EIGHTH CONTINGENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 301, 30 December 1901, Page 2

EIGHTH CONTINGENT.

FINAL SELECION FOB GISBORNE. Tun Gisborne applicants for the Eighth Contingent were put through their riding tests at Tucker’s Paddock on Saturday, in tiie presence of a large gathering of spectators. The men generally proved themselves equal to the task that was set them, the display of horsemanship being very satisfactory. After the riding tests were completed Majors MeCrcdie and Winter lined the men up, and addressing the returned contingenters said they were accepted 11 without question.” The other nen would be accepted conditionally on : heir passing the medical examination to re held in the dtillshed that evening. To he civilians who had volunteered, Major •IcCredie stated that lie had received instructions to forward their names down io Wellington, it being the intention of tiie Government to place on record the names of those who had so .gallantly offered their services for South Africa. That was all the satisfaction he could offer them. The following are the names of those selected : Members of Former Contingents.. Sergt. Lingham, D. 5.0., Fourth Contingent Trooper W. Taylor, Fifth Contingent

Trooper \V. J. Brown, Fifth ContingentTrooper It. L. Stevens, Fifth Trooper B. Ileed, Fifth Contingent Corpl. E. Bees, Second Contingent East Coast Mounted Bifles. Trooper W. Maxwell Trooper A. Black Trooper J. Kelly Trooper W. Graham Trooper A. Hay don Trooper J. G. Swarbrick Trooper S. Jones Trooper F. Higgs Trooper Mcßumey Gisborne Rifles. Corporal E. File Private P. Taylcr Private F. Clark Opotiki Mounted Rifles. Trooper John Boss Canterbury Mounted Bifles. Trooper Robert Bussell (Oxford) Two of tiie number provisionally selected could not pass the doctor's examination, and two others were over the standard height. One e ui’d not come up to the chest measurement. The men will be notified when they are to leave.