tli: Field Battery of .Artillery-Brcn•t ~fajor Cnll. - Gouvernement ...

I rcgrot that Cnptni11 Perley hn-< declitwtl nominution fo1· tho Prc,;idcn<'y of tho .A' ocintio11 tJtj, yenr. j)uring the thrco roar,, uf' hb holding of that olli<·o he left. tlllthing undono in his effort for tho good of tho As <>C'iation.

'nptni11 Verley ha-. been fiUC'<'ccdl'd by .Mnj01· .r. Park,;, whn hn C\'CI' t11kc11 :i de p interest in tho A"''O<'i11tio11, nnd ho hns then 11ra11co of ::<npport mul as i"tnncc from 'aptnin Pcd~y.

'J'ho quc,..tion ol prcn·iding n ".Xm.,.cry ~l:1tch," nt C\CJ',\' a11n11nl c·ompctition i!i under Consi<loration. 'l'hc oujoct in \'iC\\' IJcing that. l'CCl'Uils might hero gttin COTlfi

dO!ll'O in their ability to ... Jioot, while not competing with :-killed mai·buH'n. It j., tnw that t'\'Ory hntt:11ion or 1•01111t,Y m:tkh i;honkl be a mcn11~ of edu1·ati11g

"young "hot ... ," urnl mnclt 1 emnins to l'c done for the improvement of tho:-o locnl lWle • \ "o "intio11".

In the de\'Clopmont of'· team shooting," ns n 1·c:-mlt 0f indiYidunl t1·aining, admitted 011 nil -.itlos to he of ~reat import:tn('C1 l nm happy Lo suy aC'ti\•o steps aro being tnken, and, beside-. the ordinary annunl haltnlion and county "team'' rnatchoH, :1 b:ittnlion "team mmch ., hn.;; been cst:1hlishcd1 won this year by the 7hlt Bn.ttnlion, ~id tho vnluablo prize therofo1· wn-. formnlly presented by Ilisllonortho Lioulonant<.r0Yor11or.

tr~H'OR~l HEAD-DRESS.

c\'eral corps hn•in~ been permitted to provide them~el"Ves \Vith the helmet a1:1 a suitable bond-Ores:;, tbe bsue not having been mado from Go\·ernment stores, the citizen~ generally :>hewed n liberal :;pirit in cheerfully furthering any efforts on tho pnrt of officerH in command with thb object in '·iew ; a proof was thus afforded of tho increased pro-.perity of the force.

BitIOADE 8TAF.i".

On behalf of the Bl'igadc-Major of tlrn; Dist1·ict1

I beg to offer thank8 to the (;enc1nl Officer in command for tho Huggc:>tion-since carried out-contained in the rcpo1·t for 1871, viz : '· Tbnt the B1·igado Staff ~hould be paid n coni;olidatcd allowan<'e proportioned to the amount they now receive, instead of bei11g paid eight •lollnr ... per nnnum for each efficient company."

\Yhcre ,.,tatf officer!'i, who,..o numoer has now been reduced to tho minimum, ·tlo\ote their wliole time to the :,ol'\·ice, a:. they unquestionably bhould do to ommre cfliciency in tho force, and rolain tho confidenco and e . .,teem of the member::. thereof~ the lc~ ... t that the.r mny expect in return for their :.ervices is a fair mto of 1>ay, roguJm·Jy 1,,ned to them.

l>RH,T. SUED, •rr . . TOIIN.

On asf<uming command of tho for<'o of tltii! Province in 1865, f observed the 111'gont ne<:c sity for tho ercetion of a suitable drill shed at Hl. John. ~ince that time .there haYo been annual. 0Jl'c1·ing:., of' ~uggc,..t1011., regarding the Hamo. Now, linpp1ly. thanks to tho cxc1·t1nns of all (•onte1·11cd, tho Hon. t1lo Minister of .Militia and Defence, members of l'arli:u11cnt aucl othe1·,.;

1 amongst whom may bo nnmod

Captain Pe!·lc_r, wh~ furni8l.1c<l tho ()('iJ:inal plan, and who has 1mpel'i11t~ndod tho work of hutldmg, I ht pros;img want. hu licen supplied.

. Tho .drill ho<l is 200 fcot long by 80 feet wide, nffordin!l" amplo ~paco fo1· liattahon drill. On the northern Ride are ten armonric!'! fhr the different corp~ hcl'lidcs the cnrctnkcrs'. re~1den<'e. 'fho wlwlo stl'llcturc appears to be nf a porrn:UH!;l t character, nnrl ::<1m1rably adapted for the p111·po c fo1· whi<'h intended. I lie~ to 1·cfi.•1· to the 11gg~t10n of the Bon1·d of :1u1·\·cy a to I he ncce·si ly of fonci ng nn1l cnclo,.,ing tJ10 b:mack g1·ound, and p1·otccti11g tho d .. itl t-hcd.

J:PPJCIJ.~T DA~J> .

'l'ho regulation~ with 1·e .. pcct t 1 lhn l Committoo!, publi hod in Gonornl Ordc~ (22) of the Ith 11!' O ·tobc1· la!'St, cannot foil u1 produce tho following goo 1 c ul :-

1 i:;t. 'J'ho rogulnr appointment of a Band Com111it.tco; 2nd. Tlio i:;y,,tomutic keeping of hand account ; and :;rd. I 11crc11Qod clli<'i1!11<·y in Lanrb generally. li'or u u rulo it will be found that

in the ~n.ml! pro1w1·tio11 as tho 00ic1:rs of a c•orp:. take an int-0rc:~t in their bnu l, will I.Jo tho degree of' cflicionc-y attained.

