THE OFFICERS APPOINTED.

Otago Witness, Issue 2403, 22 March 1900, Page 67

THE OFFICERS APPOINTED.

FURTHER CAMP EXTENSION. THURSDAY. The following, list of officers for the fourth contingent was telegraphed from Wellington yesterday : — No. 1 Company (Otago). —Captain Fulton, Lieutenants Nicokon, M*Donald, and Keddell. No. 2 Company (Southland and Westland) — Captain Harvey, Lieutenants Bauehop and Tubman. The tl.ird has cot yet been appointed. No. 3 Company (Wellington). — Captain Pringle. Lieutenants Elder, Collins, and Ross. No. 4- Company. — Caprain Walker, Lieutenants Thompson, Johnston, and Arthur. Lieutenant Nicolson, who lias received an appointment in No. 1 Company, Otago troop, has been for some years a capable officer in the Dunedin Engineers. It is understood that it ■was his intention to go with the fifth contingent, but he subsequently . decided to volunteer for the fourth, and was duly accepted. Lieutenant Nicolson is a son ot Mr Nieolson, draughtsman in the Land and Survey Office. The mounted drill on the beach on Wednesday morning was gone through as usual under Captain. Harvey and Captain Fulton. The former exercised No. 2 Company, which was in two divisions, in company drill. Lieutenants Eeddell and Tubman were out with this company. Captain Fulton did similar •work with No. 1 Company. In the afternoon Captain Harvey's company were instructed in outpost work, and No. 1 Company were put through, dismounted drill and manual exercise under Sergeant-major Knee. The fatigue division were busy pretty well all day in further extensions of the camp. There are now pome 30 officers' tents, the number having to be increased to accommodate the men coming down in command of the northern companies. The Otago and Southland horses have been picketed in the newcamp after the army method. A " built-up " rope is stretched along the ground for about 80ft and pegged down at intervals. The horses are tethered to this about sft apart. It is, of course, necessary to heel-rope them to prevent any being hurt by getting kicked. The old horse lines will remain for the use ,of the northern men. Thanks_ to the assistance of Sergeant Wood (Otajro Hussars) and the Dunedin Non-Com-missioned Officers' Club, the sergeants' me<s is now an institution at the camp. Mr T. Liggins has kindly lent a fair-sized tent, which has been fitted up with crockery, etc., -belonging to the club mentioned, and the sergeants of the contingent can enjoy their meals with the comfort which their rank entitles them to. Further instalments of the contingent equipment, in the form of 200 pairs riding pants, 100 jackets, 100 forage caps, and 100 helmets, all khaki, are now in the camp store. A second cookhouse was erected on Wednesday, and the number of water troughs is to be doubled ai once. Mr Falconer's tent has proved a real boon to the troopers. 'It is fitted up with a splendid supply of illustrated papers and magazines, and any of the men desiring a quiet evening could not wish for more comfortable quarters. PREPARATIONS FOR- THE SEND-OFF. The Mayor has promised that the Octagon •will be kept clear of the general public on the 24th, as the whole of the thoroughfare there will be required for the troops. The procession will consist entirely of volunteers. The Organising Committee have resolved that the positions of the bands in the procession shall be balloted for. This, however, does not apply io the Invercargill Pipe Band, which will be given the premier position. A conference between a deputation of volunteer officers (called together by Colonel Webb) and the committee took place yesterday morning to consider the question of the volunteer parade on the 24th. The committee had requested Colonel Webb to parade the men at the camp at the Forbury so as to join in the procession from the btart. Colonel Webb was of opinion, however, that such an arrangement would involve an unnecessarily arduous task on the volunteers, inasmuch as they would be called upon (or, at least, some of them), at the beginning of a long day, to walk six or seven miles. The Colonel suggested that the volunteers should meet the contingent at the corner of Crawford street and Anderson's Bay road. The committee, on the other hand, deemed it essential to the success of the day's functions that the volunteers should parade at the camp, and so the matter was discussed at the conference. Eventually it was decided to land the volunteers at the camp in tramcars, and the Tramway Company has generously offered to permit all volunteers in uniform to travel free to the Forbury between 8 and 9 o'clock on the day of the departure. The route of the procession has been slightly altered. Instead of going through the heavy sand, along by the battery^ which wo\ild be uncomfortable for the troops to march through, the committee have decided that the troops shall wheel about 100 yards to the right after coming out of the park gate, and then proceed down the street leading to the Queen's Drive, entering the Queen's Drive at the corner of the road which turns up to Tahuna Park. They will then follow the route, as laid down previously, along the Queen's Drive to the Anderson's Bay road. THE AUCKLAND CONTINGENT. Tv.'o of the ' Auckland Contingent arrived by Wednesday night's express. The rest, comprising eight men and 40 horses, came as far as Oamaru on Wednesday evening, whence they came by a speciol train, which reached here at 3.45 on Thursday morning. After the arrival of the two men by the train on Wednesday night they presented themselves at the War Office, and stated that advice had been sent that they were coming. It appears that no one was present .at the station to meet them, but this duty does ndl rest upon the committee, as the camp arrangements are now under the control of the military authorities. ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. The following subscriptions were received on Wednesday : Chas. Galloway, £2 2s ; Dunedin cabmen (collected by Mr C. Granejf, £5 ss ; Waitati "and Purakanui, £3 4s (totalling £28 "Is from Waitati, Purakanui, and Mount Cargill districts) ; Round Hill, £23 0s 6d (per Mr J. White) ; Otago Rowing Club, £11 13s (per Mr J. While) ; Lawrence Committee, £20; banks, £40 (per Mr J. Sinclair Thomson) ; " Kit and Comfort Guild," Inverqargill, £2 2s 6d (per Dr Coughtrey) ; E. H. Reid, £5 ss; Caversham Gas Company's officers and employees, £17 11s 6rt (per Mr 11. B. Courtis) ; City Gas Works' officers and employees, £21 0s 6d (per Mr H. B. Courtis) ; Gore Committee, £25, making a total of £375 from Gore; Herbert, Haynes, and Co., £25. The latter subscription was handed in on February 19, but through an inadvertence was not publicly fwjkfiowledgecjt " ' "