Battalion, Auckland Regiment 3rd Battalion, Auckland Regiment 4th Battalion, Auckland Regiment 1 Depot Army Service Corps .. Northern Depot, N.Z. Army Service Corps .. 1 Depot Medical Corps .. .. Northern Depot, N.Z. Medical Corps Auckland. Hamilton. Whangarei, Auckland. Hamilton. Auckland. Auckland. Auckland. Auckland. Auckland. Auckland. Auckland. Auckland. Morrinsvillo. Whangarei. Hamilton. Auckland. Auckland. Central Command. Hawera. Palmerston N. Dannevirke. Wellington. Napier. Palmerston N. Palmerston N. Wellington. Lower Hutt. Wellington. Wellington. Wellington. Wellington. Wanganui. Dannevirke. New Plymouth. Wellington. 3 Regiments Mounted Rifles .. 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles 7th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles 7 Batteries Artillery .. .. 5th (18-pr.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 6th (18-pr.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 7th (18-pr.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 8th (4-5 in. How.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery . . 15th (Coast Artillery) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 17th (6 in. How.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery '.. 19th (60-pr.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 1 Depot Field Engineers .. Central Depot, N.Z. (Field) Engineers 1 Depot Company Corps of Signals Central Depot, N.Z. Corps of Signals 4 Battalions Infantry .. 1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment 2nd Battalion, Wellington Regiment 3rd Battalion, Wellington Regiment 4th Battalion, Wellington Regiment 1 Depot Company Army Service Central Depot, N.Z. Army Service Corps Corps \ 1 Depot Company Medical Corps . . • Central Depot, N.Z. Medical Corps Wellington. Southern Command. Christchurch. Dunedin. Blenheim. Christchurch. Christchurch. Invercargill. Dunedin. Dunedin. Lyttelton. Christchurch. Christchurch. Christchurch. Nelson. Dunedin. Invercargill. Christchurch. 3 Regiments Mounted Rifles . . 1st Mounted Rifles 5th (Otago) Mounted Rifles 8th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles 6 Batteries Artillery .. .. 9th (18-pr.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 10th (18-pr.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 11th (18-pr.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 12th (4-5 in. How.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery . . 14th (6 in. How.) Battery, N.Z. Artillery . . 16th (Pack) Battery, N.Z. Artillery 1 Depot Field Engineers .. Southern Depot, N.Z. (Field) Engineers 1 Depot Company Corps of Signals Southern Depot, N.Z. Corps of Signals 4 Battalions Infantry .. . . 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment 1st Battalion, Otago Regiment 2nd Battalion, Otago Regiment 1 Depot Company Army Service Southern Depot, N.Z. Army Service Corps .. Corps 1 Depot Company Medical Corps . . Southern Depot, N.Z. Medical Corps Christchurch.