Volunteer Inspections.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3298, 17 July 1879, Page 2

Volunteer Inspections.

The usual monthly inspections of; ihe, volunteer opmpapies of ;tlxiß district com*! menced last evening, Major Witihers having arrife^.' here for that purpose^ yesterday kfternodii:! JThe 'corps, inspejctei last iiigh t[ yrs$ J t fn'^ JHauraki and the, Thames Scpttigh Battalion. The Engineers' inspection. took place in th|e Scoti^ ;H^|l^|r^;b'^^^iid^a;^Bpe|; of both' compjan^.^tt bjp^sMe£' C^^tain J.jf^^^'anJ^je^-^ow titi jln, thei^.^ey «pitfprpiff)the men looked smart and soldierly, though from the; fact that thereow«re ;i»\numbe;r of rooruiti in tb© ■ some /of j the the exercises were not gone through with: the steadiness that-bespeaks a corps of well trained men. ;Ho,wever, among the defeots:to b* Noticed- 'liit^nigW, there were^npne but whfct^few^eeks' drill will reriov^' We Were^exceMingly phased to notice the uniformity with which the Jfcen wore' their a<JoOUt'remfentß.i A num. ber of movements/were executed tj> the satisfaction of the inspecting officer,'who complimented the company •6n its; appearance and for the manner the vajrious mavements had been executed. I ;> > ■■:')jro! nvmli; To -i'.-'ifrii-.f.v:') ■ ;>; {•: Trl I The Scottish (Battalion were inspected «tf7i3Qi 3 and : asr,uin*lrth«res ***>,-« !good muster of Jihis fine' body of "men. ■•■ All the t mavementg wiere exequtcd» withi praise}; worthy precision. Thi Battalion* iwere exercised by Captain Watson and liieut. Jobnstone. Thef chattipiott Ibelts! 'of the two companies were then placed oh the of the winners |^ MrrMurray,; viz., No. 1 to Sergt. Ilcron, and No; 2 to Yolunteei^;;Peak^:; ThW lihspctoting officer ■^6*aplipiß?p^d' '-[ iHj?,i/,'.jia;f^on '.'.'.oij,, their excellehi; muster, Bteadines>; and appearance, and on th& superb, condition or their [.armsland^ccoutreinpnts. ; n ;a;, -^ ••>.; ! ■

' TO KIGHT*B' INStECMOIT. , To-tiight the NajfJil .^rigade .will be inspected by Major Withers, and i one pleasing incident of the inspection will be the presentation to.^ieut. Lawless, of a gold watch as a token of,,the esteem iiT which. he, is held iby the corps. Th* Bangers, Maorie»» and Cjadets.will be inspected at the Volunteer Hall, Shortland, this evening at 8.30. ;