LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 106, 3 May 1912, Page 7

LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN.

. .] COICVIANTJ TO BE FORMED IN j AUCKLAND. | A meeting of the provisional com-1 mittee set up recently in conoectaan ■with the formation of a command of the Legion of Frontiersmen in the province of Auckland, was held in tbe Town Hall I yesterday afternoon, when Colonel I Allen Bell presided, and there was a I good attendance. I In opening the meeting, the chairman ■ stated that the ide.i of the formation ;of a branch of he Legion in Auckland I had l>e.pn rereivetl with enthusiasm in I the Waikato. and im'uiiie.s had l>een received by the hon. sec. from v-irkms [ parts of the province, the inquirers being men anxious to join. He {th/! chairman) roiil.,l fret fifty picked riK-.n 'in the Waikatn at once, anil then bo I tween T'ukckohe and Auckland and v.iiuul about Tu.ikiiu there were men ■whit h.nl seen frontier service and were 1 ii!i>>!, willing to join in. As far as In , ,(oi,!i! see. from i!," f"w inquiries be had ! made, there v.oid.l be no dillMiHy in ' f.ti.-inpr a very gaud regiment in ill , ;S..:;tli Ani-klanil di<tr : at any rite. . Down in 'Ji.' Kin™ < .mntry. ny.niti. then! ' vt-ri' very many m< n <ji ju?t tin , right ■4'.;:n:;i, many vh 1 had sen ervi<<. m ' Siiiith Alrii-i. ml llir-re wi.uld I* , no • !'i""i<-iilly in gfttinir ;i good for.-i , ili-re. Tin , dillirully hefurc the r-ommittee was lin c-flu.siti. tin- jiulilii- as to what a grp.it. ' movement the Lesion of Vrnnt ier-.nn;n • really was. There -ei'iicd to be a mis understanding in tin , mind« of RO/me 1 people thai the l.eaion should approach I the (rovernrtjpnt for assistance, hut that ! w.'is quite contrary to the. whole siiint !of the movement. The Legion of j Frontiersmen v.a* a free iiffer of serI vice to ihe Empire, from men a--tna:rl ! only by Inve of enuptry. As far as -v- . pease was roni-PfiiPd, i:;r-n joining: the ' T.--i.,n would In- nut to prartieal'y but ii:;].- evpen-e. Most r,:' then, already ha:! hordes, ;,:;,! i-.irii.vi of the outfit reo.uir:-.1. The tow:, men would pro!>ah!y have to en t'> some expense. Tint t , . ,, tnor? th:in '.In , ;iv"rnTe ' nun™ n<lll was abb- to ii-!.!. It.' wMir-fl to point mil thai men who ha.l ■-'•■«•■ t!iT.wcli ' .•iunpaiiriH mid men vhr. workel in the i-iuintrv at pioneer work hid 1701 :i tmin- ; ntr that it »n:i!(| t.i , .-.- \-.-irs t-i rib into the nverace leniloriil. Afen who iv.irknd in '.lie bnili had eTpeHeno/- that. Tommy Atkins null not get in twenty year-. ! Mr. C AVoo.] raised the question of la ■ -UPpiy f 'f ri*l '-. ("ipt.iin C'< l!..- , i. -ii.! i!,,- , uniform im« no; r-vi>i-f -ii jirrcA!,! The firsthine require,! V.-.i - ihl' e.i. h man •=h.ii|l.l Inve a m '.Iprn rifle. Mo=< of ■ the men wnuH be able to provide (lint , Tl.eni = ,-.!ves, an-i w'lr-r.- they r.-nil.l not • d.i -"" tiie siibsrri. t n/ h.morn-y ■ ri!.--mbpr« coubl 1-.c utilised for that purf.■■. 5 •■. The v.hr.le ~.:tfit. ;, 5 a ,nn-t>r of fi-t. would not ,-. = ! nineh outside the r He. The main idea was to ret, first. :: roll of the rr.rn available. . The rhnirrnnn thought there should be ' very nui"V men in Auckland only too g!id to bwome honorary members nnH «r>ni in their suh--criptions to help such a splendid defence movement, ■wh'ch was entirely a voluntary, offer of ser- ! It was then resolved to hold a ptiHli- moetinc in Aucklond nt n date to he J arranged in order th.it prominent pub- ; ii' srwakp l " B, . mieht explain the move, men: to the general v iblie, and a s"ir>- ' j eomniifPP wa- =,". up ;., rimn-JP details., and. if to The attendance of r;.-n. ".il P.aden Phot'! who •- an lion ! r.rirf nieii-.er of the !.ec' : oi. and took the keen -st interest in the orcranisation lof t"o oom-rinil in Fjifflind and other Jp.ir'- -.f the Kmriirn j The committee then rl ! «ii«=' , i) details lof or 7 ..hi-j-i-tion. and added to ii* number Trooper '"nllirairh Brown, "v or" th- . original members of A Srji'adron. I.onI rlnn. \vh. i- now in ~nd.