NEW CAMP SITES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 13 July 1915, Page 4

NEW CAMP SITES

RAIN,IN WAIRAR'APA. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) This Day. 1 Owing to unfavourable weather conditions.the transfer of the men 'from tho ; Trentham camp to the new sites has not yet been resumed. The aitxth infantry reinforcements, the Artillery and ther Army Service Corps, are still in their old' quarters. It was'intended to send the 6th infantrv reinforcements to. tho new camp at ■ Tanheriuikau to-day; but. owing to further rain their departure' was further postponed. Heavy rain, was falling at Tanheririilkau v ester day, and it was decided* to move the moii there to tho Mastcrton Show grounds, whore thev will ho hilleted for a day or two until the floors of their tents'have toeen made and other ax- ( raufffments for ensuring the greater.* possible comfort of the men have 'been completed. ; _ •••»»•'• Finer weather., prevailed in the.' Manawatu district yesterday, and tlie or•vansemehts for putting the TrentliAtn " Regiment into camp on tho new site at Rangiotu (between Longburn and Foxtonl were advanced a ; considerable stage*. Tt is intended to move 6CO men from - Palmerston to this camp to-dav. Tho . water sunplv'has been nxransred,, andaa . the site is admitted, by all who have seen it to be an excellent one, it is expected that the men will he very' comfortable there. ; , ' ■ , ,■ . ;. The men at Waikanae and Lovjn- nra .. still under comfortable- cover pending the completion, of arrangement* 'for a. move to the new camp site' at. Wlaikanae. CAMP AT MASTERTON. (United Press Association.)

MARTERTON. This Day. , Seven hundred of the Trentham soldiers now at Tanhcrenikau will arrive to-day and camp on th aMasterton Show ■Grounds. ,■'■''.':■'■