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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11943, 17 January 1901, Page 5

IFhom Otjb Own ConrasroNnEKT.) WELLINGTON, January 16. The Hon. Mf Ward lias cabled to the Secretary of State for the Colonies (through the Deputy-Governor) suggesting that as the Imperial troops now in Australia,are to come to j\W Zealand they should as far as possible travel by rail between the chief centres in the colony. It is expected that they will leave Australia on the 29th inst. If Mr Ward's suggestion is adopted, arrangements will be made to receive them at the Bluff on the 3rd February, and, after visiting Invercargill, fhey will go on to Dimedin and Christchurclv by train, picking up the troopship at Lyttelton, and coming on by her to Wellington. Prom this city they will go overland to Napier, where they will embark for Auckland. The Hon. Sir Ward does not expect that the troops will be able U> spend more than two days in each of the cities, The object in sending them from place to place by rail is to enable them to gain somo idea of the country, and also to afford an opportunity to the people of the tonus and villages en route to catch a glimpse of the military visitors,

The Imperial'contingent now in Australia is composed asunder: — Commanding Officer—Lieutenant-colonel W. G. Crole Wyndkam, C.B. (21st Lancers). Staff.—Three officers and seven men. Captain Evelyn 'Wood (Scottish Rifles). Hon. Lieutenant and Quartermaster "W. H. Col/ins (King's Dragoon Guards;. IR«gLm<EuM--Srageui.t-in&iot Laughton, (21st Lancers). Boyal. Horse, Artillery, V Battery (Be men), with two guns and one waggon under Major J. , \ '&. 11. ksWAh, lAtuteuwit Dixon. / Boueehold Cavalry (Ink and 2nd Life Guards, Royal House Guards'), 2i men, under Captain i G. C. "Wilson. Ist King's Dragoon Guards (44 men), under | Second Lieutenant W. T. V. W. Wood.. 7th Hussars (22 men) under Lieutenant Vis- \ count Cole. | 21st Lancers (20 men), under Lieutenant B. H. Dick-Canyngham. .. .. ■Royal 'Wiltshire Yeomanry (56 men), under i I Major T?itz. R. P. Goddard, Second LieutenlantW.'F,' Fuller. Royal.Field Artillery, 10th Field Battery, I with two guns (56 men), under Second Lieutenant G. A. H. Hill ' Royal Engineers,' with waggons (with balloon section) and pontoons (51 men), under Captain Powell, Second Lieutenant T. H. L. Spaight. " Band Highland Light Infantry (34 men), under Bandmaster Evans. . Royal Garrison Artillery (43 men), under Second Lieutenant W. D. Warrington-Morris.^ Grenadier Guards (23 men), under Captain G. C. ¥. Hcneage. Coldstream Guards (23 men), under Lieutenant the Hon. L. d'H. Hamilton. Scots Guards (23 men), under Second Lieutenant Lord Falconer. Irish Guards (23 men), under' Second Lieutenant R, C. A. M'Calmont. Second Queen's Royal West Surreys (23 men), under Lieutenant B. T. Churcher. Third East Kent Buffs (23 men), under Lieutenant M. S. Williams. ' Somerset Light Infantry (23 men), under Lieutenant C. E. Chichester. Duko of Cornwall's Light Infantry (21 men), under Lieutenant A. P. Williams-Freeman. Northumberland Fusiliers (23 men), under Major J. ]?. Hiddell. Royal Fusiliers (23 men), under Second Lieutenant A. C. Chichester. Royal Welsh- Fusiliers (20 men), under Second Lieutenant A. R. H. Rycroft. Royal Irish Fusiliers (22 men), under Lieutenant 5f B C. Carbery. Scottish Rifles (Camcronians), 23 men, under Captain R. Oakley. King's Rovr.l Rifles (23 men), under Captain J. H. G. Fcilden. Royal Irish Rifles (23 men), under Second Lieutenant C. M. L. Bechor. Rifle Brigade (23 men), under Lieutenant R. P. H. Bernard. Pioers of different Scottish corps. Royal Highlanders (the Black Watch), 24 . men, under.Lieutenant Green. Seaforth Highlanders (Rothsliiro Buffs), 24 men, under Captain. E. A. Cowans. Highland Light Infantry (24 men), under Cantain S. W. Scrasc-Dickina. Cameron Highlanders (Queen's Own), 24 men, under Second' Lieutenant J. M. Dougall. Army Service Corns (11 men), under Second Lieutenant F. W. D M'Lean. Royal Armv Medical Corns (10 men), under Captain P. H. Winston, Lieutenant D. 0. Hyde. ■ ■■