The Eighth Contingent.
OFFICERS REPORT ON THE HORSES. His Excellency the Governor has received the following telegram from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, 28th “ The following is a report by our remount officer 011 the recently landed North and South Island regi- ' ments, and will interest you : —North Island, Regiment landed 557 horses, having lost nine on the voyage. The horses are a good stamp of cavalry horse with substance and quality, and are in excellent condition. In looks, this is as good a mounted corps as we have in South Africa. South Island regiment landed 614 horses, having lost eight on the voyage. These , horses are light of bone, and very long in back; neither can their condition compare with that of the North - Island horses.”
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Manawatu Herald, 3 April 1902, Page 2
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126The Eighth Contingent. Manawatu Herald, 3 April 1902, Page 2
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