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APPENDICES. APPENDIX I.—TABLES SHOWING STRENGTH OF N.Z. MILITARY FORCES AS AT 31st MARCH, 1929. (a) N.Z. Permanent Forces.

Note. —To make good the normal wastage due to retirements, discharges, &c., in the N.Z. Permanent Staff the following numbers were enlisted into the various units during the year: — N.Z. Permanent Staff .. .. .. .. .. .. ..11 Royal N.Z. Artillery .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 N.Z. Permanent Air Force .. .. .. .. .. 3 N.Z. Permanent Army Service Corps .. . . . . 1 N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 General Duty Section .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Total .. .. !. .. .. .. ..51

(b) N.Z. Territorial Force.

(c) Cadets.

(d) Defence Rifle Clubs.

Officers. Other Ranks. Unit. I : Permanent. Temporary. Permanent, i Temporary. I I N.Z. Staff Corps .. .. .. .. 71* N.Z. Permanent Staff .. .. . . . . .. . . 136 j Royal N.Z. Artillery .. . . .. . . 18 .. 101 N.Z. Permanent Air Force .. .. . . 6 .. 17 N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps . . .. .. 8 .. 107 7 N.Z. Army Pay Corps .. .. .. .. 5 .. 11 i N.Z. Permanent Army Service Corps .. .. .. .. 10 6 N.Z. Army Medical Corps.. .. .. .. 1 .. i 1 General Duty Section .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Samoa Military Police (attached) .. .. .. .. .. 8f Totals .. „ „ .. _109_ 419 __ 13 * Includes 3 cadets. t Under medical treatment pending discharge.

Arm of the Service. j Officers. Other Ranks. { Total. ! __[ __J Mounted Rifles .. .. .. .. .. 186 i 2,771 2,957 Artillery .. .. .. .. .. 143 2,927 3,070 Engineers .. .. .. .. .. 30 i 655 685 Signals .. .. .. • • • • • • 29 432 461 Infantry .. .. .. .. .. 383 8,819 9,202 Air Force .. .. .. .. .. 92 .. 92 Army Service Corps .. .. .. . . 20 437 457 Medical Corps .. .. .. .. .. 145 500 645 Veterinary Corps .. .. .. .. . . 23 .. 23 Totals 1,051 16,541 17,592

Command. Officers. Other Banks. Total. Northern 124 9,734 I 9,858 Central .. .. .. .. .. .. 189 10,614 10,803 Southern 236 11,722 11,958 Totals .. .. 549* | 32,070 j 32,619 * These are Territorial officers seconded for service with the Cadets.

Command. j Number of Clubs. Membership. I Northern .. .. .. .. .. 21 532 Central.. .. .. .. .. .. 53 1,587 Southern .. .. .. .. .. 65 1,978 Totals .. .. .. 139 4,097