OUR VOLUNTEERS.
Tho Dunediu Rifle Companies paraded under Colonel Webb on Monday eveniDg. The parade coming so soon after the Christmag holidays was but a poor one, the total attendance being 119, made up as follows : — Garrison Bind, 12 ; City Guards, 30 ; North Dunedin Rifles, 4-1 ; Highlaud Rifles, 33 ; staff— Colonel Webb, Adjutant Milne, and Sergeant-majors Castle and Towler. The men were put through the new attack formation drill on tho Exhibition ground, and worked fairly well. They were too few in number for the drill to be effective, but still some insight was obtained by the men into the preliminary work of tho new formation practice.
The Hinemoa will be placed at the disposal of northern volunteers visiting the Rifle Association meeting at Christchurch.
The first instalment of 1000 Martini-Henry rifles is expected by the end of March. A difficulty has arisen with the contractors as to the test to be applied to the sighting.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18940125.2.92
Bibliographic details
Otago Witness, Issue 2083, 25 January 1894, Page 20
Word Count
156OUR VOLUNTEERS. Otago Witness, Issue 2083, 25 January 1894, Page 20
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in