THE VOLUNTEER CAMP.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE " PKESg." Sib,—Can you gire the Volunteers any informution as to whether we are (o have a camp ; and if ao, where it ia to be ? I hear £200 has been spent on camp equipage ; is it the nucleus of a military museum, or aro no really going to use irV I am afraid not, aud that is the reason of my writing to suggest a review of all branches of the service on Easter Monday. Wβ have plenty of carupany drills; what we want are battalion parades, and I am euro a general meeting of all the men, as on
tho Governor's visit, does more to a n\ n ~ (u,d wh,,'e "«or r ,k,,p th, n ,) 1C K S prizo tiring vi tlio Nvurlt; ihi,,., c l,, ° interest iv (Vwr. a Cv " °» ! y Oho of tin- fj-i.'vaiur.vt h „ ~ . oarlri.lßM ; the Cvv.tchl .-r.-u-k Mi.,t a ~,.,;' ° f «et aomo, w1.i1,. the outsi u-rs cannot o V >, ?** tho.n. Now, Sir, this must ho h.v.m • (.iiilt ; » ..utlMjioiit supply ou-ht ~l Wllv , "" * kf,.t. I Imn. tried dozens of tim,. s ",Vh eurtrnlges mid ctirmut, and in tlii* urn not alone. Can you »tir the .u.thoriti,! . a bit ? if you can, you will benefit tho VoW teerd, and oblige your hutnhlo servain. F. G. S.
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Press, Volume XI, Issue 1379, 9 April 1867, Page 2
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