BOEBIE RIFLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1922, 3 November 1906, Page 3

BOEBIE RIFLES

At a in- :i m' tho Gi.-b imo Rll is ln>t mg--.-,, Caotai i B-'n.:' s'li’siding, tin qui'.-;-tt'-ll of til ■--im.il 0-.11.ip Was discuss.' >1, S Jill" ci I’d iii tv vy-ia uxperidncoil in fixing a hat.i to nuld iho fi'tt-.'-uut-dtino camp, and it wss fluid, j d oidi-d tj held tho camp at the cud of this month or tho beginning of D.c-mii.-r.

C..ptr.in 8.-oro pointed out thot the c.snj| lasi year was a long way ahead of provioin I eiloits, and he hoped to make the comirq ouu the best held yet. Ho emphasised th* necessity of tho men taking the oumj Bsriously nud getiiog'all the instruction they oould whilo there. Color-Sergoent Kane had found ho wos UDablo to keep up wish the duties, and Mr MoKerros, formerly lieutenant in a mounted corps, had boen elected in hiß stead. The now oolor-sergoaut was something of a martinet, and the men would find tbera would bo no laxity allowed, but ho (Captain Score) felt sure they would gat on tageshor. Two sites for bolding tho camp woro

proposed, Kuiti and tho Victoria Domain and on tho mattar being put to tho vote the Domain site was favored, if permission could bo obtained. Mr .Robert Mitchell was unanimously re-elected lieutenant of tha oorps. Tho following sub-oommitteo were appointed for t.O purpose of assisting Captain Bbbio in obtaining a second iioutonant for too corps: S vgeanti Boot‘, Corporsl Bromgan, Sargount Somervell, Qaartirmasier-Sergiaut VViliiams, Ser. go ant Taylor. Captain Bsera stated that on effort would be made to obtain uniforms, 010., in time fo; the camp. Sergeants Scott, Somervell, Taylor, and Privates Beere and MoGufii i were dopurod i as a sub oommittee for rationing tho oamp. Captain Beere expressed himself pleased with tho attendance and with tho way the oorps was shaping. Several members of the cc.-pa, howovor, were noi attending parados regularly, and he did net intond to waste time wiih them. He hepsd tho men would bear this iu mind and oncaurt.ge evoiybody so attend. If was stated that entries for tha anoond prize meeting from the corps should bo iu one hands t.f Captain Biora not later than Saturday (’.bis) evening, as the company teams could net be picked until the entries iveio mado, Provision bad b.-an made for ;ha members of she corps to practise up ,ill Thursday next,