Cambridge Troop.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1624, 30 November 1882, Page 2

Cambridge Troop.

The , troop .assembled at t 10 ,o'd^ck on TueB(lay ! ni6Vning,, J ' nearj' 'the' cburthouse, JVJictoYiVatreei ifnVlei Uutidinmn. There 'Mie My's&WUWitoM&ll W6 n>mJZsea at f e'SW«a«ifl^ Hotellto vdjacuss ''niaß&rs , mr conjiection

iy^ Icfap&ni MirfciMa&^he' 'Ch'a'frVnan,] : n opening the proc"eecfingis, spoke at con-* siderable length on- the situation of the >eing done in the way; of re-organising ihe troop, wHfth 'Had df late been graduilly dwindling .%w»S-y ?*/waa,»he aaid, the mteatwii w hi? bifothW'officers/ as Well as himself. ( tQ r resigp. 7ff .Hi). believed ;hat an importation of new olood would lo,<tt -lot) iii .thb.'frayii of »i sustaining the ;roop, and .would otherwise do a con-iiidei-abfe^a'niofrift 'of 'good?'"* He' Wad i'ecommended. some time ago, that a rulfeishofilld' btl made to the effect tlxUt the I bfficer in charge of, fhe, troop should i retire at tho.jßmt^of^jb^j^ra'^ervice. They {lpg. "now* ! ffl»3eoScpoEeir. fjflipda. deter unnedly~Tio t resign .,; .not, however, with any disrespect to' the troop. He t\as\aii:Koua"tfo fetfflh<ftKk>jS stillVemaih » not completely sever his connection with thefliJO toMld m Wap'pyiHvifcn 'thenpermission, to become.) an honorary jnember. He wished v them to accept**"his il^ !W TesigimtioU'»*»-thenrw»^" He"hoped as together that evening they would EhoijQugjhljr consjrier ;t}he £[ueB|tipn , of ,their/ existence, and determine whether they should go^on.m. the igupminjous way they had been going on for some time past, or fco disband altogether.' i He" 'hoped, however, they would not adopt the latter course; but instead' of 'carrying on as at present, he would like to see the troop thorodgh.lv and completely' re-organised. « The district was much larger and weal- l thier than"iif w^'sbme'^year's 'afeo when the trop^ prospered aud eyery ( individual man took an interest in his calling as a volmvte'er ': an'rTnow 'when the district had prospered, both in numbers as well as in everylningTelsi, He couKl not understand the great amouqtiQ^ apathyj with Avhicli " they had to contend.— Jjieut,, Eisher en,dotto«whJ(?%B l had feaid. It was his''f'uteritioato retire from the troop a few year^.ago. After the review at Te Awamuta found^at the hnanccs of tlie troop were uraucrr ttn unsat^sfactpry qonc\itioiYtha,t ( he decided -it would be unfair to have left them at that time. a better positioh, and the fact of their resigning wb'uld give' a 1 cliaiice of promotion. It was his intention to retire at tde eriil of 'the present 'drill.' — In reply to a quesbioh', VaptJßtiii'dlihhn' stated that the financial position of the troop was £70 "11s lid credit. -^-Trooper T. \y. Hicks &aid it was his intention to resign some 'tiine'' ago.' ! ' ftike 1 Lieut:' Fisher, ' he did not like leaving, the troop in its uuhealthful tinai)cjal H«/ coincided with tlie two previous speakers in thinking, j that ( jbhe , troop should be carried on. Trooper Hicks theii ) teinarked t oji^ the. /advantages ; of a flood volunteer force in the colony ; and if such a force was 1 not' supported and carried on by the settlers he would like very muclrtoknow who' 1 would carry it on. — !Sergt. Forrest said there was a certain section "of {lie 'tro6p / 6lam6iiring to resign, and 'another 'sec'tibii' clamouring to have it carried 'oh, -and ' thoroughly reorganised. He would suggest that if a suiticient number of the men did not hold together |to entitle the troop to capitation they could disband, and those who took an iutere&t in rifle contests could form themselves into, a carbine team, and could .thus be a basis, for, another troop, which Was sure" to start again in' the courbc of time. If they continued they would have to find, another, .captain, (and that in itself w ould entail some diiliculty, although their own captain had stuck to them through thick apd thin, still he had determined upon leaving them. Ho \\ould, r nienti.p,n» Messrs, John Grrice and Geoffrey Maclean as suitable, men to hold the resigned 6fhVes.' ' ,At a conference with some of the 'other members of the ti oop these two gentlemen had. been sug- - gestcd, and he did not think the suggestion could be well iinpraved upon. ,He would suggest that the few men who were allowed' to remain on as a carbine company should ioin the Te Awamutu Troop until tlie Cambridge Tioop had baen reinstated. This would entitle those who remain, on to capitation. He could not see ths force of compelling men to turn out to drill, because those who were compelled to turn out under penalty were no use to the troop whatever. When they did pome, they ,came in variegated colours and uniforms, and their knowledge of drill and general appearance reflected anything but credit on the troop to which they belonged. — Trooper Hicks did not thiiik it advisable that a carbine company should exist as a mere contingent to the Te Awamutu Troop, after the demise of their own troop. If they could not support a whole troop themselves, let them do without any. — Trooper Fcrgussou suggested that they should keep on hi some way or other as the Cambridge, or B Troop, and in course of time iilie tiling could be resuscitated, and mem hers would 101 l up to join them. — Sergeant Allwill spoke in a similar strain. 1 He did not . want to see the troop fall through.— Corporal Forrest then proposed, ' ' That every member desirous of obtaining his, discluugp, and has complied with the rules 'of the' troop as regards dues and the re'turnihg of arms, may receive his discharge on Saturday, after drill." — Corporal Camp beconded the proposition, which was put and carried —Sergeant Forrest further proposed, "That there be no parade on Thursday, and that unless 25 members are qualified for capitation or half-capita-tion by Saturday, the drill then ceases." Seconded , by Lieutenant Fisher, and carried.

