NATIONAL RESERVE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2703, 24 February 1916, Page 2

NATIONAL RESERVE

MIRAMAR UNIT. The weekly parade of the Miramar Unit on Tuesday owning last was well attended. Interesting work in company drill was done by the members, under the direction of Lieut. Norton-Taylor, the spacious flats of the district affording scope for extended movements. " SHOOTING COMPETITION. At the Lower Hutt Drill Hall last evening, a shooting competition took placo between teams representing tlia llutt and Petone units of the National Reserve, fhe results were as follow •— Petoue, 906 (average 60); Hutt, 852 (average 57). The best targets wore tiiose of CorpJ. Robinson and Pto Goodman, 66 each/for Petoue, and Ptes, Hurstliouse (68) and Scott (6<l) for i " ext n , latch wiU be f °r the h tY WIU be firecl for

The annual report of the Lyall Bay and boutli Kilbirnie Section, National Eeserve, states that the unit was formed tW I®* V'®" ag °' an<1 ' thou S h utterly there lias been a great falling-off in tile attendance at drill, the unit, under existbe^in'liT'" S i' anW r* t mUst ,:>e cons idered to falrl >* satls f»otory condition. Th e strength on the Toll, after purging it or non-hnancials, is 93—79 active and 14 honorary members. The balance-sheet shows a credit balance of Is., consisting of iGC! Os. <kl. cash and £7 Os. Bd. other S 3 '. The faUiug-off in attendance at dull is regretted. The committee hopes that during' the forthcoming year every member will endeavour to attenfl, and bring along recruits: There is no restnetion as to age; eV en those of military age uill be welcome to join And drill until such time as they can take up the more serious side of soldiering. No olio can tell how long this war i$ /roin? to last or how soon every man in the Dominion mMifJ? f • n?,°" t0 " I,d « rt alce somo militaiy duties, lhe opportunity of learning something towards this end is offered and members are urged to endeavour to bring more of the eligibles in the district to a proper sense of their duty Cd their country. f * In conclusion, the committee exnress regret that the unit lias received $t> littlo attention from headquarters. Inspection was looked for and expected on more than one occasion, but no officer attended, 't. is felt that an occasional visit from the officer commanding would, do much towards assisting to keep the men together, and it is hoped that tho forthcoming year will give this privilege.