THE FIRST CONTINGENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 55, 26 March 1901, Page 4

THE FIRST CONTINGENT.

Ddbin'; the voyig? of she trocpship Orient from CUpe-.own tr> New Zealand the mrstber* of oar First Contingent ou met .\nd ananinsously decided to f ti.'.i: »m A.3.sGc>a'y!ou, for its object tbe k?epinsj hi botch of) memlwrs of the Firet N Z M.R.. so that they might) long ramain the happy family they were iu Africa. Tc this •nd ii was decided to maet annua'ly on 21st October, the nuoiversary os: the day the first New Zealand breopi If ft the olony for 800 th Africa; and on 21st October next to celebrate the first re-union by a dinner in Wellington. It is proposed that the fixture be held in the chief provincial towns in rotation. It was decided to have headquarters at Wellington, with a committee of three and an honorary secretary and treasurer, and loca' committers at Auckland, Napier, "Wanaanni, BenHnm, Clwi&bchmch and Danedin, the members resident in «»ch district to be in crmmonifiition with their local enmroibtee. lieutenant Colonel Robin is President and Majors Madacks and Davien, VicePresident?, and tho fol'owiat; were appointed as the Association's first executive officers: Headquarters, Wellington, Sergeant-Majors Tnck and Watts, Corporal Home, Sergeant Foster, Hon. Sfcretary*ndTr«>aeurfr; Napier, Corporal Emfrson and Trooper Catbera'l. Blenheim, Corporal Freeth and Trooper Macbeth; Danedin, Sergeants Haz'ett and Ellis, and Trooper Waldie ; Auck and, Ser-geant-if «jir Harrjwell, Troopfrs Whyte and Jewell (Hoc. Secretary); Wanganui, Troopers 0. Powali, o.| Hiddeil, and J. Mitchell; Chris tohnrch, Troopers Flavell. J, T. Wilson,! and Wilkie. It was decided also that a bu'letin should be issued by Mr. Foster periodically, and in order to keep the bulletin posted up to daf, members are asked to advise the Hon. Seen tary at once of any advance in civil life, promotion in rank, leaving the colony or their district—in fict anything which their comrades will be interested in knowing.