BOY SCOUT NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 779, 31 March 1910, Page 9

BOY SCOUT NOTES.

..' '.;■:.:..', (Bf:"AtBRT.").,'/' ■ :, ■ . ;;Favoured with , fine we&ttier, the various patrols' of •. the Boy; Scouts spent a bu6y and 'enjoyable time.during the Easter holidays. A good deal 'of" very useful work was done, aad the , boys will'often look back withjpleasure to the good .times they had this Baste. . ... , ~ : ■ , Xientenant iM'Cleod ; took'. the .boya of- the Tuatara troop of. scoute,. whoseiheadquarters are -at 'Miramax, -and started out on Saturday for a three days' camping tour on 'Tjard -tack," in' the shape of ship's bisouits and tinned beef, no butter, teac or like ■■ luxuries being, sanctioned. No temts were taien. Scouts were allowed to accept hospitality on the inarch.. At Paawhenua Grove a,shelter was built, and.'. \\ai used the first night, and the; lave was supplemented .by. .baked eel'. Church paiade was. a-ttended on Sun-, "day, Chaplain tie E«v. -W. Douglas giving a Bpecial sermon.. ' The .night ; was spent with. Wednesday/and Boys' Institute troops at MirahVar North. On.Monday scout practice was .-indulged in amongst the excellent. scoutng country north of the camp. Trek was'niado to Shelly Bay, the larder was supplemented with fish, and the night was spent there.. The lads did well.on the food, J arid, no doubt, the' experience will prove valu-' able.' '•■•: • ■ ■■■■■' ; . . -.'■■■■■ ' Scoutmaster Lawson and the Kelburne jrpop of.Boy Sqputs spent Bxst«r. at Ngaio, and a very, profitable time under canvas. "The "Morcpork' , ' , .'patrol from Khandallah foiind , the' camping pound,;and caniped with tne Kelburnes.' The. place was a good onej well sheltered from the winds, sunny, wellviatered, and close! to a swimming pool. Each night, sentries were posted, but early on Mon : day. morning--the .camp: was :euccessfully raided by the Brooklyn troop.. The pua-nl had beqn : withdrawn at 1 ■ a.inii at ; being thought-.unlikely.;.thai;any: attack'; wo'jild. be made after-that hour, the '.whole sleeping camp was captured by Scoutniaster Stych and • some, of: his lads. They had">left -'town Sunday 'evening,, bivouacked till .1 a.m.,. then made their attack. They, were treated to hot cocoa, and they then proceeded on. their way to Ohariii Valley, where they hoped to capture Jolmsonvillo troops. ~On Sundaychurch parade was held at KhandaHah ait the Presbyterian Church. Camp was struck on Monday afternoon: . Assistant-ScoutiiKister. Clarke and five boys of the Kilbirnie Hawks went up to Plimraerton and camped iiear the' sea. One or t\co night attacks were, successfully defeated. Bathing and fishing wore indulged, in, and the. surrounding couni try was. thoroughly explored, two marches being donei bno of 15 and the other-of: 20 niiles. Several interesting scoilting'prac-. tices were gone through oil tho way. On the Monday night they got back-to tho station from, their 20-mile walk, just too late to catch the G o'clock , train to town. They were able to come" homo 'by a. later train, but ,the;.long wait would, have proved very tiring, had it not been for the hospitality of some of the Plimmerton residents, who provided them with hot. tea, etc.