OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8076, 11 January 1888, Page 4

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Tho First Battalion of Otago Rifle Volunteers and the Ordnance Battalion paraded last night, and were put through brigade drill. The' Hon. Mr Fergus, accompanied by the Hon. Mr Fisher, were present while the men were being drilled, and after lha parade Mr Fergus addressed the officers, aud expressed himself weh satisfied with the manner in which the movements had been gone through, and also with the physique of the volunteers. The parade state was as follows:

ORDXAXCK BATTiI.IOX. Stuff and Band: Commandant Goldie and Ser-geant-major M'Kay, 2 sergeants, 42 rank and iilototal, 4ti, Dunedin Navals: 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 1 ser-geant-major, 3 sergeants, 3:! rank and file-total, 40. Port Chalmers Navals: 1 captain, 2 lieutenants 4 sergeants, 1 trumpeter, 39 rank and file-total, 47! leninsula Rifles: 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 2 ser-geants-major, 2 sergeants, 32 rnuk and file-total, B Battery.- 1 captain, 2 eergoants-major, 4 sergeants, 33 rank and file—total, 40. 2f/ ra nk ta tna ynle-to| lai n30 2 lioufceu!mt9' 2 Engineers : 2 lieutenants, 1 sergeant-major, 2 sergeants, 1 bugler, 32 rank and file- total, 38. Grand total, 2SO. FIKST BATTALION OF OTAGO KLFLUS. Hand : 25 bandsmen. Staff: Lieutenant-colonel Reeves. Majors Burns and Callau, Acting-adjutant Captain Milne, Ser-geant-major O Brien, Staff-sergeant Harrison City Guards: 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 1 coloursergeant, 4 Berfieaufs, 1 bugler, 20 rank and file —

North Dunedin Rifles: 1 captain, 2 lieutenants. 1 meT-totXTo'' 2 serge"nt5' 2 hl"Ier' »"«"<«*

ranUndfitef-total'of '"■ * ser^ut, 1 bugler, 19

South Dunedin Rifles: 1 captain, I lieutenant, 1 colour-sergeant, 1 sergeant, 21 rank and tile ;- total,

Highland Rifles : 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 coloursergeant. 3 sergeants, 33 rank and file :-total, 39. Oaversham Kifles: 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 2 sergeants 2 buglers, 10 rank and file ;-total, 17. Irish lfifles: 2 lieutenants, 3 sergeants, 1 bugler 16 rank anil file ;—total, 22. " ' South District Rifles: 1 captr.in, 2 sergeants, 37 rank and Hie;-total, 40.