THE TERRITORIAL CAMP.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 219, 23 February 1915, Page 5

THE TERRITORIAL CAMP.

THIRTEEN DAYS 'UNDER CANVAS. On . Friday next Territorials in this group, which extends rs far as Wanganui, will go intu camp on the Kewa Rewa rille range at Waiwakaiho for thirteen days' annual training. This year district camps are to take the place of the big divisional camps which have been held during.the past two or three years. some COO or 700 men will be under canvas here. The Southerners will arrive by various trains on Friday, disembarking at Smart road, which is in close proximity to the site of the camp, and the Opunake and Rahotu men will arrive at 10.30 a.m. by' the Tnranaki TransportCompany's mail 'bus, the Warea and Okato men arriving by the 'same vehicle in the evening. Major Bellririgcr will' have charge of the camp, with Lieutenant, Crutch a - - adjutant, and Lieutenant Buxton ar quarter-master. Arch!"p.con Evans will" be senior chaplain, and it is iirobable that them will be six representatives of other denominations. An advance party under Lieut.' Crutch will this morning commence "rpnarinK the camp. The camp will be up-to-date, electric light having been and'the town water supply laid on,' while telehonic communication hns been arranged for. In addition to tlihe infantry of the district. C Section, \~n. 4 Field Ambulance (Stratford), uni'or Captain J. P. Cameron, will be under canvas. Owing to the number of officers that have volunteered for the war, there is a shortage of officers in this] as in every othher district, and to supply the deficiency officers have been asked to attend as many district camps as possible. Wanganui officers will therefore attend this camp, and local officers will probably reciprocate. The-equipment of so many men for active service \as made impossible any degree of uniformity in the dress of tlie Territorials, very few of whom will' '"•i'p the regulation dress, the balance being in mufti. As the majority of the men are recruits, the work at the camp -"1 be of an elementary nature. The Wellington District Musketry Instructor will be in attendance, and full ad--■'■age will no doubt bo taken of the range equipment to give instruction in l important branch of the service. "■"V camp will probablv be thrown open for inspection on Sundays, and should well repav a visit. Complete arrangements Vve been •■'e in the commissariat department, cooking will be done under regimental arrangement, the quarter-master • '-responsible for the whole commissariat. idea of the food to be consumed mnV be jraueed from the fact that it is estimated that the daily reouiremcnts will be 1000 lbs. of meat, 2'20 4lb. loaves, four boxes of butter, four basis of siifrar, 7cwt. of potatoes, 2cwt. of onions. 2owt. of iam, 5011b. of oatmeal, 44 callous of milk, with rice, currants, raisins, vegetables, cheese, tea, cofTee, and other incidentals in proportion. ThirinfT the thirteen davs of the camp. '•••, is estimated tliat about 10.000 lbs. of lifwl. 14.000 lbs. of meat, over a ton of butter, and a ouarter of a ton of cheese will be required.