VOLUNTEERS and the FRONT.
At Artillery drill in Wellington, on the 12th, a letter was road from the Government stating that the services of the Battery would be accepted in case of hostilities breaking out on the West Coast. The Lieutenant in command of the Battery referred to a conversation with Colonel Reader in which the latter stated that the services of the Artillery would be accepted only as a rifle corps. Lieutenant McCrodie took exception to this, whereupon Colonel Reader twitted the Battery with having offered its services for action, but was willing to nse any excuse not to go. Lieutenant McCredie remarked that during the 21 years which he had served in the Volunteer Force he had never met with such conduct from any officer of the Defence Force. The Battery unanimously passed a resolution that steps be taken to bring the conduct of Colonel Reader under the notice of the Defence Minister.
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Patea Mail, 14 October 1881, Page 4
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155VOLUNTEERS and the FRONT. Patea Mail, 14 October 1881, Page 4
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