THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XVII, Issue 833, 31 March 1885, Page 3

THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW.

Should the weather prove favorable, everything else promises fair for a successful and well-attended at Queenstown during the Easter season. A good deal of enthusiasm is being evinced by the Volunteers-throughout this District, and so also in Southland is a similar spirit manifested. The local Committee of Management are well forward with their work, and will have all things in thorough order by Thursday evening, when the ' troops will begin to arrive in Queenstown. An attractive bill of fare tor the four days' enc.uupmen 1 -, is set forth iii the published programme, which, has invited very favorable comments fom all quarters. Besides the Voluntec-s and Binds (of which latter there will be three if not four, including the famous luvercargill one) taking part part in the proceedings, there is sure to be a l.ryc influx, of visitors to the City of the Lakes, the^accommodation, and commissariat of which will be sorely tested from Good Friday to the c ose of faster Monday. The staff appointments made in connection with the military display on the occasion are—.Reviewing Officer, Captain S N. Brown. Commanding Lake District ; Commanding Officer, Major Thomson, Commanding Southland District ; Senior Major, Captain Feldwick, G Battery, liiversar^iH.; Junior Major, Captain Jenkins, Arrow liifUs ; Adjutant, Captain Willmot, M Battery, Queenstown. Tim programme of manoeuvres for the Review on Easie ■ Monday at Frankton has been is-ued, and as a list of the movements may be useful to Volunteers in the study of Battalion drill (Part 111 of the Bed-book) wo append to this the order of procedure, with a view to the men making themselves conversant with their duties : Sec. l'fc. 1. Corps formed up in Battalion ... 1 3 2. Left Wheel into Line 26 3 3. Open Order (march) ... ... 3 3 4. General Salute 22 5. Close Order (march) ... ... 3 3 6 Break into Column to the Right 21 3' 7. Quarter Column on the leading Company—Marching Past ... 10 3 (Occupy Parade Ground, then) 8. Line to the left on rear Company 26 3 MANCEUVRES. 1. Advance in echelon from the Eight (Echelon Halt)... ... 33 3 2. Form Company squares, etc. 1 io 2 Re-form Companies ... / 3. Line on the leading Company ... 34 3 4. Advance in short echelon from the Centre (Echelon Halt) ... 33 3 5. Line on the two leading Companies 34 3 6. Retire in Column from the left in rear of the right 21 3 Column front turn, then 7. Left Wheel into line 7 2 S. Quarter Column on No. 1 ... 25 3 9. Battalion—left wheel 14 3 10. Open to Column from the rear Compuiy ... 11 3 The Column will advance if necessary, then 11. Form square ... ... ... 38 3 12. The square will advance, etc. 40 3 13. Re-form Column (half) 41 3 14. Open to Column from No. 3. ... 11 3 If required, the Column will advance, then 15. Line to the left on the leading Company . . .. ... 27 3 16. Right Company to the front—remainder fours right ... ... 23 3 17. On the march, quarter column on the leading Company ... 10 3 18. Quarter column, wheeling on the march .. ... . ... 14 3 . Battalion halt, then 19. Deploy to the left 29 3 20. Change front to the right on the Bight Company : ... ... \ OO 0 left left .../"- ° 21. Quarter Column on No. 1 ... £5 3 SKir WISHING.