VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 7354, 28 October 1887, Page 4

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

The City Volunteer corps paraded last night for instruction and battalion drill at the Garrison Hall. There was a firat-class muster. The parade state was as follows: Hi ad-quarters staff Lieutenant-colonel Wales and Major Gordon (District Adjutant). 0.-innnce (Captain Smith commanding).—Ordnance Band : 1 bandmaster, 1 sergeant, 10 bandsmen ; total, 2:. Dunedin Naval Artillery : 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 1 chiuf putty otlicer, 4 lirtt-class jetty officers, 4 second-class petty officers, 36 gunners; total, 48. Peninsula Naval Artillery.—loptain,2 lieutenants, 1 chief petty officer, 4 first-class petty officers, 2 9eco:.d-clai3 petty officers, 1 bugler, 39 gunners ; total, 41. ii Bittery.— 1 optain, 2 lieutenants, 1 sergeantnuijur, 1 quarter-master, 4 sergeants, 1 bugler, 40 gunners; total, 50. Engineers.—! captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 color-ser-geant, 3 sergeants, 1 corporal, 1 bugler, 30 engineers; total. 38. TVts.l cf the mtta'ion, 19S. Ist Battalion. Sfcff: Majors Burns and Callm and 1 sergeantmajor. Garrison Bind.—l bandmaster, 2 sergeants, 30 bandsmen ; total, 33. No. 1 City Guards.—l captain, 2 lieutenants, 1 color-sergeant, 3 sergeants, 30 privates ; total, 43. North Dunedin Jtifles.—l c-ptain, 2 lieutenants, 1 culor-tergeant, 2 sergeants, 1 bugler, 40 privates; total, 47. Wakari KifleH.—l captain, 2 lieutenants, 1 color, sergeant, 1 sergean', 1 bugler, 27 privates; total, 33. oirh Dunedin Rifles.—l captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 color-sergeant, 2 sergeants, 1 I ugler, 20 privates; total, 32. Highland Hides.—l lieutenint, 1 color-sorgeant, 2 Bcrgeants, 1 bugler, 27 privates ; total, 32. Cavcrtham K'fiu*.—l Ciptan, 2 lieutenants, 3 sergeant.-', 1 busier, 21 privates; Mai, 28. liish Hides.—2 lieutenants, 2 sergeants, 1 bugler, 24 privat.fi ; tnt-;l. ?0. I[iuh School Cadets.—l captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 color-eerge:int, 3 sergeants, 1 bugler, 24 cadets; total, 31 Total of the Battalion, 312. After the corps had marched out, and on returning to the hall, long-service medals were awarded to Sergeant J. Allen, Corporal Hutchinson, Private W. Hutchinson (North Dunedin Rifles), Volunteer Tait (City Guards), Volunteer Watson (Wakari). In presenting the awards, Major Wales addressed those present to the following effect: —This is the first occasion on which wc have had to deal with regard to merit its applied to long service. It would be well for other Volunteers to follow the example set by these men, some of whom have seen sixteen years' continuous service. It speaks well for their enthusiasm. Volunteer Tait had also done active duty in the North Island, for which he held a medal. There was a time when the Government used to give land in return for such services, but that time has passed by. Before dismissing the men, Lieutenantcolonel Wales referred to the military concert to be held to-night. He knew of no worthier cause, since their old friend and colonel had spent both money and time for many years in matters pertaining to volunteering, and he trusted that they would attend in such numbers as to once more give their old friend a fresh start in another colony. Volunteers are requested to attend the concert in uniform.