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Anglo-Maori Warder, Volume 1, Issue 25, 12 October 1848, Page 3

From the United Service Journal, No. 97, December, 1836.

Page 567.—"There was also exhibited a beautiful plan, on a scale of one inch to the UNKNOWN, which had been reduced fron the great survey of the country between Staines and Silehester. This eiabora'e work, which exhibited nearly every feature of thatcom|)ij cu'ed ground, was e\ecute<i by Litu f s. G. Grey, S,3rd llegt., and O'UaJl .rau, 69Ji Regt." &c., &c., At the botiom of the page, •• In order, therefore, that this useful element in rrilitary science might be further encouraged, Capta.n E. H. D. E. Napier, 46. h Regt., and Lieut. Grey, w<re instructed to make a suivey of the tract of ground extending from Frimley, sourhwards, lo thesu nmit of the Hinde Hcud ; wiihin which tract are contained almost every variety of strata to be found in the South or Bottom of page 56S t—" At a preparato-y examination, wh'ch hail taken place during the preceding week, the o&cers who had completed the period of their residence at the f.'oliege, underwent a severe trial, ia beiu* required to giveunstters in writing to several selections from a series of printed questions, consisting of deductions from Euclid, and the higher mathematics; the principles of permanent and field fortifications; and the attack and defence of fortresses.—ln addition to the examinations above mentioned, three of the officers further distinguished themselves, by giving written eolations of propositions selected at hazard from a great number which have been formed from sublets centained in woiks relating to the highest departments of the Physical Science, viz , LieuU Grey, The Celes« lial Mtchatiirs of L i Place ; Lieut. Wheeler, Poissons Traite de Mecanique ; Lieut Black, Gregory's Trea» tise of Mechanics 'i hese solutions baviDg been sul>« raitted, as usual, to Professor Luwry.for inv stigation, had elicited from the coining from so competent and conscientious an authority. afforded the iuust testimony of these officer's attainments." ssc., &c. "At the cmclusion of the txaminations a certificate cf ihe first chss was given to Captain J. Gordon* 35tli Re*jt.; who, beiug under tha necpt-sity of rejoining his re s iment. afier having spent but one year at the institution, bad, by great exertion, prepared the whole o' 'be ordinary courses of study. To Lteuenauts J. R. Wheeler, 54th Regt., and G. Black, 93d Kegt., it wa? stated that, as they had n-t only qualified Uiemst Ives to the entire satisfaction of the board, in the Usual couises of study, but had, moreover, extended their reseitches iuto the highest bta ciies of mathematicil science, a special notice to that effect had been inserted m their certificates To Lient. G. Grey, ts3rd Rtgt., it was communicated, that the Bt/a'd, ' Observing that he had uot only acquitted himself witU the geate>t credit in his muicttion in ihe prescribed of s udies, but Lad also extendi d his acquirements beyond the hmi s of tint cours-e. into tta huhc&t brioches 01 mathematical jc t-noe. further than a-y othcei luid y.'t done at the Jnj-titutio"; and the I'roicSior (Narriet.bj who so ably Ci tiduc's the Studies uf the or department, hnmulsoielt «t his duty to Lear ImuotuaUlo tcatiaiuiiy tu the of int«.Utciu ,1 m-pruvemeut in Miuh )14 whole residence at the Dcp rtiuent had been p.cuUariy distm^ui^hcJ; ihe Binrd had ditee'ed that their scn»e of his tuperirr nun -.litid tiletiu *b uld be re. coiik'j on l>H tvrultette. o> a i-pi/cul uJUmou ti> Ui L ' u>u»i lorm." Aiid U «v. adOv 1 that, - tin' 8.. u ,d could nut omit further tJ u.ltn. tlcU,Llj criditjWe collection of surveys, plans, cui other wh.vli L cut. Grey had *

