VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XV, Issue 5336, 23 December 1878, Page 2

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

The monthly inspection pa'ados for December were held by Major Withers in the Drill Hall last week. The following is the tabulated statement of attendance of each orps : — "j3 ■*> tJ "3 ™ "3 §• 5 E? g> = g -8 Oi3 ao m M 5 B? EH No. 3A.R V. 1 — X 3 — — 30 35 Cadets.. ..1 1 1 2 — — 44 49 Victoria. .. — — 13 — 12 24 40 ..1 1 _ 2 1 14 30 4g Scottish .. 1 1 1 2 — 10 22 37 Engineers — 1 1 3 1 15 25 40 Artillery .. 1 — _ 3 1 18 32 55 Nuvftls.. ..1 — 12 1 10 40 65 Totals .. C i 0 20 4 79 247 370 The Artillery Company and their Band, under Captain Burns and Lieutenant Payne, proceeded to the North Shore on .Saturday afternoon, and had a shot and shell practice with their 6-pounder field-piece. Wo are glad to learn, says tbe Thames Evening Star, from Captain Watson, that the new uniforms for officers and members of No. 2 Thames Scottish are on board the s.s. Kent, for Melbourne, and may be expected by first trip of tho Hero from there. In addition to uniforms for No. 2, the case also contains some new pattern brass instruments for the battalion band, new regulation big drum, with patent fixings, with leopard skin for drummer's apron ; also some now pattern drummers'suits. There are also sword and shoulder belts for officers, materials for honorary colonel's suits; also, regulation claymore. _ All the laee aud ornaments for officers' suits aro strictly in accordance with the War Office dresj regulations for the Highland Brigade, and the members' suits aro exactly the same as the 93rd Highlanders'. RIFLE MATCH. On Saturday afternoon a sweepstake rifle match was fired at tho Mount Eden Range. Tho entrance fee was fixed at ss, and the prizes were 50 per ccnt.. 30 per cent., and 20 per cent, on tho amount raised. The ranges were 200 yards, 300 yards, 400 yards, aud 500 yards ; five shot at each range ; S-inoh biill's-eye at the 200 yards and 3)0 yards.' There were 10 competitors, and some really good shooting was made. On perusing the scores, it will bo remarked what a great number of these there were, there being no fewer than six. The followiug are the scores :— Name 200 300 400 600 Ttl • yds. yds. yds. yds. m Corporal ,T. Loi-li .. 33233 35224 33443 42344—02 Gunner Woolley .. 4-433 3323! 33343 44323—62 Vol. -McDonald .. 34344 22224 44332 42423 -61 Major Morrow .. .. 44443 22332 33243 34422-01 Gunnci Henderson .. 43333 24223 23313 23'41—59 Vol. G. Partington .. 34433 22232 34324 33432—50 Vol. K. Co.iper.. .. 24233 42332 33423 04233-57 Lieut. Kelly .. .. 33233 22213 44244 04223- 57 Vol. C. Taylor.. .. 24333 23233 24443 33303-57 Vol. J. W. Leigh .. 23324 20332 33334 34342—50 Vol. Fairs .. .. 23342 33332 33333 44302-50 Vol. E. It. Partington 34314 2-2322 43 >22 32224—53 Vol. McCarthy.. .. 23234 22232 43242 30433—53 Vol. M. Cameron .. 22333 24333 22343 23303 -53 Vol. Allen .. .. 22234 43J53 43332 00323 -51 Vol. O'Brien .. .. 43232 22222 32133 03030—45