VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4425, 19 January 1876, Page 2

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

• i ; It was recently notified to the Rifle Companies in the Auckland district that the company competitive prizes are to have r , their firing completed not later than ' the 25th instant, on which date supervising officers are to forward the scorea to the; > s brigade office. But there has as yet been no I brigade order promulgated. There mustbs: - % some inexcusable neglect in this ; and the con t effect of the authorities not giving effect to', r the general order will be that many of 601 | best shots will not be to the fore, and, Mj j usual Auckland will be but poorly rep"-, J ,, sented. Very little time is now left for pre- ' paration, and it behovee those whose dntyit " is, as supervising officers, to see that the company firing be carried out without -* further delay, as but little time is left to complete the firing of tlie highest shots required to qualify for Colo- , nial representatives. Those who purpost* - competing ought at once to bestir then-1 selves, and apply the necessary grease to til <• wheels of the Governmental machine. * \ The Cadet-firing for the district pwa f will take place at the Mount Eden Kiß , Range, at 9 a.m. of Saturday, the 22nd lust The prizes will be as follow :—lst prize, £3i 2nd prize, £2 ; 3rd and 4th prizes, £1 1* f each; sth and Cth prizes, £1 each. H>! thirty highest shots in the colonj p> will then compete for the ChampiM [ Belt of the various Cadet corps. W & this competition, the first prize will be th! " Champion Belt, with a silver medal and w>! f the second, £5; the third, £3 ; the fonrtt,, £2. It seems likely, to judge by pnwf, - accounts received in regard to the finnj | that the Auckland lads will somewhat asto- [ nish their southern antagonists. J 1 While on the subject of volunteering, » may be remarked that New Zealand w» medals are now lying at the Mihtro m , Volunteer Office for the following memoes > of the force, viz. :—John Campbell, 3rd "« ► i« kato Regiment; H. F. Harrison, Anns Constabulary; E. Codling, Forest Range"' G. Hart, Militia ; J. Thompson, 2nd WaA»» _ ~ Regiment; W. Flanagan, Taranaki MJiW ft. 4 Settlers; A. Johnson, Anned ConstabnWL' >- D. McArthur, Armed Constabulary; »• , Solomon, Armed Constabulary; J. CtoWJi , Ist Waikato Regiment; P. - Waikato Regiment; J. Scholes, Ist Waflo" Regiment: J. Shirley, Napier MJifaa;». Charles, Mauku Forest Rangers; 0. BaK». a Armed Constabulary. Zj 'j The monthly inspection of the Hobson m 1 Victoria Companies was held last evening » <s the Drill-shed. Major Gordon wi"«g * specting officer. Owing to the hoheay w muster was not so large as usual. ,