OUR CONTINGENT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11937, 10 January 1901, Page 5

OUR CONTINGENT.

(Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 9. Quartermaster Henderson lias been appointed paymaster to the sixth contingent, now camped at Newtown Park. Pay begins from the time the men were sworn in;. The amount to be paid out wilt be over £100 a day. There are at present 450 men in camp, 15 of whom have already seen active service in South Africa. generalltems. The Government employees throughout New Zealand have raised a sum of miiiey by shilling subscriptions for the purposo of making 6 presentation to Major-general Baden-Powell. It is being expended on a silver salver of design typical of the colony, to cost £300. Mr S. Crawshaw has (eays the Oamaru Mail) received a letter from his son, Captain Crawshaw written after lie received his wound, and dated irom the Yeomanry Hospital, Pretoria, on December 4, 1900. The following oxtraofc from the letter will bo read with interest;—" Caugh- one at las,t. but. in a safe and pajidy place—just about as near ago as possible. lam still on my back, but will be out and at the front again in a day or two. We got into another hot place—the very centre of the Boer position. I led the New Zealanders, and for fny work have been mentioned in despatches'; I was wounded at about 6.30 a.m., but stuck there until we came out at 7.30 p.m. In the second contingent I. had three men killed and 15 wounded, of whom Smith, of Timarn, has since died. Will write as soon as I get out." Captain Crawshaw mentions that the bullet entered the abdomen at the right side and passed, out at the front. The Telegraph department advises us that telegrams for members of the sixth contingent should be addressed Wellington South. Sergeant B. L. Hodgson, of Invercnrgil], who went to South Africa with the third contingent, but was invalided home some tjme ago. was a nassenger by the express for the north yesterday, on his way to tho front again, Sir,A. Milner cables to the Government that Trooper Miller, of Gehbie's Flat, Canterbury. is dangerously ill fit Pretoria.* On the occasion of their leavin? to join (he sixth contingent, Mr Hugh C. Gillios and Mr C. H. Walker were each presented with a suitably-inscribed pocket bonk and fountain lien from members of tho Central Mission Choir. Mr M'Kcrras spoke of tho patriotic spirit which possessed the recipients.'enabling them to offer their services to Queen and country. He wished them God-speed and a safe return. Thanks- were returned by Mr and Mr Walker, .the meeting closing j 'with the singing of tho " Farewell Hyinn."