BATTALION PARADE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14442, 8 February 1909, Page 7

BATTALION PARADE.

On Saturday afternoon Mio Ist HaUiilion 0|;,;;(l liillfl 'VoillllUMMS l)al.lllo<l lit the O.m.m! lUtiery, Ducat) Uracil, lor 'i<i:i liy l<ictit'.Miairtcolt>:i<'l V. S. Sm.yth, OilinT Ixuimiamlui!,' die District. '■i'"iiv:m!.t-tvioi;<.'l A. Stom'lian l .vas in vv::im:.:.d, ami thuro wni a fair roiireseiila- '■»" frotß ouci: company. After the iii*|vttau:: ti'.e Uimdioii was marched to Totnalr.i«L lleacJi to lall > out field firing with bah a.n,iiauiitit>.|. -£\ it ...enoial iiltti was Ui-'i; a:i •■i:v!iiv had lamiod at 'i'oiualiawi; 8.t.0. n.'Ls |i:c;iai-|i'.;; to. advance on Dmicdiu. I'Ji-- r-nein, «>« rciii-osciiKMi liy head iiwl oiionlilor -..T.rj;.t r . i,!., to J j.„ ~;K . sand at the iwri.ll end id Tonnluvvl: Beach. The hatu.ion tiiov w i ~if ;v i;j, M j. miri l thrown wit Wi ) ,„ ~;„, [~,,,„ _~,. s<x)n ajt tfie advance*! (Oiunl roaoltoil Uwvcr's Head ;i sijrhtol tiw tiiuiny. lour compares ha-v----lug Iwji told otr to form i.lie main attack, tlinn now moved round I lie Iwck of llio Saiidiiiile. exuvided, i:w! advancing, o|Wic<l lire ou :i.o :jr:;ct.;. The advanc- was continual over Urn Sandhills, <!<i»u mi to Iho brcniii, up i<> within 200 yanU of the targ«t(t. whan tin l lit'ii*' lines, having Uv.ii tfilfraiod ay i>.i|>port«, i.hc v.holo lino^nirhi(l forward at "ifw charge.," uv.vriii;.' lire with blink iuiilli'.uiitlOß was nwintaiited l )v iv.o T»uii«iiiCß f9>.i«l oa Uwycr's Howl.'

Tho battalion, having re-formed, was marched back to St. Kikiu, and dismissed. The e.wrciw v.a« of n very practical nature and instructive to all rallies. The percentage of hits to rounds fired has not yet been calculated. Tim pa ratio stale was as follows:— ■Stall'.—Ono lieutenant-colonel, 1 adjutant, 1 surgeon, 1 (|ii;irterma.sler-.=ergeant, 1 bugler, 1 drummer;- total, 6. A Company.—One captain, 2 licittena.ntfl, 35 rank and fi!<-:~-total. 58. If Compaiiy.-y.O rank and file ;—total 20. C Company—One captain, 2 lieutenants, 26 rank ami file:—totnl. 29. K Company, lino captain, ?. lieutenants, 21 rank and fib;—total, 24. I l ' Company.—One captain, 2 lieutenants, 23 rank and hh;;-to:al. 27. (1 Conipunv.—Oiio captain, 20 rank and fil.;;-:<.l:i!, 27. II Companv.—One captain, 1 lieutenant, 23 rani; and file;-total, 30. I'.altalien I'ipo Band. 10. Grand total on pa.rade, 210.