Our Volunteers.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 130, 30 March 1901, Page 3

Our Volunteers.

- The annual muster parade of the Waimate Riih;s and Studholme Mounted Rifles was held in thedrillshed last evening, when there was a good muster of each company. The commander of the South Canterbury sub-district (Lieut. - Colonel Bailey) and Colonel Moore were on p:trade.

There were . fnriy-one me Tubers of the Waiinaie Rides in attendance, and SurgeonCaptain Barclay was also on parade. Each company was put through various evolutions under its own officers, to the satisfaction of the inspecting colonels.

After parade the Waimate Rifles held a meeting in the orderly room to consider the question of the captaincy, It was unanimously decided that Surgeon-Captain Barclay be asked to accept the position if elected by the corps, It was also decided that a requisition be left in the hands of Uia.utenant Jackson for signatur-6. |

A teams match is to be fired &ify the**<«%ra]dme Rifles at Geraldine on Thursday next, and one with the Timarn Riiies on Easter Monday at •Vamiate. The annual meeting of tb v e-corps is to be held on April 10th, when the new uniforms will be distributed. As the corps is almost up to its fall strength, an (J the Volunteer year is now just commencing, a good-opportunity is afforded for iotending to join,