ARMAMENTS AND MEN.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 90, 29 March 1911, Page 3

ARMAMENTS AND MEN.

I OCXS FOR NAPIER.

i FROM D BATTERY EQUIPMENT

The newly-formed Field Artillery Corps at Napier is to be provided with two of the D Battery’s 15pounder field guns. In a very short time all the field batteries of the Dominion will be provided with the latest pattern 18-pounders. and on the arrival of the first shipment of these the D Battery’s equipment will be again brought up to its full strength. In the meantime, the Wellington gunners will have to be vontent with only half their proper number of field pieces.

EAST COAST INFANTRY GROUP.

AREAS OF OFFICERS.

Officers in charge of group : Lieutenant P. W. Skelley. Headquart- | ers: Drill Hall, Napier. | Area No. 25. —Consisting of the | counties of Cook and those portions of the counties of Waiapu, Opotiki, Waikonu, Whakatane and Wairoa (N.E. of a line from the mouth of the Waikare river to the point where the N. boundary of the districts strikes the Te Hoe river), which are included in the Wellington district.—Area Sergeant-Major Bishop. Headquarters: Drill Hall Gisborne.

Area No. 26.—Consisting of the counties of Wairoa (S.W. of a line from the mouth of the Waikare river to the point where the N. boundary of the distric t strikes the Te Hoe river). Hawke’s Bay and East Taupo (E. of the Kaimanawa range) w’hich are included in the Wellington district.- Area Ser-geant-Major Steel. Headquarters: Drill Hall, Napier. Area No. 27. —Consisting of the counties of Waipawa. Waipukurau. Patangata, Dannevirke, Weber, Woodville. Pahiatua and Akitio.— Area Sergeant-Major Burr. Headquarters; Drill Hall, Masterton.

HASTINGS RIFI.ES. The following handicaps have been declared for the company’s sth match and final for Dillon Cup. to be fired this afternoon (Wednesday). and Saturday next, 10 shots at 500 and 600 yards:—Col.-Sgt. McLeod, Sgt. Ryder, Sgt. Tong. Corp. Smith, Pte. Guthrie, Pte. Young, 500yds. scr, 600yds. scr; Pte. McCullock, scr, 1 ; Corp. George. Corp. Wright. L.-Corp. Batt, 2.3; Pte. Milne, 2,5; Pte. Rivers, 3, 5 ; Sgt. Ross, Sgt. Paton, 5. 7 ; Pte. I C'ompton, Pte. Loring, 7,8; Pte. IRapley, 7. 9; L.-Corp. Morgan, Pte. Saywell, Corp. Row, 9, 11 ; Remainder of Company, 11, 13.