Cadets in Camp.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 April 1914, Page 3

Cadets in Camp.

No. 54 Company Weraroa Senior Cadet Company have just completed a nine days' camp at the beach at Oh.au mouth. The camp routine was as follows: — 6 a.m., bathing parade 6.l'?', physical drill 6.45, breakfast 7.30, parade 8.45, dinner 12, parade 1.30, tea 5 p.m., lecture 6.30, guard mounting 7.15, first post 8 p.m., last post and lights fiit 8.15 . , , ~ The work of the first few days was solely musketry, which included the shooting for the challenge cup (which is being presented to each company for competition from the fund recently organised by Mrs Godley). This .was won by Lance-Corporal Rawlinson, with a score of 85. A gold medal also goes with this cup, presented by the Government. Two other cadets (BandSergeant Davis and Cadet Hyder) made the same score, but LanceCorporal Rawlinson made the largest score at the longest range and therefore annexes the prize. In view of the programme to be carried out on the occasion of the visit of the Inspector-General of Overseas Forces" to Palmerston North on May 18, practice of "The Attack" was carried out on the remaining day. Major Burlinson, the manager of the institution (Boys' Training Farm) to which the cadets belong, accompanied by the Group Officer (Captain Morrison, N.Z.S.C.) and the District Musketry Instructor (Captain Rose, N.Z.S.C) paid a visit to the camp, and were greatly interested in the work being carried on. During this visit field firing was carried out on the beach, the idea being: An enemy landing on the beach with the object of destroying transport communication between Wellington and Palmerston by cutting up the railway line and blowing up OEau bridge-

54 Company one of outpost company 011 outpost duty. Four groups sentries (2 each) and four piequets. (Targets fixed at unknown range on beach). Sentries watching targets; they fire and alarm piequets. Piequets turn oxit and fire 20 rounds per man. Each picquet commander had to judge his own distance and give his picquet the range. The percentage of hits recorded to rounds fired was 11 per cent.—a very creditable performance.

The cooking- arrangements wore all tliat could be desired, and were entirely carried out by two cadets of the company (Cadets Bolton 'and Griffiths)

Guard mounting was a feature jf the camp, the boys taking a jpecial interest in it. Tlie high standard of discipline maintained during the camp reflects great credit and fends to show the keenness with which the lads have taken up this work. The only available instructor was SergeantMajor Davidson, who is a very keen and painstaking .N'.-C.O.