VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3664, 19 November 1874, Page 2

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

The half yearly meeting of the No th Dunedin Lilies w.is held after parade last night, tnirty membo’S being present, an I 6ub-Lieutenant Prl.ock occupying the chair. Considerable diasali. faction appeared to be felt at some appointments of non-commis-sioned officers that, have recently been made, and Corporals Thompson, Mitchell, and Hutcbinsou n signed in consequence. The ba-lanco-slu et for the past half-year showed that during that time the receipts had amounted to L 173 Os I Id, and the expenditure to LI 4 18s 9d, leaving a credit balance of LlB 2s 2d ; while the profit on the l.rilUhed had been 112 IGs 9J, and there were subscriptions due amounting to i 14. Of the expenditure, I. bad been sent Home to purchase uniforms ; and some dissatisfaction was expressed by members at the way in which this h.»d been done. he following is the result of the firing by the Wainm-o-mata (Wellington) Volunteers for the choice of district representatives: J. M-llride, S2 ; Pro use, 82. Wellington -Scottish Volunteers—Turner, 83. Twenty-four Volunteers have qualified in compinies firing in the Auckland district. The chi-f scores were;-Hay, Hazett, and M‘Donald, each 90 ; Relly, 87 ; Skinner, 82 ; White, 82 ; Leigh, SO ; Llaresnape and Partington, 79. At Waiuku the firing was Captain liamiin, 91 ; Cantril, 80. The filing at Taranaki for representatives resulted as follows :-Oakey, 92; Curlis, 91 ; Barriball, 85; Lawrence, 83; Eliott, 82 ;R. Bayley, 82. Humphries, who was second aggregate at last year’s Colonial firing, did not lire.

The Nelson Aitillery Company fired for the choice of representatives, with the following result: —Band-sergeant Harding, 80 ; Captain Pitt, 75. The Wanganui Hifles have fired for choice of representatives, with the following result; —Churton, 96 ; Oollard, 92 ; Sommerville, 91. Five more scored over 80, the average b§ing 79.