Volunteer Notes.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 225, 5 July 1902, Page 3

Volunteer Notes.

(by advance guard.) On Wednesday evening the officers and non-coms, of the Studholme Mounted Rifles and Waimate Rifles met Col. Bailey and Col. Owen, who is in charge of the Military School of Instruction now being held in Timaru, with a view to holding a School of Instruction in Waimate for officers and non-coms. Capt. Barclay occupied the chair, and after introducing Col. Owen to the meeting spoke of the advantage to be derived from a course of instruction under 001. Owen and bis staff. Col. Owen then addressed the meeting and explained fully the time it would take to go through the course and hoped if the Commandant acceded to the wish of the meeting there would be at least 20 officers and non-coms, able to devote the necessary time. There are two courses, one three weeks and one six weeks, each lecture of at least two hours duration, four evenings and one halfday to be put in in each week. After considerable discussion it was decided that the six weeks course would be the most suitable, and May or June the moat suitable month. Eighteen of those present signified their willingness to attend a school be to held during those months.

After answering several questions in reference to the school Col. Owen complimented those present for the large attendance, considering there were only two corps in the district.

A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Col. Owen for attending the meeting. The thanks of the local corps is also due to Capt. Barclay for calling the meeting and inviting Col. Owen to attend. The fortnightly inspection of the Waimate Rifles will be held next Wednesday evening.