REORG ANISATION OF FORCES IN CANTERBURY DISTRICT.

CHRISTCHURCH, 31st January. The reorganisation of the defence forces' of Canterbury, including Nelson and tho West Coast, provides for the following :—: — Cavalry. First regiment (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry), squadrons at Elle&mere, Sheffield, Eangiora, aud Culverden, with an extra detached squadron at Kaikoura. Second Regiment. — Headquarters at Tirnaru ; squadrons at Ashburton, Geraldine; Timaru, and Waimate. Third Regiment (Nelson). — Headquarters at Nelson or Blenheim ; squadrons at Blenheim, Tapawera, Motueka, and Takaka. Infantry. First Battalion. — Christchurch. Second Battalion (South Canterbury). — Headquarters at Timaru. Third Battalion (Nelson Half Battalion). — To be recruited in Marlborough and the northern half of the Nelson land districts, and half in the southern half j of th© Nelson and Westland land districts. Artillery. One battery at Christchurch and one at Nelson ; ammunition column at Christchurch. Garrison Artillery. Two companies to be amalgamated into one at Lyttelton. Engineers. Tha company will be as at gresent in Christchurch. The field troop of engineers will be stationed at either Christchurch or Nelson. Signalling Companies. Tho present cycle company will, it is hoped, become the signalling or communicating company under the new scheme. Infantry field ambulance will be as afc present in Christchurch with greatly increased strength. The cavalry field ambulance will probably have its headquarters at Ashburton, and, if not there, probably at Nelson or Blenheim. The Officers' Training Corps will cease to exist as a separate organisation, aud the members will take their place either in the senior cadets or the Territorial forces as the case may be. Boy Sf-outs. The Commandant conferred with liieut. -Colonel Cosgrove, Chief Dominion Scout, and explained that there would be no clashing of the boy scouts and senior cadets, and, with the ranks of the senior cadets, he would be glad to tnka any prop-erly-formed boy' scout units. It was to be distinctly understood, however, that, for purposes of i drill, they were senior cadets, and had to do the amount of senior cadet drill I laid down by the regulations. After that they could be boy scouts as much as they pleased.