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Wrr.UXOTOX, Annl ] The mles for ti -• livnuum of ufle ebbs have been i^med CMb-, ..re > b within hve miles of the hcadcic ,i (.is of \ -lli'iiteei* district «, and to be confined to cx-volunteeis if they have had three years" scivkc. Each club is to have four quarteily diiM*, and eveiy member miht attend At least liw, but may, if unable to attend, jnange tv> drill with the nearest club or volunteer corps. 'Ihe Government may, if requested by half the clubs of the colony, fix ihe standard uniform, the cost of which us f,oi, to exceed £2. The State will supply .iOS l-'fles at 20 per cent., under ccM pi ice i>nd terms. Fur the first - ear each member will be allowed 100 rounds of ammunition free, but after the fast %ear the ,ssue -will depend on the efficiency and attendance of h<df the members of the club at the dulls. Members will have free railway pa^es to all competitions, and the Government wiil giant £200 a year to each volunteer district for prize-firing.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2455, 3 April 1901, Page 26
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175UNKNOWN Otago Witness, Issue 2455, 3 April 1901, Page 26
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