THE VOLUNTEERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1320, 17 March 1877, Page 17

THE VOLUNTEERS.

MONTHLY INSPECTION. The City Guards, with their Cadets, were inspected at the Head-quarters Drill Shed on Monday last by the Acting-Adjutant, Lieut. Grant. There were present— Captain Wales, 1 lieutenant, 4 sergeants, and 22 rank and file Of the Cadets the;e were present-^Captain Wilson, 2 lieutenants, 2 sergeants, and 16 rank and file. ACTING- ADJUTANT'S REPORT. The following is the report of the ActinjrAdjutant for the month of 'February : Green Island, March 4th, 1877 Major Stavely, Commanding District. Sir— ln accordance with your faroor of 31st Januirv appointing me Acting-Adjutant for th« month of February, I have the honour to report that I inspected the Companies forming the Ist Battalion as follows — j Port Chalmers Naval, February 2nd 1 captain 1 lieutenant, 1 sub-lieutenant, 4 petty officers 28 gunners ; total, 35. •' Wakari Rifles. February Bth.— l captain 1 lieutenant, 1 sub-lieutenant, 1 sergeant, 18 rank and rile • total, 22. ' 1 South District Rifles, February 9th.— l captain 1 lieutenant, 1 sub-lieutenant, 3 sergeants, 42 rank and file ; total, 48. North Dunedin Rifles, February 21st.— 1 captain 1 lieutenant, 1 sub-lieutenant, 4 sergeants, 1 bugler 'ao rank and file ; total, 38. ' Dunedin Ifayal, Febtuary 22nd.— 1 captain 1 lieu tenant. 1 sub-lieutenant, 5 petty officers, 48 gunners' total, 56. ' Wo. 1 City Guards, February 27th.— I captain 1 lieutenant. 1 sub-lieutenant, 4 sergeants. 1 bnirler 9=; rank and file ; total, 33. b ' ° No. 1 City Guards Cadets, February 27th.— 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 sub-lieutenant, 2 sergeants 2K rank and file; total, 30. wTjeanra, <«, Dunedin Artillery, Febnury 27th.— 1 captain 1 sub-lieutenant, 3 sergeants, 16 jrunners : total «i * Dunedia Artillery Band, February 27th.— 1 bandmaster, 1 sergeant, IS musicians ; total, 17. No. 1 City Guards Band, February 27th.— 1 bandmaster, 1 sergeant, IS musicians ; total 17 jj found all the arms and accoutrement of the «.w«

companres in good order, and they .have sll th«J appearance of beta* carefully kept. In drill I have to report a marked Improvement since I last inspected The Cadet Companies I inspected as follows :— Normal School, February 20th.-l captain, 1 lieu, tenant, 6 sergeants, 58 rank and file ; total, 66. High School Artillery, February 21st— 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 sergeant, 29 gunners ; total, 32. High School Rifles, .February 21st.-— 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 2 sergeants, 35 rank and file ; total, 39 Naval Cadets, February 22nd.— 1 captain, l lieutenant, 3 petty officers, 30 gunners ; total 35 District Schools Rifles, February 27th.— 1 captain 1 lieutenant, 3 sergeants, 62 rank and file ; total, 67. ' On the arms of the above companies I can only report as I did on a former occasion— that they are not only unserviceable but dangerous, and the aooner they are called m and others substituted, the better In the meantime, I don't think the boys should be allowed to fire with them.— l have, &c., Allan King, Lieutenant South District Rifles, Acting-Adjutant for the month of February.