New Zealand Gazette – 1868 – No. 53

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✨ Military Volunteer Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Colonial Defence Office, Wellington, 3rd September, 1868.
THE following analysis of Preliminary Drill and Class Firing of the Otago Volunteers, for the year ended 30th June, 1868, is published for general information.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

OTAGO VOLUNTEERS. — ANALYSIS OF PRELIMINARY DRILL and CLASS FIRING for the Year ended 30th June, 1868.

CORPS.

Staff
Dunedin Artillery
No. 1 Company (C.G.)
No. 2 Company (Scot.)
No. 3 Bruce Rifles
No. 4 Wakari Rifles
No. 5 South District Rifles
No. 6 North Dunedin Rifles
No. 7 East Taieri Rifles...
No. 8 Oamaru Rifles
No. 9 West Taieri Rifles
No. 10 Waikouaiti Rifles
No. 11 Cadet Rifles
Dunedin Naval Company
Port Chalmers ditto
TOTAL

Remarks.

No range for 1st Class firing. 24 men Wai-hola Contingent. No range.
No range for 1st Class firing. No rifle range.
Company formed 17th March, 1868. 30 boys too small to practise.
25 men Peninsula Contingent. No range. No rifle range.

J. CARGILL, Lieut.-Colonel,
Commanding Otago District,

JOHN BATHGATE, Major,
1st Batt., Otago Rifle Volunteers.

JNO. JAS. ATKINSON,
Captain and Adjutant, Instructor.

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🛡️ Analysis of Preliminary Drill and Class Firing for Otago Volunteers (1868)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated3 September 1868
KeywordsOtago Volunteers, Preliminary Drill, Class Firing, Military analysis, Volunteer Corps, Rifle Firing
👩‍💼 Officials

T. M. Haultain
J. Cargill, Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Otago District
John Bathgate, Major, 1st Batt., Otago Rifle Volunteers
Jno. Jas. Atkinson, Captain and Adjutant, Instructor

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