Conditions on which it is proposed to enrol Pensioners for service in New Zealand. The candidates for this employment must invariably be men of good character and of industrious habits. Their utmost age is not to exceed 48, and their minimum height must not belesa than 5 feet 5 inches; they must be of a robust frame, and be medically approved of, as fit for the occasional military duties required. The pensioners mav'be selected either from those who have been enrol'ed in local companies, or from those who have been repeated fit for that dutv, but not enrolled in consequence at the distance at which they reside from the head quarters of the district* or other causr. Serjeants and Corporals, who have been pensioned as such, may be included in the force, in th* proportion of about one Seijeant and one Corporal for every twenty men. If ihe other qualification* of ihe candidates are satisactory, no objections will be made to their enrolment on the ground of their being married men or having families. I The candidates approved of wi'l be enrolled to serve i for seven years, on the following terms They will receive pay at the rate of one shilling and threepence per day, in addition to pension, from the : period they ara c«Hed on to leave their homes till the date of embarkation, with conveyance at the public expense for themselves and their families, to the port of embarkation. They will receive a free passage to New Zealand for them e elres, their wives, and the r families, with rations at the public expense, in the proportions usually issued on ship-board, and from which no deduction will be made from their pensions. They will receive an advance of three months' pension on embarkation, with a further advance of one month's pension for evpry child, to be applied, under the direction of the Officer placed over theui, in purchasing the necessary outfit for the voyage. On arriving in New Z j aland each pensioner will be put in ros-essmn of a cottage of 'wo rooms, with an acre of land attached thereto, one fourth part of which will be cleared and made read? for cultivation at the public expense, preparatory to his arrival. Each pensioner will, on entering to pns«e«ion of this cottage and land, receive such an advance of money as may be found necessary, to be applied under the direction of his Officer, in j-rnvidiog articles of furniture, cooking utensils, stock, &c. as may be requisite. All advances thus made from the pension are to be repaid by the application of the whole pension whileou ship board, and one third thereof af.cr landing till the debt is cleared off. From the date of embarkation on ship-board, no pensioner thus enrolled will receive pay ; but on his landing in the colony he will be employed on public work s , or if Ins lubo'if should not be required by the publ c. he mil be allowed to hire himself out as a day labourer, provided hp does not go to a greater distance from the all >t'ed to him than five miles. In case be nut be able to obtain private employment, the Government will undertake to find him wo'k during the first year of his residence in the coloay, at the ruts of one shilling aid sixpence per day. The pensioner? tlm« enrolled will continue in th® o-cupation rf th«tr cottage and acre of land without pijing any rent, p-ovided that they conform to the rules and regulations hid down for their guidance, and atierd reiruhrly f.>r military exercise on twelve days:n!enrh ye»r, and on every Sunday, for muster under arms, at Cburch parade. They will Rise t-e required to keep their cottages in repair, without any expense tj the public. This service being exacted in return for ihe expense which the jjuvernmmi has incurred in setiliuc them in tl>ecd->ny, ii'» payor enrolment-money will be given f or tlieir attendance on these o-ras ons ; but should it be to c-tll th-m out for exercise on any other days in the year, or for d ity in aid «>f the Civd Power, thev will be }>-»* d at the rates estab'ished by the Royal Warrant of 7th Septtmber, 184J, lor enrolled pensioners, v.z.—

In the event of any pensioner thus enrolled not attending when ealled out lur these duties, be will be liable to the penalties of desertion, iu addition to forfeiture of pension. On the terminat'on of the seven years' service for which the enrolment is made, the cottage and allotment of the ground wdl become the absolute property of the pensioner, provided that he has fulfilled (he conditions of his agreement; and he shall be subject to no further md'rary du'y than may te exacted irom any other settler in defence of the colony. In the event of death before the termination cf the seven years, the cottage and allotmeut will revert to the petitioner who may fi 1 up the vacincy; but in ihe event of any improvements having been made thereon, the same slnll he valued by his Officer and paid to his family out of c stoppage to be made from the pensioner who succeeds him ; and till the arrival of such pensioner in the colony, the family of ihe deceased shall be permitted to occupy tbe holding. Ka.