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APPENDICES.

APPENDIX I.—TABLES SHOWING STRENGTH OF THE N.Z. MILITARY FORCES AS AT 31st MAY, 1939. (a) New Zealand Regular Forces.

(b) Territorial Force (Active List only).

(c) Cadets.

(d) Rifle Clubs.

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Unit. | Officers. Owlets Other Ranks. Total, N.Z. Staff Corps .. .. . . .. 76 .. 76 N.Z. Permanent Staff .. .. ,. .. .. ,. 134 134 Royal N.Z. Artillery .. .. .. .. 17 .. 257 274 N.Z. Permanent Army Service Corps . . .. .. .. 19 19 N.Z. Army Medical Corps .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps .. .. .. 6 .. 29 35 General Duty Section .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 Attached from British Army .. . . .. .. .. 1 1 Attached from Australian Staff Corps .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Officer Cadets (in Australia) .. . . . . .. 1-5 .. 15 Recruits, N.Z. Regular Force .. . . .. . . .. 32 32 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 100 15 478 593

Arm or Service. I Officers. Other Ranks. Total. __ I Mounted Rifles .. .. .. .. 156 2,005 2,161 Artillery .. .. .. .. .. 121 1,863 1,984 Engineers .. .. .. .. 16 342 358 Signals .. .. .. .. .. 21 268 289 Infantry .. .. .. .. .. 305 4,426 4,731 Army Service Corps .. .. .. 20 308 328 Medical Corps .. .. .. .. 107 374 481 Veterinary Corps .. .. .. .. 15 .. 15 Dental Corps . . . . . . .. 12 . . 12 Army Legal Department .. .. .. 5 .. 5 N.Z. Army Nursing Service .. .. (35) .. (35) Totals .. .. .. •• 778 9,586 10,364 Note. —-In addition to the above there are 647 bandsmen.

Military District. | Officers. Other Ranks. Total Northern .. .. .. .. .. 105 5,345 5,450 Central 113 5,412 5,525 Southern .. .. .. •• •• 143 6,602 6,745 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 361 17,359 17,720

Military District. Number of Clubs. Membership Northern .. .. .. •• •• 25 1,062 Central .. .. .. ■ ■ • • • • 59 2,149 Southern .. •• •• 70 2,378 Totals .. .. .. .. ■■ 154 5,589