DEFENCE NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 58, 7 March 1912, Page 8

DEFENCE NOTES.

(By RIFLEMAN.! The Colonial Auxiliary Forces' loug-ser-Tice medal has been awarded to William Wilson Uigginson, late sergeant No. 1 Squadron, Waikato M.K. As the Auckland Drill Hall will be required as a polling place for the licensing election on lith Inst., It will not be available for drill purposes on that date. The examination in Hamilton for promotion of Territorial officers, originally nxed for 13th and l*th March, has been cancelled, and will lake place on 20th and 21st March. General Godley will inspect the 11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rides in camp at Whangarei on Saturday, 27th April, and the Kith (Waikato) Uegiment on tue Show Ground, Hamilton, on Tuesday afternoon, l»th March. At an examination held at Whangarei on 3fth February, 1012. iue undermentioned officers of the Terrinirial furce qualified for promotion to the rank uf major in exam. C; Captain J. P. Stevenson, ir>iti (North Auckland) Uegiment, and Captain it. W. Camming, 16th (Waikato) Regiment. The Railway Department having pointed out that in some instances particulars of requirements In regard to transport of troops are supplied only at short notice, a district order from headquarters notifies that district traffic managers are to be advised a£ early as possible of date and localities of camps, probable number of troops, and amount of equipment requiring transport; and that negotiations be carried out by one officer detailed for the purpose.

A memorandum from district headquarters points out that lust at the present time requisitions for clothing equipment for the various Territorial units are being received in considerable numbers, but that It cannot be expected that these requisitions can always ne supplied immediately upon them coming to ha-od. Requisitions are attended to, in priority of units going into camp, just a.« last as supplies are received from the contractors.

The following is the scale of prices laid down to be charged to units requiting to replace equipment at any time, on payment, as may be approved:—Territorial uniform equipment: Jacket (khaki), £1; trousers, 12/; pantaloons, 15/; great coats (mounted), £1 16/; great coate (dismounted), £1 15/; felt hats, 7/6; forage caps, o/; puttees, 5/. Senior Cadet uniform equipment: Khaki Jacket (blouse pattern), 11/; trousers, 0/; shorts, 6/6; felt, 6/. Mills" Web Infantry equipment: Waist belt, 2/6; left and rlgnt brace, 1/6 each; cartridge carriers, 6/; water bottle carrier, 1/6; great coat carrier, 3/; frog, 9d; haversack, »/; carrier tool head, 2/6; carrier tool helve, 9d; tool entrenching head. 1/6; tool entrenching, 6d; water bottles (mark IV.), 3/.

A board of Inquiry will sit at Te Awamutu on Friday, 12th inst., to Inquire Into the cause of the accident to Area-Sergeant-Major A. K. Ilatt, who was thrown from his horse on IMb January last. The board will comprise Captain G. A. King, N.Z.S.C., Adjutant 4th (Watkato) MR-: Lieutenant A. C. Bluck. 4th (Waikato) M.R.; and Lieutenant J. Henderson. 4th (Waikato) M.R. The medical officer who attended Area-Ser-geant-Major Hatt during his injuries will he nsked to furnish a statement, and to say whether the injury received is likely to cause permanent ill-effects.

Colonel Wolfe, accompanied by his general staff officer, win visit the following camps in Auckland on the undermentioned dates:—Hamilton showground: Field Artillery Brigade, Infantry Signal Company, No. 3 Field Company, and N.Z. Engineers— Wednesday and Thursday, 13th and 14th March. Tapatoetoe: 3rd (Auckland) Regiment —Wednesday and Thursday, 20th and 21st March. Hamilton: 16th (Watkato) Regiment—Friday and Saturday. 22nd and 23rd March. Devonport a-nd Fort Bastion: Garrison Artillery—Tuesday and Wednesday, 26th and 27th March. Whangarei: 11th (North Auckland) Regiment—Thursday and Friday, 25th and 26th April. Avowtale3rd (Auckland) M.R.—Tuesday and Wednesday, Tth and Bth May. Rotoroa: 4th (Waikato) M-R-—Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 27tn, 28th, and 23th May.

This incident happened at camp, »*«» a corporal, who was making np the *"'••■■» wrs approached by the tent orderly, and the latter suggested a change in the dietary. "We should like to have some rhubarb, he said. "Yon may have it," replied the corporal, who with pencil and P»P* r tn ** commenced trying to record the order. He began, "Ru," hastily abandoning that for "Ren," and then put "Boo" and "Rhea, ' respectively. Thoroughly exasperated at last, the corporal exclaimed, "Rubob he Mowed; you'll have cabbage."*

The B. and C. Batteries (DtmefflTl »nd Invercarglß) went Into camp near Gore last week, 189 strong. General Godley, ■?«>">- panied by Captain Spencer-Smith, visited the camp, and complimented the two Southern batteries on their smartness. The camp arrangements were most complete, and. the regimental institute (which was. also the post office) was greatly appreciated. A barber pitched hi* tent in one corner of the camp, and this knight of the ateel implements of peace and amoothniws -Pas a very- popular officer.