Volunteer Notes

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 166, 18 July 1904, Page 2

Volunteer Notes

The TaranaM Rifles head the list of the results of the magazine volley and magazine (independent firing for the year ending' 29th February, 1904, of the volunteer companies in the Wellington district. Thirty one men iired, scoring 372 points. The percentage of hits to rounds fired was in magazine volleys 83.4 and in magazine independent 88. The Taronaki Guards were 13th on the list, thoir figures being respectively 84, 289, 55, and 66.3, while the Eginont Mounted Rifles wore 19th, their figurea being respectively 31, 248, 51.7, and 62.8.

The Waitara Rifles go into camp near Waitara on tho 28rd of July, it has boen suggested that tlio two headquarters compamics should go out on tho following Thursday by tho 1 o'clock trafc and combine with the Waitara Rifles in some skirmishing practice around either Sentry Hill or Waitara Road. The three corps would, it is proposed, have taa together at the camp and tho two New Plymouth companies afterwards return by tho evening train reaching hew Plymouth at 7.50. Blank ammunition could be taken and tho men would probably require their haversacks and water-bottles. It is a ffood opportunity to carry out some interesting and instructive work and it is to be hoped that full advantago will bu taken of it. H