FIELD HOSPITAL AND BEARER CORPS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13857, 21 March 1907, Page 10

FIELD HOSPITAL AND BEARER CORPS.

Ilia, ninth annual meeting of Ihe Field Hospital and Bearer Corps, held <>n Tuesday evening, was largely attended, Sur-geon-major Evans presiding. The annual report and balance sheet snowed the financial position of tho 0017)8 to bo in a very satisfactory slate. During the- year 26 regular, 3 daylight, and 3 church parade?, were held, 'l'he company t/jok part in two. camps—at the Easter inanteuvrcs and the annual camp of instruction. Surgeon-major Evans lcctutcd during the winter months' on the subjects associated with the corps' particular work. A sum of £45 from the Andrew bequest would probably lie expended on the acquisition of further field equipment. An additional supply of manuals of the Royal Army Medical Corps was 011 order, and wouid shortly he available. The instruction of a section in lifrsaving was 0110 ot the future objects ill view by the officer commanding. Of the examinations held during Iho year the following results have not. been previously published:—Medallion. Private r«obcrtsoii; advanced aid. Corporals Bonnin ami Adam, and Private P. .1. Wilson; first aid, Lance-corporal Dunn. Privates Mitchell, .lad,-win, and Neilsou. An extractfrom the last report; prcsenjed by Majorgeneral Babington, 'ate Commandant of the Now Zealand Forces, road as follows:— " There is an improvement, in the standard of education in the Field Hospital Corps oftbo colony, and these men are gradually growing into a useful body of trained hospital, orderlies." r ' Surgeon-major Evans referred to the succcsftd year just concluded, tho work j carried out being very well done. He j trusted that members would take a. similar ! interest in tlio company's welfare during the year just entered, and in years to come the men trained in the corps would form a useful adjunct to the people of tho colony should war break out. Tlic following committees were appointed:—Finance:. Officers and non-eom-missionctl officers; Social: Corporal lianson,_ Lance-corporal Jowsoy, Privates (1. 11. Davis, P, ,T. Wilson, Ford, Cooper, Mitchell, and Jackson. Sergeant Joseph v.*as elecled secretary and Qnartormaslcr-sor-geant Bono and Corporal Hanson auditors, An Executive Committee consisting of the officer commanding and non-commissioned ofiioere was appointed to formulate a syllabus of work for the year. Corporal Hanson was appointed storekeeper.