THE DEFENCE FORCES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 299, 11 September 1908, Page 8

THE DEFENCE FORCES.

' : GENERAL ORDERS. ; • General-Orders by,the Council of Defence announce the resignation of Captain Charles Nelson, N.Z.M..' (Lieutenant, H.M. 15th' Hussars), from the. General Instructional Staff,- with effect from- January 31, 1909. Captain Nelson r h'as meantime been granted ' sik months' leave. The appointment of: Acting-Lieutenant A. A. Cameron, Manchester Mounted Rifles,lias been cancelled.. - Major G. W. S. Patterson has been ap-, .. pointed Acting-Lieuteriant-Colonel .of the Auckland ' Garrison Artillery Division. ' The appointment of Mr. .H. Eastgate 'as Apting-Lieutenant of the Civil Service Rifles has been approved; ~ ' Iho NojV' Zealand .Volunteer Service Medal has'"been: awardea'ito 'Bombardier D. M'Callum/No. 2 Company, New Zealand Garrison' : Artillery Volunteers (Petone Navals), arid H. Hull' (Wellington Garrison' Band). . .. :•. -.'■ Leave of absence; has been granted to Lieutenant M. Denniston, Wellington Navals, - until.December..9.. .... • THE NAPIER VOLUNTEERS. ' (BX TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)'. Napier, September 10.Inquiries regarding , the Napier volunteers go to show that there is some irregularity ofattendance, as is being experienced in other - parts of the country, but not inefficiency to the extent that might be inferred from Major • Halpin's, remarks'on Monday, when he anncunoed his intention of retiring from the battalions, arid the allegations of -'ant ofunity Bmong the officers, are also denied. EAS rBOURNE,. BOROUQH COUNCIL. -:'V- . —» ; ..' "' ■ : MONTHLY MEETING.. ; The monthly meeting of the Eastbourne: Borough Council .was held yesterday, there being present—The Mayor/(Mr. :E; G[.7Bolton), and Councillors Robertson; Bannatyne, Howden, Dr. Mackenzie, and Danks v . The statement of; finances showed "that .v.' there was a debit balance of £G67 : 155. 4d..in . tho District. Fund Account and a; credit bal-_ ■ ance of £1017 7s. in the Loan Account. The ,- - Government subsidy/ amounted: to £50. ; .It • was reported that £124—extending over a. period of two years—was : outstanding on.the . general rates, £28 on the sand-drift rate, and £43 on tho sanitation rate. It was decided to take-steps to call' in the arrears. After, discussion it was N dccided ?to determine the sanitation contract, and call for, 'tenders.-for the service. : •', "'-. ■ Referring ,to . the. fact that tho council had, . been constituted .a domain board for the dis- • trict, the Mayor: remarked - that. it .would be desirable to ..institute reforesting ' operations, -• and, at convenient periods, to lay out q.er-.. \ tain portions of the domain area as-parks./. - A long discussion took.-place on the ques'-r tion of the borough's water supply. It. was.: urged that the matter was ono of immediate.. importance, and that the services of an engineer be requisitioned with;a view to ascertaining the best system of supply obtainable' . from the natural resources of the district.'" ■Opinion was'divided-as to the merits of a reser.voir system as opposed to an artesian- : well system. • It was ultimately decided: that the Mayor and Councillor Robertson should confer with Mr. R. L. Mestayer with fur-' , ther reference to tho question of terms-for a ■ preliminary report upon a reservoir sys-' tern, and at the same timo ascertain whether' - . tho services of tho Rev. Mr. Mason, of Otahuhu, who has recently been under engagement to the Government as r n "waterfinder," could be procured for. a report as to ■ the possibilities of,an.artesian, supply, v It 1 was decided to notify, the borough forc- : man to dispense with tho" services of" those men who would not bo necessary to carry out the work in tho private streets and otlibr ' ' authorised works.