VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 10149, 30 October 1896, Page 2

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

The Duncdin Naval Artillery were inspected by Colonel Fox in the Garrison Hall last night, the company being put through their drill by their officers. The number on parade was fifty-nine all told. Colonel Fox, addressing the men, said that on this last opportunity of inspecting the company he would have liked to see a much larger number of men. He was extremely glad that during the time he had been associated with the volunteers in New Zealand this company had shown a very marked improvement in all ways. The fact of two men cf the company having passed as traiped artillerymen was quite sufficient to show what the value of the company was. He had not expected to see the drill which he had seen that evening nearly so well done as he had seen it done. It was very creditable to the company that they drilled so well as they did. As he had often said in his reports and elsewhere, naval artillery and others at artillery work were most valuable in the defence of the colony. Their head officer had taken a great deal of interest and pains to get his company into order, and they had other officers who were doing their best for the company. He said farewell to them, knowing that whoever next took command in New Zealand would find them an efficient company to take charge of. Captain J. G. Ward has resigned command of the Bluff Navals.