FRONTIERSMEN MEET

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 413, 21 April 1937, Page 6

FRONTIERSMEN MEET

“M” SQUADRON. Interest in Legion Well Maintained. The annual meeting of “M” Squadron, New Zealand Legion of Frontiersmen, was held at Eliham. Cap tain J. T. Sc t, commander of the squadron, presided ov£r an a tendance of about 50 members, representatives of the Elibam, Stratford, Manoia and Ohawe troops. Commandant J. C. Findlater nd Major W. Ricketts, tea-'quarter' staff, v'ere also present. Trotp reports were presented by Sergeant R. McCarrigle (Elthan’L Lieutenant D. B. Henry (Ohawe), Lieutenant T. Richardson (Stratford) and Lieutenant T. V. Winter (Manama). These reports covert the year and showed tha in each case the membership and interest of the legion had b-;-en maintained and that Gnancia'ly the position waF sound. Captain Scott in presenting his annual report said &ome of *he troops had b.en Tsthm lax ill the en deavours . compe Itior. shooting. This- n. been remedied and the near future should show a big improvement.' In ‘the inter-troop coiyi>< 'ic; shoo* for the Vickridge Cup there was som 11 really good shoo-ing and scores were very even. At cue -time it naked as though Sira-ford and Eltliami vs’oulu‘tie, but a s riot scrutiny prov .-d Eli ham to have won by one point. The squadron this year won the ITEstervc Cup The squadron strength was well maintained, in spite of some resignations and transfers, only two members having b-?en io. :.ow last year’s sr.en.gtli, vhich wss 82. This year the nominal roil was 81 men, all financial, and there were no outstanding account' on either ?id of fhe ledger. Financial Statement. Lieutenant R. B. Foord, adjutant to the squadron, presented the financial statement, which showed that. •JI levies to headquarters had been paid and that after balancing accounts .here was a cash balance of juet under £l2 and a balance of assets over liabilities of some £IV Caj ain J. T. Scott was re-elected commanding officer of the squadron. Cap.ain S?o . and Adjutant R. B. Foord were elected de? ga.es to the annual conference to be held in Christchurch in May. A number of

remits for the conference were discnased and the delegates -instructed how to vote. At the conclusion of the business Coni ma nd an Findlat-r gave an interesting talk on the affairs’, of the legion during recent mouths and a commentary on world affairs, dealing more particularly with the in Spain and the rec?n f elections in Belgium. He also read a letter from the officer commanding the Taranaki Reginsyc-nt ’.hanking members of the* tegion for the assistance -they had given the territorial camp recently held ht Wavcdey. The .commandant said that the help given by -the legiod.>t Waverley showed hov? useful the members could be in case of emergens a nd the matter which he had mentioned, assisting th? Territorijl movement in he Donynioh;