THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW.

Evening Star, Issue 4276, 9 November 1876, Page 3

THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW.

The Volunteers were to-day afforded an insight into camp life by a Volunteer Review. Tho town corps and Cadets, numbering about • 300 -altogether, with the Artillery and Fife aud Drum Bands, left Dunedin by the seven o'clock train, which consisted of fifteen carriages and two engines, being the largest train that has been sent as far as Waihola. The South District Rifles and East and West Taieri Companies were picked up on the way, Waihola being reached at 9.15. There the Clutha and Tokomairiro Bifks were in waiting. After a short stay the companies were drawn up in front of the railway station aud marched on to ; - : the ground .chosen - for - tho day's 'manoeuvres. It was a pleasant spot on : the hill, about a mile from the Btation. On the way out the band played a number of airs, while one of the Naval Brigade's men enlivened the proceedings by playing the bagpipes.

The. following was the programme of the day's' events :—The supposed enemy coming up the Taieri River: Form up in line of quarter columns facing the Waihola Railway station, Artillery on the right, No. 1 Battalion (Dunedin) on the right; No. 2 "Battalion (Major Jones) centre; No. 3 Battalion (Cadets) on the left; advance guard one company of No. 1 Battalion, Artillery to follow. The Brigade to march off in fours from the right ; the advance guard to skirmish when on open ground and take up the right attack. iThe remainder of the ; Brigade to form line of quarter columns facing the right attack. JNp. 1 Battalion will reinforce the advance guard by skirmishers and supports. No. 2 Battalion the loft in the same manner. No. 3 Battalion will form a reserve in line lying down. The Artillery in the most suitable place to relieve the skirmishers and to reinforce No. 3 Battalion and advance. The skirmishers to retire, form a -line of quarter columns, facing £he saluting point twelve paces distant, then to move to .thcright in four*; left wheel forward; halt and front. Nos. 2 and 3 Battalions will follow in the rear, and march past in column, threes paces between. The battalions then march past in mass of columns at thirty paces, and march past in line of columns at twelve paces. The officers in command were —First 'Battalion, the Major in- command, Major Stavely; Brigade Major, Capt.: Orbell; Senior Major, Captain Goldie; Junior Major, Captain Reeves; Adjutant, Lieut. Jacobs; Aide-de-camp to the Commanding Officer, Lieut. Hackworth. Colonel Wales in command of the Second Battalion, with Gapt. Andrew as Lieut.-Colonel, and, as Majors, Captain Pettit, of Tokomairiro, and Captain Pellans, of Clutha.

On the corps being told off the strength on the parade proved to be : ~ Guards : 1 lieutenant, 8 officers, 37 men. North Dunedin : 1 lieutenant, 3 sergeants, 30 meu.

Dunedin Naval: 3 commissioned officers, 3 petty officers, 40 gunners, 1 bugler. P.C.F.8.: .3 commissioned officers, 5 petty officers, 48 gunners. South District Hangers lieutenants, 34 men.

Taieris: 3 commissioned officers, 3 sergeants, 38 men...

Artillery: 1 sergeant-major, 1 captain, 3 sergeants, 44 gunners. .... .Waikari: 1 captain, 1 sergeant, 24 men. Cadets; No. 1 Company:' 8 sergeants, 1 captain, 3 petty officers, 35 cadets. .High School Artillery,;. r 1 ( captain, 2 lieutenants; % sefgednts, 36 men.High School fiifles::! captain, 1 lieutenant,. 43 cadets. .:.;,.,[. District Cadets; 1 captain 1 , 1 lieutenant, 4 sergeants, 46 men. u Clutha Rifles: 35 men. -;. . ■ Bruce Rifles : 24 men. Bands : Artillery, Fife and Drum, and ■Oatram.'"; '.'. .•-, •:'; *f : ' 'i » '"■ ''. ..' :

The feature of the day's proceedings was a dismounting competition between the Chrifitchureh and Duriediri Artillery Com •panies, the conditions.pf .which were as follows : The detachment (nine men) to be - formed up at the "order of march," the "gun (a 12-pounder Armstrong) being limbered-up. On the officer commanding the detachment giving the word " Action, rear!" the detachment to come into action, fire three rounds of blank, cartridge, ; dismount and mount guncarriage and limber'; change botH gun and limber wheels; limber-up, and form; the order pf march;, detachment rear, ancLstand at ease. Time to be taken'frpm thtr command "Action, rearl" until the wsrd " Stand at ease!" is giveni All words of command except the first to be given by No. 1 of the detachment. Lieul;. Pell acted as umpire. The Duncdiri company's time was 3min. 3sec, according to the umpire's time, but Major Stavely, Captain Kteves, and others only made it 2min; 58sec. On the envelope being opened containing the Christchureh time, the Canterbury team, which competed 'on the 30th ult., was found to be 3min 38|sec. The reeeived with loud cheers. About 2,000 people wefe on the ground, including many ladies,;the. fair sex From Tokomairiro turning out in strong numbers.