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New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 7, 28 November 1863, Page 4

■V - Return of the Auckland Rifle Volunteers. —Yesterday evening, at a quarter to seven, the Auckland Rifle Volunteers, men of all companies, returned from tlie Front under the command of Captain and Adjutant Mitchell. If not covered with glory, they wore at any rate covered with dust, having walked that afternoon through heat and dust from Papatoitoi. A scouting party of the members of this force had scoured the country about the Wairoa and as far as Kennedy's farm, ou Thursday, but saw no sign of Maoris, except those who were, or who considered it advisable to represent themselves as " friendly." The men expressed themselves delighted at their return to town, it being exactly a month to-day since they left for Papatoitoi, where they complain that they have not had the ghost of a chance of having a slap at the Maoris.,rv Yesterday evening the men of the Colonial ! Transport Corps, told oft'to reinforce the Thames 1 expedition, left the Queen-street wharf by the ' Corio,' amid the cheers of those present. The Band of the oOrn will, by the kind permission of Colonel Waddy and the officers of that regiment, perform in the Domain this afternoon at 3 o'clock; More Volunteers from Australia. —Col. Pitt, we learn, proceeds immediately on another visit to, Sydney and Melbourne for the purpose of raising three thousand volunteers, on the same terms as those which have already been introduced. We have no doubt but that his efforts will answer the fullest expectations of the Government, the measures for ensuring the success of these military settlements passed by the House of Representatives rendering the attractions of the service even more enticing than they were on the occasion of his former embassy. Since then a sum of £900,000 has been voted for purposes of public works in these districts, when divided amongst their conquerers—a mat- ) ter of no small importance to ensure successftd

settlement. Colonel Pitt will also bo empowered to enter into arrangements for forwarding on the wives and families of the married men now serving in the Waikato regiments. We have been informed that a very considerable amount of pay has been forwarded through the authorities to the families of these men in the other colonies. The Royal Engineers.—lt appeai'3 singular that iu the description of those actions and assaults which have taken place at Taranaki, and now only the other day at Rangariri, that the men of this corp seem tos have been altogether overlooked by the newspaper correspondents who have been present on those occasions. At Rangariri, and indeed in every other assault behaved most gallantly, ever at their post in the van of the advancing party, carrying planks and planting scaling ladders in the face of a deadly wluch has taken places, tho men ofthis corpshave lire from tho enemy. We can perhaps understand how this omission of giving honour where honour is due has taken place, when we consider liow like their field dross is to that of the Royal Artillery, with whom, perhaps, they have therefore been confounded by those who have witnessed the engagements. To the Building Trade.—Tenders for the erection of three shops in Wellesley-street, will be received by Mr. Keals, until 6 p.m., of tho 4th of December next. Auckland Land Society, No. s.—ltliasbeen thought advisable to postpone the half-yearly meeting of this Society until Friday, the lltn of December next, when it will take placc at half-past seven o'clock. Freeman's Bay Allotments.—Notice lias been issued by Mr. Hugh Coolahan to the credit purchasers oi' his allotments sold in December last, by Messrs. Council & Ridings, that he has authorised Mr. J. B. 'Russell, solicitor, to receive the interest, due upon tho purchase money. To Builders and Scoria Masons.—Tenders for scoria work to be performed in Queen-street, plans and specifications of which may be seen at his office iu Victoria-street, have been called for by Mr. Koals, architect, and will be received until six p.m. of the 2ncl proximo. Tenders, also, for the erection of a family residence on tho Grafton road will be received at the same place until six p.m. of the 7th December.