THE SIXTH CONTINGENT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 9036, 3 January 1901, Page 2

THE SIXTH CONTINGENT.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. . With regard to the Sixth Contingent, the Hon. J. G. Ward states that it is Intended to gather the Southern men and those v from t|i© south part of the North Island m Wellington for despatch to the fropt. A troopship will then go to Auckland to pick up the northern portioJ'of the contingent. Up to to-day 900 men have been enrolled for the Sixth Contingent m Wellington, and 160 had been previously passed. The Department expects that the horses and equipment will be ready by the 15th, and that jtho contingent can be shipped by the 29fch. The Waiwera will hot be available as a troopship. The Government has decided that the Sixth. Contingent snail Consist of 500 men made up as follows: otago, Canterbury, Wellington, and Auckland 105 each^ Wanganui 2), Nelson, New JPlymouth, Napier, and Gisborne 15 each. « The number enrolled all parts of the colony is 1308, •out of over 2000 applications. AUCKLAND, this day. ' i Over one hundred men have been approved of as suitable for the .Sixth Contingent. The authorities ai>e now awaiting instructions from [Wellington as to the number of the Auckland detachment. Fresh offers are coming m daily. Among t those who have offered their services is Captain- Blockmore, a lieutenant of the 49th Regiment, and a brother of the late novelist. | NAPIER, this day. Altogether seventy applications have been received for enrolment m the Sixth Contingent.. Thirty-three passed the preliminary .teats. The list has now -closed. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The total number who have applied for enlistment m the Sixth Contingent is 207. Gisborne candidates for the Sixth Contingent we're put through their riding tests this morning, m Tuckers paddock. Major McCredie and Captain Winter conducted the tests, Sergeant Hellier Evans assisting. The principal test was the jumping of a stiff hurdle! and brush fence, whim the majority of tse horses declined to fltegotiate. To the { failure of the horses, however, .not much importance was attached, the judges taking more notice of the manner m which the sat and managed their mounts. There were a number of spectators, Mr "Banjo" Paterson being among them. Twenty-five candidates passed the test; following- being the names —Barry, Buckley, Bushnell, Breingan, K. Campbell, Denny, A. DeLautour, Fraser, Guilford, Gloss, Gray, Grayson, E. C. Hurrey. I. Hnrrey, Hanlon, Humphreys, James Moore, McGough, O'Neil, Ogden, Richardson, Skeet, Teasdftle, and Hesketh. The applicants frt>m the East Coast Mounted Rifles, being trained men, are already accepted, their names being Sergt. Thos. Allen, Corporal Norman Leslie, and Troopers Mcßurney, Mcßinley and Albert Law. The shooting testa commenced at the butts this afternoon.