N.Z. ARTILLERY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 178, 21 March 1932, Page 2

N.Z. ARTILLERY

TRAINING CDNCLUDED GENERAL EXPRESSES APPREClATION OF KEENNESS OF MEN USEFUL WORK DONE The present training year .of the New Zealand Artillery Forces, batteries of which have been in bivouae at Arawa Park, Rotorua, concluded on Saturday. Four batteries of the First Field Brigade have recently been under canvas, and all have undergone useful training in gunnery and manoeuvres. The weather has been fine throughout the period. Each battery spent two days on live shell practices, and the first two days in bivopac on preliminary training for the field work. The camp was inspected on Tuesday last by, Major-General SinclairBurgess, general officer commanding the New Zealand Military Forces, and other senior officers who visited the operations were: Colonel J. E. Dpigan, O.C. Northern Command, and Colonel F. Symon, Director of Artillery. Members of the R.N.Z.A. permanent forces were in camp during the period, and carried out live shell practices on Saturday and Monday last. They were also inspected by General Sinclair-Burgess at their work. The general also made an inspection .of the artillery range, which he considered very suitable for the training being carried out. Regarding ihe territorials, the general expressed appreciation of the excellent attendance of the men and the keenness shown, and good progress made by each battery with theif work. Most of the camp material will be stored in Rotorua, as a squadron of the Waikato Mounted Rifles will go into bivouae at Arawa Park in May.