-h pensioner sh ill receive similar arms and eq ijments to those wirch have been hsued to the enrolled pen>ioners in this couufy, a* also a sreat cat, coatee, pair of trousers, and cap. to be worn on those ocasioni when hj m out «*n duty, and which will be renewed ouce iu every third oi tounli)ear, as may be required Each petitioner on being enrol'ed shall receive th° sum i>f t«.i pounds, to be npplied under the direction of h'S ■ flier in jroviJiug hitn witU the following ariLles One fa jacket, Due pair of oo>;ts, Trtu shut*, T \o pmr e[ sock«, Uiiti stoeK ; aud which vo-e «f mcowmcs he «-h.\U be Vnund 'o keep u,. in tutu c je .r» »iihout nuy t« r.h< r i-sue i f e-'iollujem umi.eu 1 u the tvent ot »he .1' ith or teuiov,il tr..m ttie force ot a»v penvoner il.u- e.mUd bcJoie Uf e\piruu>it y| \\* paiod ior Mmb hu clouha- be. 11 u.ue.l, it .hii tevcit tMh«» tv.ble, I j b> m «L-av t I iuli ior the evjinpnieat ot h«s si v^e^or. A mcchejl <,t!i t -r wtl. be attached t J the t ire* . f r the pwpose *>\ ..ilor.tnn.,' medical n'd to the lo c» at the pubhc tJj'cuse, «nd &U| enntend ug genci ally tit* s?aaA.

Tory condition of the establishment. In the case of death, an allowance'of one guinea will be made to cover the expense of funeral. &c. As the service enacted iu virtue of this enrolment will be of rare occurrence, and nil! only continue for a few days at a time, it will form a special condition thereof, that it i« not to reckon for increase of pension; but when employed in the defence of the colony, tliese pensioners shall, in the event of bein? wounded or disabled in the execution of their duty, be allowed the usuul increase or pensiou as for wounds received in action. Every pensioner enrolled in this force will, during the contmuance of the seven years for which he is engaged, be subject to tbc provisions of the Mutiny Act and Articles of War; but "11 minor offences may ba punished by such fines, or by expulsion from the force, us the Governor of the culony tor the time being may direct, in which case the offender will be dtpr.ved of his cottage and allotment The periods of exeic se will l»e fixed by the Gover» nor of the colony for the time being, and, except or* the occas oos of «eekly muster before referred to, non? of the pensioners shtU be called outfcither fo:|eserci>» or in de'ence cf the col >ny, except by him or persons holding bis authority for thit purpose ; but wh<;n to called out they shall be placed under the General of other superior Officer in command of Her Majesty'* forces in the colony, in the same manner in all respects as if they formed a part of tLe regular forces of Her Majesty's Army. F, Mauls War Office, 4th December, 1846. The following are the conditions under which tha officers of the Pensioner Corps volunteered is*. As this force is intended unly lor occasional service umltr >riDs, it is propo>oi. at present, to send out only six officers; v a,—-one for each company, of whom the *enwr w.ll net us cjmmanding officer, ami the junior wil peif <rm the duties of adjutant and quarter master. in addition to the charge and payineat of their respective companies. 2nd. Each ofiner will receive the usual allowances granted to stuff ifficers of pensioners in this country, viz—los. (id. a day for a Brevet Major or Captain, and 8-. t>J. a day for a Lieutenant, in addition to the Lal'-pay of time respective grades, with I*. a day of command money toeacb. it a Gt'ld officer commands the whole, he nil) receive 2s tid. a day of command money, and forage for a horse, being the same to which h«5 would be entitled under similar circumstances in this country. 3rd. A suitable house, confuting of at least four rooms and a kitchen, but with iu furniture, will bo provided for each of ttuse oCkett,; mid with two addi* tional looms for the co«nm nding ofii e*. 