The March Commenced.
Raiioto, Saturday, 9 a.m. At 5 a.m. we marched towards Parihaka. I may not be able to wire asjain for a day or two. It is a splendid force of nearly 1600 Volunteers well equipped and dril.'el Major Piit inspected every corpa at 9 last night in marching order. The men ere all satisfied and anxious to be at the front In s sham fight yesterday morning between the Volunteers and Constabulary the Volunteers shaped well. Messrs Bryce and llollesson end Col. Roberts visited the camp in the afternoon when the final orders were issued.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue XVI, 5 November 1881, Page 2
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98The March Commenced. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue XVI, 5 November 1881, Page 2
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