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XOUTIIEEN ISLAND. Dun last-iuentioned return shows— I. —That serving under the " Colonial Defence Force Act, 1862," there were in different Provinces of the Northern Island as follows : Province of Auckland - - 117 men - 112 horses. Wellington - - 179 „ - 172 „ Ilawke's Bay - - 115 „ - 102 411 380 IT.—That besides this permanent cavalry force, the men of which are enrolled for three years, there were three regiments of infantry in which the men are likewise enrolled for three years ; namely,— Ist Waikato Eegiment - - - 1,138 officers and men. 2nd „ ... 1,197 3rd „ ... 1,282 3,017 . ill. —That the ordinary militia in this portion of the Colony called out for actual service, armed, , drilled, and doing duty, numbered 2,509 officers and men, distributed as follows: Province of Aucklaud, Ist class Ist battalion - 505 2nd „ „ - 539 3rd „ „ - 321 1,425 2ml battalion - 162 3rd ~ - 350 1,937 Province of Taranaki - (532 Officers and men - - 2,509 I V. -That, in addition to the permanent cavalry force mentioned above, there were called out for actual service, armed, drilled, and doing duty, 200 cavalry volunteero as follows : Province of Auckland - 175 men - 172 horses ~ Taranaki - 25 ~ - 25 ~ 200 197 V.—Thai the volunteers called out for actual service, armed, drilled, and doing duty*, were— In the Province of Auckland, Eine Volunteers - 009 ~ ~ Naval ~ - 191 SOO ~ Taranaki, Eifle A'oluntcers - 209 1,009 'Vl.—That in addition, to the corps above particularized, all of whom were on actual service doing duty, there were in various provinces of the Northern Island the following bodies of men who, though not doing duty, were armed, drilled, and available for actual service: MILITIA. Province of Wellington, Wangauui ... 477 ~ „ Wellington - - - 870 ilawke's Bay - - 642 Oflicers and men - 1,989 CATALItY VOLOTEEBS. Province of Wellington, Wanganui - 147 men - 145 horses Hawke's Bay - - 100 „ - 9S ~ 247 243 VOLUNTEERS. Province of Auckland, armed settlers and veterans - 309 ~ Wellington, Wanganui Eifles - - 303 „ „ Wellington Eifles - - 060 ~ Hawke's Bay „ ... 80 Officers and men ... 1,352

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THE NATIVE INSURRECTION.