4th. Each officer uiM also rectivealotmenL* of land, n tbe immediate vicim'y . f ihs ground on which tins pensioners ate located, uad in the following proportions— -3d acres for a subaltern d'J •• for a captain 50 *' for a command ng officer, Oae.fourth of which hjII be sufficiently cleared at the public to adsfo of cul irution on the offices'* tntry thereon. sth. Should the hcvi'e and land not be available for oscupa'iou on the officei's sriival m tie colony, he will be entitled to compensation at *u h rate as would be paid for smiiar accommodation iters, uatil they are ready to be tntered upon. 6'h. The expense of the cpiiveybnce for the ofii *er and hi* fimily from his residence to the put of embarkation, a3 also the curi ae of their b-\«;v;e, prnvuied the same does not dou de he u'.;Vat<'d. quanti'y for a reg'in nul i -dicer of the earn* r.inx, »vi I he repaid on accounts thereof being furnMied to tha W«r-office in the usual form. 7*.b. bach officer shtll, if he icquire it, fcuve, previous to embarkation, an advameof f< ur mf>n<h« pay and allowances, together with 4s. a day, to aid in provisioning hnu during the voyage. bta, E ch offic-r shall also receive the following allowances iu aid cf provisioning hisnife and iliiUren, not cxccedtng five in number, \iz.— £ 5 for his wife jt 10 for each child abov® seven years £5 for each child uuder that age. 9'b. Saitabl® cab'n accommodation will also be pro* vidrd for esch officer and bis family, m the proportion on n le»s ihaa S f<-et by 10 feet of tupesficial extent, fr- him elt snd wife, and the same for e*ery three ch Idren. with double the usual tonnage allowed to & regimental officer of the same rank. 10th. In consideration of the advantages granted to officers and their families in respect to passage allowances to the colony, they are not to be entitled on the »«*raiina'ion of the period of theii service, or at any other period, to a free passage for themselves, or their famies, from the colony. If they return heme, it; ractt be at their own expense, as in the case of the Pensioners. 11th. On the termination of the seven years for which the pensioneis are engaged, t le house and ground originally allottel to the officei, «nl becmio his own property. Should be die bclore the end ot tint pesiod, they must revert to the public, to be m ide available to the officers who fills the vac.incy ; but in the event of any improvement thereon, a portion of the ground, not exceeding the half, may be soul to remunciate his rep'esentitives, lot the cost of suob improvements. 12th. In ca'e of the deaih of an officer in the colony, his wiltf and children will hi entitled to a free passage} home, on ths sune conditions the wives end children of uth?r tfhoira dyng in the cubires ; and in addnion 10 a»y pens.on, or Cjnipis&ion<ite allowance to uhu-hthey maybe entitled, they alnl', if they p r efer rem lining in the colony, receive a true grant of land, of the fame extent as that to which the officer would, have bte.j entitled h<td he lived to complete his period of service, as after meniioneJ. Idtb. Every officer who, iti the termination of his period of setviiv. continues iu th*. cdouy, but does uoC btrve agaiu, bluii leceive ,» |»ra»-c of lind or remnsion of purcha-e coire p>>nitin» to wha' w«juld» under the eMViUi, r<-»ula<i n*, be <onf rrtd on on officer one gi.iJe iu innK, if oett'ing in tl.o coleny, viz : a rapt .n t.hdi r«rti\e n mnj'ir's grant, u lieutenant a iMp uin\s and >o for»h, and rtiis ?rant will be >n addit on to the dllutn.euts origin tlly con> eded to ttiern on arr.viu-j in the euloay, and w.» ch, w th the buihlin.'S thereuu .ire to become their own proi>ntv on the term'iidt ou of tnc b<.ven jetiia tor v.hicli iho furcc is en^.ged. Hib. A', a r 'er the fiist difficaities cwrqiient on the l<cih*ie* ot ihe pi-nsio'nts an«l i ro\ulm; th-ni «nh >.'tuplo\ment, the <iu'\ Oi p.(\i;uut hiul uufvLimtenhn.e e'u ... u,n uul'v lt B mal p.iitiou .»f th » .(h Hf» t It- sVH t,e ;,i „ t . io ».»• employ ' .ti»er «'f the f)l.o.vu, i.u ie. m i i. vicinity ot in> nsidcncc, I.isp.o'rrof Mi.itin, luijcotov ot I'uhitc \Votk» Coiont.il Ma_i imte, In ot u np! >\ mcnt he a' - »ll re --ivi '«i allowance ot not l-»i ihjn QO rt y»nr, m <idd>Mo>i to tmy t«av»«Uing or nth- r expenses c n» nvcted with t'a da us of such ap|Oiatim.ut.

