A MODEL FORT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 561, 16 July 1909, Page 6

A MODEL FORT.

■ .ANNEXE TO THE GARRISON HALL.Garrison gunners in. Wellington will in', the near, future T>o provided.with a fort,in miniature; conveniently situatedj where they will; be able' to.', practise their ■ deadly art under, conditions more approximate .•■•to'-.-- thie. real thing than is now possible to carry outexcept'by., going out to Mahanga Bay. The Artillery Ball has served for the purposes of. 6-in. 12-pounder, and- 6-ppunder gun drill up to the present, but owing to the space taken up by the"big 6-in.' B.li. guii and /several 'minor arms';V.w,'. rendered unsuitable: for general purposes,' especially the drill work of the ■ field - artillery. .-,.',-. •-!- ■-.-.: A. brick annexe', 75ft. long and 25ft. wide, is now beine constructed on the eastern side of the :: Artiffery. Hall. .It will be divided into three compartments,'and fitted" up on the .lines of a. miniature fort.. In :,the' central compartment'tho big 8-in, E.O.C. B.L. : drill gun will be'■mounted on a pivot standard, and mono corner a' D.R.E. station is: to be. in : {.tailed.: i'Tho front compartment, facing Buckle' Street, will be used and fitted up as a- 6-pounder. battery, while: rear-com-partment' is to,be the 12-pounder battery: A "loading teacher"" i.e., a .breech-loading device ,for drill work in loading ;6-in.'. guns, ..will also be provided. - .'-.' ;■■' The parado: ground :Outsklo is : .being' thoroughly, "done iip"; all the old" wooden structures have-'been removed, .and' the ground generally cleared to,provide ample space,for drill work. -:The,- arclight' installation .[oftho ground is also being reorganised for th'o more effective illumination'; of the parade ground ,at night.'' l .: I .'; -:. ~.:: V: -:;-';.7 .". , >''■'