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Tlie parade state at the reception of His Excel I -.ney the (iovßruor iu Wau-giiniii'Ott-Wednesday was as follows under the command of Lieut-Colonel Stitpp:—^a.val . Artillery Clapham aud Lieut. Neill), 38; ATbxaiidra 'Cavalry (Captain Sommei ville, Lieuts. Harris :n > and Higgie), 35 ; yWanganui llifles (Captain Borluse, Foster aud Hughes) 35; City ilifl.s (i'ap.Winl Willis and Lieut. Day), 37; band (Baiiduiaster Martin), 21. ■■ This gijves a total of 177 on parade, all told, aud may he .considered- big bly satisfactory. Before 'the parade Vas dismissed, librd Onslby personally "coinplitheiited Lieut Cdlbnel Stapp'oh the "appearance of the trooipß," - aiid sfateU - that they were a credit t ; » the town and country. The arrangements generally were inoot 'satisfactorily carried out and' "reflect ' ''tiio'si creditably on the officer couimaudihg'the district. Orders* have -been issued by the iDefence Qfiice, that the, practice must be diseoutiiuied .of , lightiug wboU fires immediately hehiud the targets to dry thn iii after beiug painted duriug practi ce I ' A . . .' . .'.-"■. '
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 73, 6 December 1890, Page 4
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