Military Colonisation at Hubson's Bat.— It being the intention of Government to establish a military colony at Fort Garry, Hudson's Bay, on a similar principle to that in New Zealand, the Secretary-at. War has issued the following conditions, upon which Military pensioners will be enrolled for service in that colony: Hip candidates must not exceed forty-five years of age, five feet six inches iu height, of a robust frame and medically approved o£ No objection will be wade to married men having families, provided the number of children docs not exceed three. The pen15ill bo enrolled to serve seven years, will receive pav at the rate of Is. 3d. per day for a private* Is. Gd. for a corpor.il, and Is. lOd. for a serjeant, in addition to their pensions, to commence from the period thev ate called on to Have their homes till they embark, with a free conveyance for themselves and families, at tlie pub'ic expense. A free passage to Fort Gany, with rations on tbe voyage, will be given them. Previous to their quitting England, an advance of two mouths' pension, and a turther advance of one months' pension tor each child, will be given to purchase an outfit for the voyage. On arriving at Fort Garry, each pensioner will be provided with quarters in or near the fort, and will be also entitled to a temporary grant of land, not exceeding twenty acres for a private, thirty to a corporal, and forty to a serjeant, of a description fit for ullage, and within two miles of the fort. Advances of money will be made for the purchase of furniture, &c., but these advances will be deducted from the pension. The pensioner, during the first year of service, will rereive pay from the Hudson's Bay Company at the rate of 7s. per week (if a prhatc), and of3s. a week during the following year, in return for which he will be liable 1o be employed during the first three days in each week and six days m each month during the second year, either m public works, or in drilling militia, or in such du'y 3s the Governor shall direct. Corporals and Serjeants v.t'l receive an extra remuneration at the rate of I s, per week for the former, and 2s. for the latter, during the first year, and half the amount during the second year. The men are also to attend military exercise, without pay, twelve days iu each year, and on every Sunday for muster at church parade. At the termination of the seven years, for which the enrolment h made, the hnd is to become the absolute property of the pensioner ; but the Company can reclaim the land uithin six 3 ears on pa>ing to the pensioner the present value of it, or giving a grant of laud of treble the extent at a greater distance from the fort. Medical attendance will be provided at the expense of the Com* panv, and if wounded cr disabled in the execution of their duty, they will be entitled to additional pension.

Srarspeare's House.—lt is stated that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests have appointed James Sheridan Knowles, the dramatist, to the charge of Shakpeare's House, at Stratford-on-Avon, at a salary of £2bo a-year. Thomas Cribb, in past days the prize-fighting " Champion of fcnglind," died on the 22ih, at his house in Wooiwich, of old age. His brethren of the nog have supported him by subscrip ions for some jears past,

When called out When caNe i cut in aid of for Exercise. Civil Power. Per Day. Per Day. s. d. 9. d. For each Private '2 0 2 6 " Corp"ial 2 G 3 " Sergeant 3 3 6 " Scrgt. Major 3 6 4