Volunteering.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1871, 16 August 1886, Page 2

Volunteering.

The Carterton Company are about to select a sec nd shooting tenm for practice matches during the coining season. Their first tone are nheady chosen, and among them are some reputed lirstclass marksmen. Altlimu-h there are many new men in the Greytow.i Corps, still their first shooting team this yeiu will compline most of the original crack shots, and tlip'r second team when selected wiU take s ini,■ iuhMug out. An officer of the MaatoUmi Hides suggested at Greytowu on Thursday night, that it would ha great pleasure to his company to take part in aji atalliou parade at Featherstou on some Saturdav sfteruoou shortly. The idea seemed to find favor with some officers and members of the Gieylowu Company who happened to lie .-resent, and it was thought that the Greytown Company when asked would generally approve of the movement. Several Carterton men have also expressed an opinion that their company would most probably be pleased to

take part. Providing the matter can be arranged to the satisfaction of all the Wairurapa Corps, Colonel Butts promised to attend specially to put the batallion through their drill, The Featherston Uiflo Volunteers under Captain A. Donald had an excellent muster for inspection parade on Friday night. The Corps had only four men short of their full strength present. A good few new members have been enrolled during the last month Colonel Butts examined several of the Wairarapa officers for their commissions and the results in every case are expected to prove satisfactory.