THE PALMERSTON RIFLES.
• to THB fiWTMMIiv : ;T . v."-. Sir,— ln vie* o€ the afrorolßC&Hig formation Sod of ofljpe r» fbiv f A© Palmerston North "Ydl»pteerfi ; : l should be obliged by ydtfr^rafttmg >pmei m one of your. JvaluaWeJ i^Jamns jfo» *| few remarks by way,Q^a3TJee r tpj-oor locals defenders. Firsts then, A lf^prt; they jwill make goodifte ortKeprPrilega possessed by Volnnteers^m- the-cboic© of 6ffieerßj'for itjisitti thena''tra nmstJorJc , success or otherwise ofHhe i*oVe** ment. I holdjthat it if ;^f -gre^k benefit to a comtnunity • like "durs ' tb possess * Volunteer Corps at.al];. $leefr gentlemen of means and energy if "possible S 1 »*•?»« events elect those with %\xe^cestatj^ qualiacatiens, pari^^ reff^ff :^ - '- railiiary duties— the other*^>fppnr»s, they possess aiready^^a^'sur^Ua*^: meuiberS will only «lopi^{»bput them, gentlemen wlio will p^t? a * m *T .-"be- '■desired, can bfl obtained-- vA^^thft |irill inatruitoi residei far ipji wd
will I heax oni/ be able ' to uiake a. trfp «ace«£brtovtht»t,He members must look about for some;. 9ne who can impart irittruction mty interval^. The instructor will no doubt inajw fjlie. most' of .his time vth6U Kefj.,^' I Js* iV l M ?s''■ q uirci .to meel'at leitUiTort^u a «yeW fot*.: ■ome dke. Feildiag^ T- Kear, is g. »ing . m fold Yolunti'er fcJorps^ ■ndltlus. ahould make us more 1 4oul>ly arjacj^s' to ptit dmr shouMer? to l .the.w'he«ily prpyjer that #o mean business-,, and vi a«y hWe cannot be wipedV.oiit--'by/a-* ; ymr*(^e r cw corps.; It is not those '•>' ci>r^- wliWh^ •how & large number on paper thatever make the largest sl»>\v'*i>u" paf'arie. A company ofi /Si}j? j'tjrty ' iueu»ber«-Yafl real ones— ris far more xati.sfactpi'y : %a|V concerned, than big companies -oh p#e^i I contend tltatour t^w^j ought jand wd),. turn out a cofp* tlia^ yrijljoC ,a^i : 6dfttp the place. There is rial iher arfliick of •ntertainineut* her"c; so let- us hope that military; Exercise for ait h'ourvjor.iwo occasidiiiiily, will not prove the last useful of H^i wo are aircu«t6hied,t<>: ;. i .: , ■I^.*onclußioH > j^ny^|i--wW;-.e.?T?Hf«!^i': hop>*that alt who sijiijed^tho requisition will show tip on,.f^e,niglitof meetin|f, which, no doub|, will rftt^nHed by the (sommandi»ijf ;Olli.Cejr of t he District, by^ whoT^doTlbtl^?the^©>mpany will be aworuiiK- Yours, &«•,., .' Ak Old VoLpxtisß)" Palmeraton, Jimvax^}^.il ' .' , '' J
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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 25, 29 January 1879, Page 2
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352THE PALMERSTON RIFLES. Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 25, 29 January 1879, Page 2
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