THE VOLUNTEERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 632, 8 October 1909, Page 5

THE VOLUNTEERS.

.'..riTABQUEvDAt-iREANGEM^TS;,^/ ; Battalion.'"orders, have been issued by'.Lieu-. tenanf-Cblohel W. G. Duthie : (officer commanding the Wellington: Rifle: Battalion), ( setting forth the, arrangements for the field' parades which are to tale place at TrenthamVoh labour: Day; (October 13). It:is intended that .the ! troops will spend .' the • day'. as far as: possible under service conditions. ' After'detraining,- the cbmpauies will; be"exercised ,in., field.'tactics. The mid-day 1 meal is _to be, in: a'.military sense, >.de. rigeur. Uncooked rations.'.will -be prepared', ba ;the spot. Another parade will then • f0110w... The;, orders for: entrainment' are as,follow :~' ; ' 1 ..' l': ; :';'v-,""':. :; :-- : ■ ':\ : ■''■■ ': .1. The battalion will parade at. .Whitm'ors Street qh Wednesday, October 13 (Labour.Day) at '8.15' for the'purpose of proceeding to Trentham fortwo 7 paid daylight parades,' DressV Khaki. with'leggins... Haversacks and: water bottles,to. bo worn, the..latter, to. be filled. Mesa, tins are to. be worn.on the waist belt and will contain an uncooked ration;' A. dry ration of.tea- will -be 'provided. -. ~ •:' '];-.■; ,'.:: ; -,-.•'.; 2. Officers coramandinp ; companies; will, proVide,for'the issue of twenty rounds of ball, ammunition' per. man. -The -issue ' will. take •place at 'Trentham on the receipt of orders from tho officers commanding battalion.: 3. Officers commanding companies 'will superintend'tho entraining of their companies as indicated by / the: adjutant.. : A.; company.' will entrain as .follow':—Tno company will move in file, the right in front. The leading .file entering the rear'of tho cariage, will move'to tho front of the carringe and sit down. with the rifle between the knees, the files in tho ■ rear will conformto the movements of the leading'files, and rerpaiu steady. When'the car-' riago is full the'senior N.C.O. will order the men to'.placo their rifles in,tho rack or.under the seat,. This .-dqti'e the men.'will ''resume' their, seats and .rerilain, steady until the train starts'. Tho buglers and one marker from each company, will ridoin the carriage next ( in front of the' offlcors' carriage. • On . arrival at tho siding ofliccrs will at once repair to, the car-! riaxes' occupied- by their respective commands, and .'tho mnrkors will fallrin'ns directed'b'y-the sorgeanttmajor.' On the ; call -.-." Fall in J> : the men will quickly,.-and in an orderly manner, leave-the train and place themselves on the' flank, of, thair-markers. All .rushing anil disorder must, bo,at once repressed.. .The'. 1 officer commanding- tho battalion hopes toh's'eo r the entrainments .and ,'detrainments carried out qhickly and well; Tho Maxim Company will. 'occupy, tho car nearest their gun's 'and will entrain and'detrain'under tho direct command of.'.thft.'qfficer-commariding' .Maxim-Company. ■ , -:, 4. :Operation orders • for' the 'day, : will: -be.-'ip .the- hands of the officer, commanding companies : inra few dayji',',, : ': ;:'.>-''