H.—4a.

Return of Volunteers, and how armed, 30th June, 1885— continued.

Beturn of Small Arms and Ammunition. Bifles, &c- —In Store and on Issue— Snider (all sizes) —On issue ... ... ... ... ... 8,122 In store ... ... ... ... ... 3,230 Ammunition — Snider—ln store ... ... ... ... ... ... 662,035 Cadet Arms — '■■'Carbines, muzzle-loaders —On issue .... ... ... ... 245 ~ ~ In store ... ... ... ... 4 * For drill purposes only.

Return showing Distribution of Ordnance on 30th June, 1885.

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Distriot. Corps. o 3 1 I '3 -2 O Ef CQ 1 GQ cud pq o £ o o p 3 O E-i I ! 1 lide', 1 o •3. I? 5 a § O B '3 a I o i Ef Dunedin— continued Invercargill Lake North District School Cadets .. South District School Cadets .. Middle District School Cadets Normal School Cadots *Staff .. ■ * Bluff Naval Artillery.. * Southland Hussars *G-Battery Artillery .. *Invercargill Eifles * Garrison Band JEiverton Eifles tIrish Rifles JStafi {M Battery J Cromwell Eifles JArrow Eifles Arrow School Cadets .. Queenstown School Cadets •Staff *Greymouth Naval Artillery .. HVestland Eifles *Greymouth Rifles JKumara Eifles 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 5 5 5 5 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 41 50 55 45 17 42 100 67 100 100 2 50 59 64 54 19 50 41 2 40 47 50 56 33 2 62 70 65 53 66 7 7 56 63 •• ,\ • .. 1 t .. 63 50 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 s 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 33 40 42 49 29 50 I .. 50 49 Westland .. 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 1 1 1 59 62 57 46 k ! i . . i 63 68 50 * Garrison corps. f Honorary cor] is. X Country corps.

Armstrong. Distribution. 40-pr. 12-pr. 6-pr. 24-pr. Howitzers. 7-ton Guns. 64-pr. Guns. 4f Mortars. Iron Guns, various New Zealand Artillery, Auckland „ „ Wellington „ „ Lyttelton „ „ Dunedin .. Armed Constabulary Force, Taranaki Auckland Thames Napier Wellington Gisborne .. .. .. ' Christchurch Timaru Nelson Dunedin Invercargill Oamaru Quecnstown ». 3 3 2 3 8 6 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 4. 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 On issue to Volunteers In store 1 6 10 10 11 19 4 7 13 1 Totala 10 10 11 19 11 u By Authority: Geoege Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—1885.