CAMP NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10060, 3 May 1915, Page 6

CAMP NOTES.

The J Battery, who arc itf camp at 'Aokautcrc, were fortunate in selecting a first-class site for their annual camp on Mr Frost'l' property, and excellent work, has been performed during the past week, liain fell ©ri Wednesday evening, and the'tamp conditions were for a time rendered unpleasant. Fine discipline was carried out on Thursday morning. In the afternoon, owing to the rain, very little work was done. The battery was out marching. On Thursday night Major Roberts, officer commanding the Wellington Field Artillery Brigade, arrived for inspection of the battery. He met the battery on Friday morning a short distance from camp, and tine discipline was carried out under his inspection. Subsequently he visited the camp and addressed the men. He expressed his pleasure at the very good work done in the morning, and specially complimented the batterv's staff and signallers on their fine signalling. From what he had seen during the morning, the battery had had the benefit of a good training since last year's camp. He regretted that the battery was unable to do any service shooting for the reason that the ammunition was required for the front, where it would be of greater service than if used in ordinary service practice conditions in New Zealand. He informed the battery that their two howitzer guns would shortly leave for Egypt, and that the battery would be supplied with two of the old 15-pounder guns, lie hoped that the men would continue to train with the latter guns as satisfactorily as with the larger ones. Just before the afternoon parade on Friday t'olonel Tate, officer commanding the Wellington military district, accompanied by Major Morrison, G.O S., inspected the camp. The battery was taken out to the parade ground of the morning and was inspected by Colonel Tate, while the former carried out lire discipline. On Friday evening the men of the battery gave a return social to the Aokautere residents. On Saturday morning a tactical scheme of operations was conducted, and in the afternoon field manoeuvres were gone through. General leave was given to the men in the evening. Yesterday divine service was held at the camp In the afternoon there were numerous visitors, principally Aokautere reMdents. who were interested in the field manoeuvres carried out for their instruction. Eighty-seven men have been under canvas during the week. Lieut. Garner is in charge, with Lieut. Lindsay Gardner second in command. Lieut. Oram, Adjutant of the Wellington Field Artillery Brigade. i-< also in camp. To-day a trek was carried out. The camp will break up to-morrow morning.