TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume III, Issue 647, 27 May 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] A Road Party. Auckland, To-day. It is stated that a party of Kiugitos have started making a road from Tahua (Upper Wanganui), and intend carrying it through the King country to Alexandria. School Statistics. The annual report of the Inspector of Schools, shows the number on the roll in the provincial district as 15,830, and the average attendance 12,275.

Another Sudden Death. Napiek, To-day.

A case of awfully sudden deaih occurred this morning. Mrs Fuzard, wife of the proprietor of the Masonic Hotel, retired to bed last night, apparently in good health. On the house being closed, Fuzard went to bed, his wife being asleep. This morning, on waking, Fuzard found Ins wife dead by his side, death having occurred some hours. Interesting, Very.

The Criterion Hotel is being raised, over one hundred screw jacks are employed.

Wairoa Friends. Rev. J. Hill has been presented with a handsome silver tervice by his friends at Wairoa.

Suggestions for Improvement of Volunteer SystemWellington, To-day. The Pod to-night states it is understood that the recommendation about to bo presented by the Board of Officers ordered to import on the Volunteer .system in New Zealand, will include the following suggestions ; Volunteers to serve three years in “ first line,” and one year in “ second line,” and to bo subject, during that period, to all existing regulations, to sign on enrolment and engagement, to serve for a prescribed period, and to take the required oaths and furnish address ; no person under seventeen years to be enrolled except trained musicians and in other special cases, enrolments to take place half-yearly, and candidates to submit their names to the commanding officer

for approval thirty days prior to the date of enrolment, together with particulars of age, height and occupation. Volunteers would not,be allowed to resign except on account of ill-health or departure from the colony, but on their removal to another part of the colony would be transferred to the local corps ; troops of Cavalry and batteries of artillery to consist of not leas than thirty or more that! fifty men, exclusive of officers; companies of infantry, not less than forty, or more that sixty ; a regiment of cavalry to be funned for each island, and one artillery for the whole colony ; six regiments of infantry to

be formed, to be named—l. Auckland (including that province, excepting Gisborne), 2. Wellington (including Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne, but excluding Wanganui, Patea, and Rangitikei), 3. Taranaki (including Wanganui), 4. Nelson (including Marlborough and Westland), 5. Canterbury (including Oamaru), Otago (including Southland). Precedence of arms to be as follows Frst line of cavalry Three hours duration each day in camp to count as two daylight drills; pay for each three hours’s drill to be 2s 6d for all ranks of officers to provide their own uniform, but complete uniforms to be issued by Government to every volunteer of the first line under commissioned officers rank, such uniforms to last for three years (excepting greatcoats, which are to last six), and then to become the property of the Volunteers. Every Volunteer to give promissory notes for L 3, to cover coat in case of detention of uniform. Capitation allowance of 10s per annum to be granted to each company of the first line for every Volunteer (excepting surgeons and chaplains), who has attended fifteen daylight drills in the year, any Volunteer failing so to attend to receive no pay, to be entitled to no efficiency certificate, and to pay ten shillings to the funds of his corps, second line to be raised within twenty-five miles of the company they support in the first line, the second line capitation grant to be as at present, 30s per annum, with arms and ammunition, but uniforms not found, six inspections and six company parade to be attended to qualify for capitation, one adjutant at L3OO per annum, to be appointed for each regiment, with a bonus of LSO after five years, and a subsequent increase of LlO per annum to his pay ; drill instructors at Ll5O per annum, to be provided at the rate of one to each six companies, officers in the first instance to be appointed on the recommendation of the enrolling officers, vacancies to be filled by election from candidates submitted to the company by the commandant, senior lieutenants to be promoted to vacant captaincies so far as possible, non-commissioned officers to bo appointed by the commanding officer of the regiment on the recommendation of commanding officers ; Volunteers, on the expiration of their term of service, to receive a certificate of discharge and efficiency if deserved. The following penalties are prescribed ; Absence from parade, forfeiture of pay, with a fine of some sum, if not sufficient explanation of absence is not forthcoming; absence from five consecutive parades, a fine of L 5 .or ten days’ imprisonment, absence from recruit drill, 2s 6d for first offence, 5s for second, dismissal for third ; drunkenness, ss, or 10 days imprisonment, if with a non - commissioned officer reduced to ranks and if commissioned officer deprivation of commission as well. Absence from duty when called out for actual service, LSO, or six weeks’ imprisonment. There are numerous other recommendations, but above are those of chief importance and interest.

Jaggars Successful. Dunedin, To-day. Mr Jaggars, of Invercargill, is the successful tenderer for the Dunedin goods shed. The amount has not transpired. Sudden Death. Mr Anning, chemist, died very suddenly yesterday. A Recommendation. The Chamber of Commerce recommend an alteration in the constitution of the Harbor Board, as follows :—Five members with a paid chairman, one appointed by the Government, two by the Chamber of Commerce, one by Port Chalmers, and one by the shipping.