THE VOLUNTEERS.
The following have been elected officers of the newly-formed Artillery corps at Oamaru: — Captain, Mr John Locke ; first lieutenant, ll r L. Greenfield; second lieutenant, Mr Kane. A circular issued by the Defence Department notifies that ‘’fin account of the delay in the issue of Sniders to several corps, ana in order to give to each corps the opportunity of testing the new weapons with which it has been supplied, the Hon. the Native Minister has ap-pr-ived the following change ‘ Choice of Representatives for the Colonial Prises for Infantry,—ln lieu of the District Representatives having to be selected by the 11th December, uq fixed date will he insisted on for the preliminary firing ; but the two competitions must be completed by the 31st January, 18T6, and the returns despatched so as to arrive iu this office by tht> 10th "February/ ”
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Evening Star, Issue 3986, 3 December 1875, Page 2
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142THE VOLUNTEERS. Evening Star, Issue 3986, 3 December 1875, Page 2
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