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hesk, u | 2d district | 47 | 60 | 41 | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 200 m |Alnwick, b | 1st district | 93 | 54 | 44 | 54 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 245 e |Alnwick, r | 2d district | 137 | 83 | 72 | 80 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 373 l |Carleton | 757 | 429 | 376 | 402 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1965 a |Beresford | 327 | 294 | 225 | 228 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1086 n |Glenelg | 323 | 174 | 175 | 163 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 836 d |Saumarez, | 1st district | 299 | 209 | 201 | 234 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 949 |Saumarez, | 2d district | 524 | 446 | 408 | 450 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1828 |Wellington | 420 | 393 | 335 | 406 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1555 |Nelson | 574 | 185 | 201 | 166 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1132 ----+---------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+ NUMBER OF INHABITANTS IN THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES. County of York 10,972 County of Saint John 12,907 County of Kings 7,930 County of Queens 4,741 County of Charlotte 9,267 County of Sunbury 3,227 County of Westmorland 9,303 County of Northumberland 15,829 ------ Total in the Province 74,176 The enrolled Militia amount to about twelve thousand. They are divided into twenty-three battalions; the battalions are composed of six, eight, or more companies, according to local circumstances. The companies consist of one captain, two subalterns, three sergeants, and sixty rank and file, except flank companies, which are allowed four sergeants. Where districts are in remote situations, and not sufficiently populous to form two companies, but exceed the number of sixty effective men, eighty are allowed to be enrolled in one company. They assemble by companies two days in a year for drill; and by battalions or divisions for muster and inspection, once or oftener, if the Commander-in-Chief thinks it necessary. An Inspecting Field Officer is appointed to inspect the battalions at their general muster. He visits the different corps successively, and reports to the Commander-in-Chief. He is paid a certain sum per annum, which is granted yearly by the Legislature. The Militia Law is continually undergoing alterations, and has not yet attained to that per
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