The Feilding Star TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1889. Rifle Clubs

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 108, 19 March 1889, Page 2

The Feilding Star TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1889. Rifle Clubs

The regulations affecting country volunteer corps which desire to disband and form rifle clubs, issued by the Defence Minister, put an effectual Btop to the formation of the latter by civilians. We publish them for the information of those interested.

"1. The corps to be disbanded; 2. The officers of the corps, where desired to be transferred with present rank and seniority to the unattached active ; 3. The club to retain as near as possible the designation previously held by the corps ; 4. The maximum strength of members not to exceed 60 ; 5. The arms now on issue to be retained for club purposes ; 6. A free issue of 100 rounds of ammunition to be made annually; 7. The captain of the club to be responsible for the arms on issue to the club, which are to be paraded for inspection twice per annum, at such time and place as the officer commanding the district may appoint ; 8. In the event of an unsatisfactory report upon the state of arms on issue, the club to be dissolved, and anns returned to the store."

Some of our contemporaries are of opinion the above is but an initial step in the direction of getting rid of the volunteers altogether. We differ from them entirely and believe that the Minister for Defence has no intention whatever of doing anything so indiscreet.