Waimate Volunteers.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 47, 15 April 1899, Page 4

Waimate Volunteers.

After the parade on Wednesday evening, the annual meeting of the company was held, Captain Coltman presiding. The minutes of last annual meeting vere read and confirmed. Tne balance sheet for the year was lead, and showed a credit of .£6B 153 9d. The aaditoi'3 1 report was read. It oongiatulated the company on the large amount of capitation earned, £171, being ihe largest ever paid the company, and if this were kept up they weie on the road to become the wealthiest company in the < olony. They also commended the seclctaij on the neat and careful way in which the books had been kept. Both reports were adopted as read. The Shooting Committee's report showed that last season had been a successful one. They made several recommendations to be discussed at the meeting. The suggestion that ammunition be free provoked a good deal of discussion, most present being of opinion that if tins were acted upon more would go to piactise, and there might be a chance of winning the volley tiring prize. The chairman would rather see five prizes and one class, with free ammunition. In the course of a few remaiks, the chairman drew attention to the necessity for turning up strongl/ to pxradas. Hj thought the matter ot holding a bazaar .should be discussed, especially as they had not been before the public. The shed would be lighted up with acetjlene gas next week. There was an alteration m the capitation grant now, necessitating 18 parades being attended, three being afternoon parades. Proposed, '" That during the ensuing season free ammunition be provided for all progiamme matches." An amendment was made, " That 4d per packet be charged, as last year, this to go to the mailung." A further amendmet was made that the question be held over, and brought before the committee before the season commenced. This last was carried. Private Williams said that to encourage young shots, '• coaching," as practised by shooting teams, should be allowed in all matches. There was too much rivalry at present on the range to allow one to help another. It was felt that this was very necessary, and the motion was carried. A motion to bring the Lxdies' Belt tinder the Association's rules was negatived. The M'Lean Cup was allowed to remain under the former rules. It was decided to continue to award a championship medal. It was decided to do all the shooting in one class only. Votes of thanks were given to the donors of trophies during the past year, a copy of the resolution to be forwarded to each donor. The following elections then took place : — Finance Committee — The officers of the company, and Sergt. Smith and Col.Sergt. Sanders. Secretary — Corpl. Collett. Custodian — Col.-Sergt. Sanders. Shooting Committee — Sergts. Smith and Mines, Lieut. Inkster, Lance- Corpl. Goldstone, aid Private Nelson. The question of prizes was held over till the beginning of the shooting season, and the date of the annual social was not -fixed till after the social for the opening of the shed. It was decided to present the prizes on the 27th, and a team of 16 men was picked to give an exhibition of physical drill on that evening. It was decided that the Finance Committee be recommended to procure Morris tubes for use during the winter. Mr Hertslett was elected an honorary member of the corps. Votes of thanks ,were passed to the retiring committees and secretary, to Messrs Francis, Studholnae, and Werges for the use of the range, to Private Williams for the use of his room for shooting committee meetings, and to the chair.

for veracity, which is worth more to them than gold. When the Smith Brothers saw their advertisement fairly shouting to them and about them they were the maddest men you ever saw, and they were only refrained by their religion from shooting the advertising agent on the spot. However, they sued him in spite of all his defence of the attractive qualities of the display, and he would certainly have gone to the wall for his genius and Napoleonic brilliancy had it not been for the fact that before the time of healing the suit the advertisement had actually given Smith Brothers a boom that almost frightened them by its tremendous popularity ; and though they never repeated the advertisement, they always made the agent submit matter before it was printed, they became great friends, and each of them did much for the other in financial and other ways.

Bataria can boast of 28 pencil factories, which employ 10,000 people, including men, women , and children . Together they produce no fewer than 4,000,000 black and 300,000 coloured pencils per week. The total output last year reached the enormous quantity of 230,000,000 pen«ils,' ia tb.3 manufacture of which over 1800 acres of cedar was used.