WELLINGTON, September 24.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8086, 26 September 1894, Page 4

WELLINGTON, September 24.

The Oomra'ttoo of (he Volantoor Ctooferenco wb'cb ie dealing with, the quest on of armament wil , it ia ox* peotod, rocommtncl the adoption 0/ tho Martlni-lfenry itiflo fto the weapon for tho volunteers Tho Oomralttoo ban boon oonfrdoring the question' of uniform will recommend tho general uoo of the following : Blue jacket, , with white metal Jwb'ona and eoarlot faclogo, trcu^ora of fcho game material ft!) the jnokot, blue holroob (with glongnrry oap for nndrep«). At the anntnl tneotlng of members of the New Zoalund IcebUutb of Journallo^a (o-^day, there' vraa a lar^e jattendancc. .The report ohowed the wooiberah'p to bo K59, aodbhe fiDonoop (In a eoahd oondtion, Mr G. Bell (Danedin 8hr), was oleetod president lor fcbe ooBulog yenr, and Mesers T. N. JjQyb (Auckland Biar), E, T. G lion (Wei ing ton P,o), and 0. Hill (Lyfct It in rime"), vIce-preM'dentp. On the motion of the Hod, Mr M'Oalloagh, it was dooidod to t»ho h^\»h b f)riWg about a/Hlla'ion with the British I'oetii nte of Journalists. A unanlmoug Tote < f thanks was paeoed to Mr E. T. GiDoo, 1 bbe retiring prGB ; doot, who cxplamod that ho desired tho offioe to to bo a rolling one,