COLONIAL DEFENCE
Wellington, January 3. The Defence Department intend -to place oertain of the forti throughout tht oolony under the ohsrge of She varioas Nav&l Artillery batteries, the guns of which they will be expeoted to man should an emergency arise. Should offioera commanding the different batteries desire it Government will probably arrange for • oertain number of men to learn torpedo drill. At tho present time the question of reorganising the Volunteer foroe m th« colonj Is under the consideration of Government.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1447, 4 January 1887, Page 2
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82COLONIAL DEFENCE Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1447, 4 January 1887, Page 2
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