THE EIGHTH CONTINGENT.
The 20 men to fill the vacancies in the Eighth Contingent were selected yesterday | by the Examining Board, and left for Wel- | lington by the s.s. Ngapuhi, from Onehunga, j at six o'clock last evening. This completes | Auckland's quota of 200 men for the contingent. Amongst them was Mr. Hugh Gres- ■ ham,, eldest sou of the coroner. [BY TELEGHAPH.--OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington-, Thursday. :: The Auckland Contingent, which arrived this afternoon, . will ; be the first party' to occupy quarters .in the camp at TrentharaThe Wellington section, of 172 men, will go into camp* oh Saturday afternoon./ Captain J. G. Hughes, D.S.O-, is to take temporary charge at Trentham. / [by telegraph.— association.] : Nslson, Thursday.:- ; ; At the Eighth Contingent camp to-night, 1 Mr.'; J. Harley, on' behalf of the More Men Fund Committee, presented each man of the v Nelson ; and West .Coast drafts; with-. woollen underwear. The speakers included the Bishop of Nelson, the Mayor, /Mr.? H. Baigent, /Colonel 'l Pitt,/ Major Wolfe, and Mr. J. Sharp. There /was a very large number present. The members of the contingent leave to-morrow afternoon.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11853, 3 January 1902, Page 5
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