THE VOLUNTEERS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3995, 7 October 1897, Page 1

THE VOLUNTEERS.

The annual meeting of representatives of the Associated Corps was held at the City Guards' orderly-room last; night, when Captain Creswell presided, and there were also present Lieutenants Merton and Bridgeman, Sergeants-major Treleaven and Berland, Sergeants Jeffreys, "Ward, Parker and Jackson, Corporals Inglis and Taylor and Trooper Ashton. An apology for absence was received from Colour-sergeant Steere. The balance-sheet showed the total receipts j to have been £55 14s Id, total expenditure £54 15s lid, credit balance at bank 18s 2d. There were no. liabilities. The balance-sheet was adopted. Three applications were received for the position of range caretaker. Corporal Ashton was appointed, and the meeting authorised the Chairman to issue all necessary instructions. The following officers were elected for the present year:— Chairman, Captain Creswell; honorary secretary, Private Moore; honorary treasurer, Colour-Sergeant Steere ; auditors, Battalion Sergeant -Major Foster and Captain Snow. It was resolved to discontinue the Thursday matches for the present. The range was allotted to : the following companies on the underL mentioned dates : Oct. 16 and Feb. 12, City Guards ; Nov. 6 and Jan. 8, Canterbury > Engineers; Dec. 4 and Jan. 15, Christ- - church. City Eifles ; Oct. 13 and March 5, ■ Canterbury Mounted Rifles; Dec. 11 and I March 12, Christ's College Rifles ; Feb. 5 . and March 19, E Battery. Votes of thanks ' concluded the business of the evening. Owing to the number of other volunteer * meetings at the drillshed last night, the j non-commissioned officers' meeting lapsed 1 tor want ot a quorum T The Queen's Cadets, who numbered 3 about thirty ran* and file, were put through company drill last night by Captarn Jones, who also inspected the arms J Some squads were practising doubling I !f -ii \, ol i cv - firm S (snapping caps) at the b dnJJsned grounds last night, as a press liminary to the Sargood cup competition A parade of the Christchurch companies c of the North Canterbury Battalion will be a held at 7.30 p.m. to-morrow. b Teams from the Chnstchurch City r Guards and Kaiapoi Pvifles will fxre in the * Sargood Cup competition, the 'former at b Rangiora, and the latter at Kaiapoi, on 7 Saturday next. v It is intended to hold a military tournament in Christchurch about New Year's 1 Day. A meeting of officers is to be held J - to consider the matter on Wednesday c next, and the subject will also be brought '- before the Non - commissioned Officers' : " The horses of the mounted corps leavina s Christchurch for the c;imp at Dunediu to-morrow are to be entrained at Addin«--ton at 5 p.iu. A special train to convey the men will leave Addington at 9 pm The Mounted Rifles, after eutrainino- their liorses, will parade at the orderly-room at d S p.m. 7 T 3 'i'! ie v bflc3 f c ? f tho North Canterbury c Battalion has been approved by the Go--1 vernmenfc. It consists of the crosses of - bt George and St Andrew conjoined surii mounted by an Imperial crown, a*l bears inur on the intersection the tio-nvet of a 0 native white crane (kokufcu j, the Maori em--1 Mem ot Canterbury, surrounded by ? circle :, beanng in plain Roman capitals the words iSiorth Canterbury Infantry Battplion " l and the motto, "Alee, ake, Ida kaha." The 3 bridge is of gold, with the exception of the figure of the crane, which is of silver.