VOLUNTEER PARADE.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 20, 30 October 1871, Page 2

VOLUNTEER PARADE.

The monthly inspection of the Volunteers took place on the cricket ground, Shortland, on Saturday, afternoon. The brass band of the. Rifles was in attendance, and also the fifes and drums of the Navals. The following corps were present• Engineers, Captain Rowe, Lieut. .McCullough, and 30 rank and file. No. 1 Company 11.R.V., Captain Lipsey. Lieut. Lechner, Ensign Quinton, and 35 rank and file. No. 2 H.R.V., Captain Barnett, Ensign Crick, and 28 rank and file. No. 3 H.R.V., Captain Newby, Ensign Cock, and 25 rank and file. T.R.R., Captain Williams, Lieut. Ray, Ensign Camie, and 30 rank and file. Thames Naval Volunteers, Captain Best, Lieut. Basely, and 60 of all ranks. After inspection the men were marched out on to the open, and were put through a variety of evolutions by the Major commanding. all of which were executed in a manner highly creditable to the instructors, and to the meu themselves. We noticed a very great improvement amongst the whole of the corps present, and we feel certain that when uext Colonel Harrington comes to inspect the Thames Volunteers, he will have cause to compliment them on their decided advancement in their drill and bearing. The marching in line was excellent, considering how seldom all the companies are brought together, and the march past, which took place afterwards, was decidedly better than we remember having witnessed some twelve months ago or so. After the march past the commanding officer formed the men in close column, and addressed a few words of praise to them all. He complimented the Thames Navals for the manner in which they presented arms, and (stated that Seaman Brown had mado the best classfiring of any Volunteer in the colony, having scored 70 points out of a possible 80, a thing of which his company may well bo proud. He then put it to the men whether they would go to Auckland on the 9th of November or not, and they decided that they preferred to stay down here. The major then announced that on the 9th prox. there would be a general muster parade, and a field day. The men, headed by their bands, then marched* to their respective drill sheds, and were dismissed.