VOLUNTEERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2455, 3 April 1901, Page 12

VOLUNTEERS.

Auangenients are in progress for the infantry companies of the Xoith Otago district to carry out some useful worl' at Easter (says the Oamaru Mail). It is not expected that the Go\ eminent will siant permissio2i foi a full camp, therefore a mod fi^d scheme has been avars-ed for. On Eastei Sunday morning the tv o Oamaru companies and band, also the Palmerston Rifles, will undertake a ioute march from their respective headquarters to Hanipden. the Palmerston Rifles doing the journey of 1G miles by the mam road to Harnpden 111 the oae day. The heardquarteia companies will maich to the mouth of the Wamakarau River the fiist day, and from that stage will represent an enemy advancing to attack Hampder., that town being defended by the two corps aheadv there. Eaily on Monday morning the defending force will push forwaid a leconr.oitnng force in fie dnection of the liver, coming m contact with the outposts of the attacking force and driving them in, but the latter being reinforced, the whole of the attacking loice advancing the defenders will fall back to thci main position near Hanipden 'Ihe noit'icrn force will then attack the po=.t:o'i, t!;e leaiilt oT the engagement to bo decided by the umpne on ' Cease firing'" sounding. Ine afternoon will be spent in field firing at, unknown langes, the targets being set up o\ pi as wide p frontage as possible, and the filing to be commenced at long ranges, each section of a company to have a target to file at, so that it will be 1 new 11 which section makes tho best vnactico (In en fine weather, there is ovciv probability of the <-cheme provirg :i f-reat success With regaid to the mounted troop", Colonel Webb has intimated to Lieutencntcoionel Headland that the Distuct Mounted Coips may encamp at Waikouaiti. The report on the New Zealand Volunteer Gamson Aitillery competitive piact^ce for 1900-1 shows that of the nine coips taking part seven qualified as first-class artillery and two as t'md-class The highest figure of niei.t 0 87t was made by the Wellington I\ T avals, who were awarded fust pn-e, and cveiy petty office! and man is entitled io wear the first pi^ze b.ieige for the year. This coips filed ten lounds fiom the Bin B.L gun, making six hits, and 15 rounds from the 6in B.L. gun with 13 hit 3 The Dunedin N, avals came second, with 0.773 figuie of nient. They fired 13 rounds, with 11 hits from the Gin B L. gun, and 24 rounds, with ten hits from the 64-pounder gun. The Port Chalmeis Xavals weie thud, with 0.767 figuic of merit, 25 phots and 13 hits fiom the Tin R ML. gu'i, and 25 shots and 12 hits fiom the f>l pouncio 'I." Davenpcrt Coast Guards wern foujth wi'.a 0.70U ligme fit lueriti 37 slia«s ft^d

18 li'ti f1 om ti' o C.n B L gui.s The fifth plrce w.is tai en hv the Ponsonbj Xci\al«, with 0 oS"i fi * 111 of 11 cut, *5 Mints ,ci(l C hits iron, tho Sui B.L uti", ,11 d 42 -ho^- Hnc | 14 \ n > s f,< . n t ! 10 7ia JOiJj urn The =ixth coips ■s.as the X Hatton, l,\tie!to,i, with 0.5J1 iimro of n.> A ''S '-'lots a 1 cl ]7 ju)s fiom two Tin I. M (< in"-. r l hr> Lxttolton XavnN \.c\e - '>' li •' '11 '1 i.ro of merit 0 510. 12 'hots and 4 lil 'm . tl, ( (, ;l JB L. gun, a'-d b &hoti ami ~> )ni '■' >> »/■' Hn BL gun. All the foregoing t orj>- fju.il furl as fir«t-cla = 3 aitilleiy Tlio i'« Ui, 1 .'. 1 j'- .ivd Poi'sonb}' Neva's, \.!'o qus'lififl a-> Ili ir'J ' !a<-3! a<-3 each made the bame figure of >n< m, (1 201. Each cuips fiierl 20 shotb, aril made 7 liit-, \\Aa two 6111 B.L. guns. CAMP OF MOUNTED COUPS. A camo of the Mounted Corps of Otago will be held at Waikouaiti at Easter The companies interested pie the Otago Hussars, North Otago Mounted Rifles, Cluth.i Mounted Rifles, Maniototo Mounted Rifles, and the Tuapeka Mounted Rifles. It is not >ct known whether the Southland Mounted R'fles and the Matauia MOll ited Rifle" vnll be present, but vrith a fair muster from the Ot^go companies 303 or 350 mounted men should be brought together, and as the district is admirably suited for their vanous clashes of work the camp should piove an instructive cr.e. DUXEDIN CYCLE CORPS. The annual meeting of the above corps was hekl ip the Gariisq - i Hall on Monday, when a full muster of members was piesent 'the chair was occupied h\ Licutenpr.t E. 11. Allen. The balance s^ee* which showed tho corps in a good financial jjont.or, was read and received The following comtiiitt^e 0 were e'ectcd — Gcueial Committee — Col.-seigeant "VVolstenholme, Ser Leant How'ett, Cy. h = ts= F Scales, Gardner, ar>d Fans, Rhootiiig Coipmittee — Col -sergeant Wo'Ftenholme, Sci-rea^t Howlett, Cj'clis'.s "Wh.tehead, Ba;.es, a-id Gardnei. Laiicc-cor.-cral Giuai was le-clectcd aecietaiy, Sergeant E'umerso'i storekeeper, and Cych=t F Scales e\cle expert. A report from tho outgoing Shootirg Committee was lead, which showed that consideiably more interest had been taken m shooting, and that the standard of the corps had bsen raised. To encourage shoohrg, the officer commanding said the company would pay the maiking fees for all matches and practices authorised by himself or the Shooting Committee. Flag signalhrsr is to be taken up this winter by a section of the corps, and if possible thio class will ptait in Anril. The corps 1=; reure c entpd in South Africa by two mem Leis — Lieutenant M'M. 'lan, of the fifth contn gent, and Cyclist Roaffe, of the sixth contmeent Four new members were proposed, which leaves four v^c.ircits now in the corps, which no doubt will be soon filled i(p. As it h3s been decided to aclort the new khaki regulation uniform, it wa^ decided to call for tenders at once, and the committee were pmr-owered to act in the matter. A f to,- a \ot= of thai'ks to the choir, a most erthusipstic mec'.ing terminated