VOLUNTEERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 112, 28 May 1901, Page 2

VOLUNTEERS.

Tiie Tannaki Rifles paraded on Monday- night under Captain Okey and Lieu'enants Cock and Hook»r. There was a good muster, and the men were pu' through a number of exercise*.

At the conclusion Oiptain Okey read a letter from Lieutenant-Oolong Watt, of Wangsnui, congiatulating the Volunteer* on the formation of the Turanaki Battalion, and rxpre-B ; ng regnt t severing his connection with such a fine Company as the To ranaki Rifles, which had formerly beea p»rt of the West Co -st Battalion. C.iptain Okey also thanked the man for the manner ia which they had turned out on Friday'las l- . L'eutenant Cock also thanked the Company for the handsome send-off given him on his departure to the Federal celebrations at Melbomse. Th-i Bui Committee met; subsequently t-> arrange details in connection wi'h tha forthcoming bsd', which takes place on Monday night ni-xt. It was decidtd to send compli>nen< , a''y t'ckefcs to all honorary members of the corps and officers of other corps in the distiict, Tickets aie going off « el), a'd tlvra is every prospect of a most successful gathering. Members of the corps pre desirous of thanking ihe offio rs of the Jo key Club for opening the graidstmd on Friday, an acii n wh'cb was greatly ippreciati d by a large number of visitors at the parade.

In last week's Gazette the 2nd talijn Wellington (West Coa-t) Rifle Volunteer.ati'l the 3rd Battalion Wellington (East Coast) ditto have been disbanded and tvfjrmed, under the Mjoaing deiignations :-Seeood Battalion Wellington (Wes". Coast) R fle Vo!nnteer->, will headquarters at Whmginui; 3id Bat f alion Wtllington (Eift Coast) ditto, with h'adquartors at! Nnpier ; 4'h Bat'alion Wellington' (Taraoiiki) ditto, with headquarters at Ke '" Plynwi'h ; and sth Butalion We liriyfon (centre, or Ruahin: ) dit'o, with luadquai ters a'. Woodvil e. | The ianinvki Batti'ion con l aingj eight c ropaMfi.*, ui.im.-ra'ed as follows: A. • ompanv, Taranaki 11 j B. Company, 'i'aiui aki Cuards ; C.' Cjn-p.inv, Pat":i il 11- s j J3. Company, I Rifles ; E. Company, El-' 'ham Rifles ; F. Company, Hawera! R fhs ; G. Company, S'r.tford R ; fl 3S • and H. Company, Waitara Rifles. 'j The Wellington Battalion (f Mounted Rifles has a'so beeu diAanded and No. lßittalion Wellington (West Ccastj (

Mounted Rifles firmed, consisting of A. Company, Alexandra ; 8., Wairoa; 0, Hawera; 1), Stra'ford; E. Opunake; and F., Egmont (Okato) Mounted Rifls. There are four Bittaliona of Mounted R s.

Major John Ellis is gizett'.d as transferred from the activa unattached list in the New Zealand Vo'unt'era to 'hp Honorary unattached list, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonol from sth February, 1901.