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Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12429, 19 February 1901, Page 5

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ment temporarily to act as Lord Kitchww^* financial adviser. THE SIXTH CONTINGENT. ALBANY, Feb. 18. After coaling, the Cornwall sailed for Cape Town on Saturday. WELLINGTON, Feb, 18. Colonel Banks, who is in charge of tU Sixth Contingent, has informed the Governmerit by cable that he found it advisable to invalid Privates Butt and M’Outoheon to Albany. The members of the Sixth Contingent who missed the Cornwall in Sydney ate being kept in barracks there, ond'will be sent to South Africa with the next draft of New South Wales troops. , A LETTER FROM BADEN-POWMSi. ’ [Per Press Association.] WANGANUI, Feb. 18. ' An interesting -letter has been received the Native Chief Tatakarangi Mete Kingi from General Baden-Powell, acknowledging| the receipt of a Maori relic of prehotoesß, I!, value sent on the occasion of the relief Of Mafeking. In the course of his letter, Owte-j i 1 ral Powell says;—-“It was a great surpoto . to all in Mafeking alter the relief to fiso M , the defence of the town had, been no thought of by our fellow oountryjato. I fear my own share of the defence "was overrated." THE SEVENTH CONTINGENT. WELLINGTON, Feb. 18. ; The Defence authorities have BeoervaJ SM-’ snei’ous applications for enrolment in. the Seventh Contingent, and they derite,it ;to, I be known that It is impossible to ■; ■? individual inquiries. There is no doubt unto a Seventh Contingent will be despatched,; but no details have been arranged as to the' number from each district in the When this is decided the officers commanding the districts will be informed', and applications are to be made to them. RETURNING NEW ZEALANDERS.' WELLINGTON, Feb. 18. . The Premier has received the following cable from Captain Bartlett, at Melbourne i; —“ Two men (Farrier Oromie, No. SI, and Bugler Fox, No. Ill) and myself, of the' First Contingent, with Surgeon-Captain God-, fray, of the Third Contingent, are returning; from Sydney on Feb. 16 for Wellington.'’-, (Farrier Cromie mentioned! in the above mei-: sage, is a son of Mr William Oromie, of Gust, and Bugler Fox, son of Mr John Pox, of Christchurch. A RESULT OF THE WAR. The few cavalry regiments remaining in Great Britain and Ireland stand at a strength that is far in excess of their establishment.; The case of the King’s Dragoon Guards may! be quoted as an example. The regiment; went out to South Africa at its full war establishment of three squadrons, yet n* less, than 320 non-commissioned officers and men" were left behind at Aldershot, a number that, is very nearly equal to that of a'regiment on! what, in normal times, is known as the peace establishment. For this number of men, : however, there are only some ninety homes' on the books of the regiment.