The hoop re-assembled yesterday morning for inspection parade. There weic 23 of all ranks present. Col. Lyon inspected the men. In doing so he informed them they were not a tioop, as 2.") men had not, since the drill opened, turned out, jind to entitle , the men to capitation, 25 would have to turn out at each' drill.',, Consequently, those who had turned out would get no capitation whatever. At a meeting of the troop held subsequently, at the Criterion Hotel, Captain Runpimau in the chair, the question of disbanding the troop was considered. — Sergt-Major Fisher suggested that the whole thing should be smashed up, and those who 1 wished to star,t again might do so on the remnant's of the present body. Out of oS members on the roll, only 23 had Mined 'dut'-'for drill.' — Lieutenant FishQtf.iuovMj'itf That itftereibe no moro drill, and that, they meet-, on Saturday morning at ten o'clock to fire for troop prizes, and on Monday to fire for district prizes." — This , was seconded by !Baudamaiji Stuart, jmd, carried unanimously.— Lieutenant/ 1 Fisher] ,furtjjer, proposed, ' ' That* hi, fcho ev.en't of the trqop being disbandedj tkfy captain be 1 requested to takekgal aclyice as to ( whether he has the 'power to sue for outstanding liabili. tie^ from defaulting members. " — Sergeant Forrest seconded. — Carried. virii • r J'he Captain then explained 'to jibe men pjiesent that all jwho were desujpus of obtaining their (fiacharge could get it at once by complying with the , usual conditions. •''•■'

Mr D. Richardson, architect, invites' tenders for the erection ot a house in Cambridge. MrH. T. Sibley, has been appointedcreditors' trustee in t)ie bankrupt estate of Archibald Miller, of Kihikihi.' ' "'• " Great changes are takjng place iji Auckand, new business premises ofvarious kinds arc rapidlv improving the appearance of the city: several firing are extending their premises, and , tlu- keen 'cOmpClitivc"spir'it of the Old Country is now apparent unionist the ( city .tradesmen :, thu wholesale' Warehousemen] ''irorimongers, and b inks, arc extending their boundaries ; and not the Ica-.f important amongst 'thojilocal^in'dubt'ry ostabiishments is the completion of a large concrete building three storejs high, '75 feet long, and-.W widq, erected ,in J'«\nne-st|pet. as a cabinet fac{6tT/fpr/Me{sif<.lO:-a-U<* indlUra^wPllfTWHo . have erected machiiiui> with the latest improvemonts;j e;j.fblip« ! fcg; fprnf s<>ut| %ir tl wprfc economiraliv and e\peduioH«ly, This 'firm are now giving up them HVanrry.and clothing business in 4 ordb'i> tb'^fite hfoti W-M U 'shdv/nSomY for theLrJiirniture Al 4nd, Refect ,a speedy clearance. - a-ad'clothing, which y^iU-be-spld <fbr cash only) for, one lWnth.t Thi» is a splendid opportunity forHhHfty^WstwSa^a£[^VJ&?sbtii&tolMh| jnfe butall kinds of iUanchestcr .and jfiirnisMiid gdodi U i&mm wiiitpVy^oViay go'oas % Urf