SURVEYORS IN CONFERENCE. IMPERIAL RECIPROCITY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18, 23 January 1911, Page 8

SURVEYORS IN CONFERENCE. IMPERIAL RECIPROCITY.

REPRESENTATION AT LONDON GATHERING. By Telegraph.— Press Association. — Copyright. (Received January 23, 10.20 a.m.) HOBART, This Day. A Surveyors' Conference is being held here, representatives of New Zealand being present. The question of Imperial reciprocity in the examination and authorisation of surveyors was discussed. It was decided that Australia and New Zealand should be jointly represented by two delegates at the forthcoming conference of Surveyors-General in London. Messrs. A. A. Spowers and E. A. Counsel, Surveyor-General of Queensland and Tasmania respectively, were selected as the representatives. The conference decided that the work of surveyors in Biitain and the colonies was so dissimilar that no specific directions could be given to the representatives. A satisfactory mutual arrangement was possible only by a policy of give and take. The examination regulations were am1 ended by the conference to facilitate the licensing as surveyors of university graduates in engineering. THE TERRITORIALS. • ♦ • CONCLUSION OF THE CAMP. ATTACK AND DEFENCE. The battalion's camp at Karori con- < eluded to-day with a series of field manoeuvres on the high country around Makara. The battalion was divided into two sections, one under Major Turner, being known as the attacking force, and the other, under Major Mackintosh, being the defenders. The enemy, it was laid down in the scheme of operations, had landed at Oterangi Bay, and by the morning had penetrated inland as tar as the Catholic Church at Makara, where it bivouacked for the night, intending to, if possible, gain possession of Kaiori in the- morning. Tlie enemy got away from camp soon after daylight, and the defenders moved out a liLtle before 8 o'clock. There was n splendid muster of tho battalion, about 500 being engaged in the day's proceedings, and the men entered on the operations of tho day with a degree ot enthusiasm that showed the excellent effect of the hard work to which they had been subjected during the past few days. Major Mackintosh established his base at the crest of the Makara Hill, and placed his Ambulance Company in a sheltered position, well adapted for the purpose. The thtatre of operations, as on all guch occasions, was confined lo a given area. The position "of the enemy was known, and it was evident vhat the main objective, if the enemy could be confined to frontal attack, was the ridge lying between the cre-st of tho Maitara. Hill and the position taken up by the invaders. To the left of the detenders' base is a high hill, on which was placed a strong look out, for the purpose of giving timely warning should the enemy have been successful in executing a, flanking movement, and in some thick scrub at the foot of this eminence a strong contingent was posted as a reserve, carefully concealed and ready to be sent in any direction dt>sired. An observation post was located on a hill on the other Mdc of the road, overlooking the most likely point of attack, which was defended by 'uhreo companies under Captains Esson, Harton, and Marshall, while to the south of the enemy was posted a Maxim* gun, to prevent any flanking movement. On the hillside over against the enemy was a half-company, whose mission was to prevent the attacking force utilising tracks which lun round the hills, ana so getting to the defenders' position from the flank or reai. Each, side was armed with a Maxim, but there were no big guns in. the fight, and the contest was meiely an infantry duel. Unable to get past the defenders' Maxim, and the halt-company posted on the hill side, Major Turner attacked on the left Hank of the defenders — the eastern side of the ridge they occupied — and for some time the engagement was lively. It was then evident that the defenders' disposition was too strong. They had all the advantage of the position, together with the knowledge that they could fall back on the base and the strong reserve if things became too warm, and, except by a complete change of tactics, the attackers weie prevented from making any material headway. Affairs were in this position when His i Excellency the Governor and Major-Gen-I oral Godley and Staff arrived, and made a. close inspection of the disposition of the forces. Later they were joined by | Lady Islington and Mrs. Godley. I No official announcement on the subject was made, but ifc was evident that '"the attack had failed, and at 11.15 orders were given that the operations should cease, as many of the units had a long way to go over rough country before reaching camp, and there was a good deal of routine to be got through — dinner, packing of baggage, and so on — before the camp was struck and the men marched back to town. The weather was fine and warm, and the country traversed is hilly, and in some parts very rough, but the troops went through a hard morning's work with a degree of energy and cheerfulness which was most satisfactory. Before leaving the scene of operations His Excellency and the Commandant made a close inspection of the camp. Lady Islington, who is HonoraryColonel of the New Zealand Army Medical Corps, seemed very interested in the work, and before leaving, personally inspected No. 5 Company of Field Ambulance, of which Captains Harty and Elliot were in command. Lady Islington expressed herself as greatly pleased with the smart soldier-like appearance of the men, and was highly delighted with what she saw.

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