VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 908, 30 October 1879, Page 2

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

The Inspection parade of the head--4U n tors detucinuent of ihe-J. Battery, i.\.A Artillery itegiuieut, was held on , vVcduesday ..evening, . Ac the Makaraka. Hail. The £ -How ing is the parade state :— 2 officers, 4 uon-cummissioneu. officers, 26 gunners, 16 baud. Alter tiio Commanding Officer haa completed the inspection, JlO directed .Instructor kLuddleston to put the parade tlirougu a few movements. Before dismissing, the corps, Captain dudgeon complimented tiiein on th uiarkevi improvement tliey showed, and 1 old. the m chat they had yet uiuch to learn, but by evincing interest m what was imported to them, and attending regularly to the weekly drills, they mights noon iiupd to become efficient. 1 ' 'X'ue Fife and Drum Baud, under the leadersh>p of Drum-Major Owen, were rather late m appearing on parade, It appears i-hao naving nude arrangements wrtn'MrV IS. M. Wilson to convey them • to M.'ikaraka, for a cons.deratiou, m tua .aige break, tuat after- >hey had taken In eir seats, the Jen u demanded thai ihe f re -ah' mid- be ■ auguinented ana iet used to carry out hid portion of tue contract. The Band tnereiipou proceeded to the Jttoyai Hotel, and Mr. ttouert VVnson, witii his usual promptitude, harnessed up a pair of hoises, put them into hia. vaii, and drove them out. On their arrival they took up a position outside the hall, and played at intervals during the., parade. On then- return to tiisborne they were driven < around the town. ' " - The youth of Makaraka, fired with a partial ardour, are enrolling themselves 'into a cadet cor^s to bV^attucned to the uead-quariers detachment as artillery cadets. If they succeed m their endeavors, they will form a 'very good uepdc tor training tue yuung i >ea, who may, as tuey attain the necessary age, ■c matted m tue senior corps to fill up vacancies m their raiiKa. ijioutenauo JJaly, ot the llifles, ha* succeeded 111 baiiui.ig togetuer 50 tads, wuoin lie has applied 10 have attacheo to tue Aitiiler>. jNo be tor qualiue>< pei'doU; could nave.- been found to taKe lue matter 111 nand, and under his supervision a good and efficient corps uidy be anticipated. x'ue uioaifhiy inspection of the Rifles aid town decacumout J. tJattery, was jiieid tv JSluiftii line's Hrn on Friday l.tgd •' me toiio.viiig is t.ie parade state : : ii ottiooia, 2 der^eautd, 3 euipoa.tt, id pi vet tecs. tSAi£t,s.Y : 1 (ifficer,---l b'tte-y i.istruotor, 1 aocing sergeant, ana 2J -gunners. Atier tne inspection by Captain Gudthe. parade was put tlirough tiie lU'tiiuai and tii ing exercise py lustruutoi Ha id.estou, and a marked improve•neut >vas uxt.Coaole, auix tor wuicu they tVeie CoUiplliuented. it Snouid be r e.uetubetea, however,- tnat those members who do not attend re^uiany at weekly ■ustruotion, Woutd do ueiter either t<> st.»y a Way lr»m tue monthly parades or resign, as their appearance m the ranks, showing as they do an utter ignorance of their duties, tends more to impair than add to the general efficiency of the whole. At a, meeting of the Bifies, held after the inspection, it was resolved that the corps disband. As the band have f<mnd tit to secede from their ranks, it has been found difficult t» replace the number so as to enable then) to curry o % i, th* regulations laying down; that the minimum strengtli shall he 50 of all ranks. Proposals were nude by some of. the members to tnimfer to the ranks of the Battery, and Battery Instructor F«at.on attended the meetin<r on behalf of that corps to settle prelimin-iries. The following conditions were submitted to intending transfers, vi 2 : — 1. Standard heiirhfc,. sft. 7in. 2 Material will be supplied for uniforms, makinvf up,. to be paid by transfer. A refund of 42s is guaranteed upon rece'pt. of two years capitation. 3 The accruinvr capitation will go to the funds of the Artillery corps to pay for uniform. 4. Transfers must guarantee to make themselves efficient, m the (rue sense of the word, by attending weekly drills and all monthly inspections, v lless prevented by illness or any other good cause. 5. Members not making themselves efficient,, and having received clothing, will have to .refund the amount of o*p\tation to the Artillery corps. : These cmditions have been so far relaxed m favor of members of the Rifles who haVH hitherto shown interest m their drill, and have been most regular m their attendance :— l. That the standard height, shall not He enforced. 2. That they may wear their own uniform after reducing some of the nn-. nece.Bga'jLtr-iWnm'-CSj until such time as t»-Frr -«"V i'^»» uiiua, -or lmve"ner;omfl J ent,lt,led to- sufficient capitation that the amount may be charged -against it. . t . :~y?v shall .be t? lad to Ree the, ranks of the Batter^angmeTited by $ few: »'»f the smart e t- and more, regular attendants f ora thH Rifles, and m course of time may hop* c .to kee . a good t corps. "<sf Artillerists of a, superior class, and mor« efficient" theh has >>e«n tl»e rule hitherto with Volunfeeiß m. this district.