SCOUTS IN CAMP.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4930, 25 January 1926, Page 3

SCOUTS IN CAMP.

ROUTINE IN FULL SWING.

BAD WEATHER INTERFERES;

The Paeroa troop or Boy ' Scouts which went into camp near Tarariki Creek on Wednesday morning has settled down to routine camp life. Todate the weather has been anything but the best. Fortunately a sheltered position has been selected for the camp site; and the tents, withstood the storm on Thursday night. On Friday morning the gale increased in violence, and h'ea,vy, driving rain made the conditions very unpleasant. ■ Shortly before midday on Friday the scoutmaster (Mr D. A. Vincent) deemed it advisable to send the smailer lads to their homes. The boys accordingly crturiied with their swags by motor-bus to Paeroa, while z ten of the older scouts grimly “held the fort” in •anticipation of the weather improving.

Saturday morning dawned fine a,nd sunshiny,-and, aided by a stiff breeze the ground quickly dried. At one o’clock tlm boys who had returned home reassembled, and with a handcart fully laden with swags and stores they once more trekked out to the camp.

The tents have been tightened up, and the cookhouse reinforced, and the troop intends, to finish out the week under canvas. There is ample tent accommodation for the .troop, and no sickness has been reported. On Wednesday evening Mr L. Boyce, one of the assistant, scoutmasters, was diving in the creek 1 when he misjudged the depth of the water and cut his eye slightly, but medical attention was not required.

Yesterday morning some 35 members of the .troop, under Mr T. D. Davies, attended Divine Service at St. Pair's Church, marching back again to camp afterwards. ’ A welcome' addition to the camp fare was thoughtfully provided by Mr T.. H. Hale, who cooked and donated three large plum puddings for the troop. Needless to say this extra fare Was greatly enjoyed. During the afternoon the camp was thrown open to the public, a large number of whom attended. The visitors were served with afternoon tea by the troop. Among the ma,ny things of interest to be seen in a scout camp, the cookhouse and cooking utensils (keros,ene tins) probably claimed most attention yesterday afternoon.

The following are the routine ordeits- for to-day :—

Cooks H. Blyth, R. Alp, and P. Barclay, to report to Q.M. Urry at 6 a.m. Sanitary camp orderly, G. Southby. Messengers, G. Edwards and M. Campbell. Reveille, 6.30 a.m., get up and wash, roll up bedding; coffee and biscuits, 7 a.m.; physical drlM parade, 7.15 a.m.; hoisting pf flag, 8 a.m.; breakfast, 8.15 a.m.; tent inspection, 9.30 a.m.; parade, signalling and ambulance, 9:45 a.m.; Dr; Smith’s visit, 11.30 a.m.; swimming, 11.30 a.m., lunch, 12.45 p.m.; compulsory rest, 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.; scout games, 2.30 pm., to '5 p.m. ; tea, 5.30 p.m, , retreat (fall in), 6.30' p.m.; camp fife yar-.s, 7p.m. to 8.30 p.m.; lights out, 9 p.m,