VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 8717, 8 January 1892, Page 2

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Mr John Murray has esigned his commission as captain of the “riah Rlilea. There will be battalion parade next Tuesday night for the rifle corps, but battalion movements will not be practised on account of the fact that a new drill book is just coming out, for which reason it would be useless to continue the present battalion movements. The corps will instead be exercised in advanced and rear guards and outpost jdtfty. VGLLE? FJRJNQ. The following are the scores ms.de by the volunteers of the Otago and Southland districts in their volley firing:— Carbinb Corps. Men Volley

The total amount of prize-money allotted for the Dunedin district was L 77 17s, which wts distributed as follows Carbine Corps: First prize, Otago Hussars, Lls; second, B Battery, Ljr; third, Peninsula Navals, L 0 6s 6d, Rifle Corps; First prize, East Taieri Rifles, ,L 24; second, Dunedin City Guards, Ll4 Ids f‘third, North 'Dunedin Rifles, L 9 Is 6d. ' ' ’ "

Otago Hussars B Battery .. 34 31 7.82 7.62 Peninsula Royals .. SO 6.63 Dunedin Navels „ .. 39 6.62 Dunedin Engineers ,, .. 39 6.13 I Battery ,, ,, r. 27 4.76 OamatuNavals .1 .. 27 8.73 Q Battery .... $ 319 L Battery .. IS 204 Bluff N avals .. 30 1.72 Fort Chalmers Navals (no practice) Riklb Corps. 10.51 East Taieti Rifles .. 25 Invercargill City Guards _ 31 3.75 Dunedin City Guards.. .. 32 8 72 North Dunedin Rifles .. .. 89 8 40 Xuapeka Rifles Rly«WdsJe Rifles .. 85 .. 24 8W 7.85 Riverton Rifles .. 26 7.70 Wak'arl Rifles „ 29 7 35 Wallabunh Rifles .. 18 7.33 PaundtstonRines „ ,. 16 7.31 Kailangata Sines Gore Rifles •• 38 .. h 6.00 5.55 Walkouatti Rifles .. la .. 25 £.30 Oaniaru Rifles 4.84 South District Rifles .. „ v> ... 4.46 Dunedin Highland Rifles 3.85 Dunedin Irish Rifles .. .. la 3.77 Naseby Rifles.. .. is 2.27 Bruee Rifles .. .. 10 1.69