Tho following toi·ps in thb Dist1·ict ha•o efliciont h:111rls :-8th lwgimont Cavttlry; New Il1·u11Hwick Ga1'l'i~on Artillery; Ci2nd St .John Battalion ; G7lh Battalio11; 7bt York Hattalion; 7~rd Battalion ; 7·1thlBattaliou;

1'ho 62nd, G 7th ancl 71st Battalion bands being amongst the mo:.t efficient of the above number.

C.\RE Of' ARM S1 ACCOUTREl!E:;Ts A:-ID GLOTITJ:i<J IS PR!\" ATt: ARl!OUB.lF.S

lX C'llARGE Ol' CUllPS.

I am happy to be cnableJ to report -.till further improvement in the mannc1· of keeping arms and othcl' Government property in chargo of office!'i! commanding, in the carrying out of tho RJ'Htem refened to in my Rcpo1·l fol' 18i7, unde1· the zculnu~ supen·i1:1ion of the Brigade Mnjor. Lt.-Colonel '\fncSbaoe.

I may again advort to the i:;ystom, in order to remind officer11 in command of itd importance.

1. The rifles must be kept in rack:", accoutromcnl!i complC'lO liung- on p<'!!"' o\'e1· their ro.;pective ri Ile.;, belts pi pc-clayed. and pouchc" hl:lC'kcnc<l. 'l'ho "a<h.l.101-y of Cavnky and Field 13ttttoricl:i of ..Artillery !-ihoul<l ho arrnngo<l in "Cb, nud prnpol'ly oiled .

2. The dotbing hm·ing hoon thorou~hly cleancd1 ::<houl<l be carefnlly folded in sot~ ar i 1.laccd on sheln•c:, each "et labcllod with tho unmc nf the man to whom i:-;r;ucd, the gl'cat (•oat at the bottom of the ... l}l

1 tho tunic next, tl1cn tlH• trow .. er", an1l

the cap on the top.

8th Reginwd 0.1i;a!ry- Lt.-Coloncl Saunder~.

The following- troop" of this lfo~iment-tho"~ dr:t\\•n for 1irill this ycnr-wero inspected by tho Brigadc-'Jfajor on Lho 14th July, when thu Co1·1h wn~ tc,.tcd in tho knowlcd~e and practi<•e of drill. c.H't'icd out nndc1· tho n·gulatio1i-. hereto :ippeudc I, approved by .he lit.-l'olouel commanding.

Jame" Domvillc, E~q., :JLP. for Kings C<)Unly, who hn" "inco been appointoJ !\foj~r in thi~ H~·gimcnt, :l('COmpnniod by ~\lnjor-General Domvillc, RA., wn::i prc ... ent nl th1R inspcclion.

~o. 1 Troop. C:tptain Otty. So. 6 'fl'Oop, l1icutennnt \Vorden.

..:.\'i·u·i:a::;tli: Field Battery of .Artillery-Brcn•t ~fajor Cnll.

J11 t imp11ny with the lnspector of Artillc1'_\' l in pcctc~l tlw J.htto1·y on the '.!flth -0f July, and Ht> 1.1!.-Uoloncl Slrnuge will bllbmit his report n,., to tho continued efficiency of thiH ( orp-., l nee I but ellllor ... e lhe ,,tutcmcut of thf\I. ,,lficer contained in hi~ rcpo1 t f.11· ISii, a~ to the dcticiency in tho hnrn""'"• nccoutroment" nnd uniform n:; follow~ :-

"ln gn•at menQnl'odue to lM c .... and" ca1· and ll'a1·, when the Bnt tcry was call<'d onl "for nl'th·<> --cn·ico and kept embodied f()r :<omc months al Bathm·...;t. J,ong mar<.:he~ "wero mado in the depth of wiukr. The deticicncic,; WOl'O reported at my l:hL in~pec" tion with a 1·ci111t'lit that they mi.~ht be ('omplctc<l without falling l\li a heavy charge iron the otliccr l'ornrn:1ndin~ tho Battery, in con-.iclcration of the ~c1Tit·o ronclcwe l to "tho Dominion. .\lnjo1· 'all ... talcs that thirty wai:..t belt,; m:tl'kctl dcticiont, nro duo to " ... hort isQUL', tho strc11~th of the ol'i~inal company lioing 40, which w:ts changccl into "n Bat to1'Y of .A1·tillcl')' and lhl' l-t rcngt h rniscd to 70. In any caso, tho uu,..ightly :r np11camncc of soldier ... , --onw withnnt belt...;, other,; dl'e:<sod partly in plnin clothe-., hns ' 1 tt tendency to rclnx di-.eiplino."

I regret that these dollciendc-. hnyo not as yet been roado good. I hope, howoYer. an is.;ue to replace tho dolicieut l\l'l iclos may be nutborized bofon.i tho next annunl drill.

.A pl'c ... entntion of a \"t\lnnblo piece of plate wn!'! rondo to tho )fojor in command nt the timn of tho in:<pection, n,.; n mnrk of the rospccL and esteem in which that officer j..; held 1.iy,lho romnmnity ~cnemll)·· Bombnrdie1· II. Copp recei,·ecl nt tho Hnme ti mo a :-ilvor m0<lnl, the gift ot His Exrcllen('y tho Governo1· Geno1·al, for the highest score in :,hot practice, B-pounder HnlOOth bore gun" .

• Woodstock Field Battery of Artillery-Captain Dibblee.

I rogrot th:1t tho Inspector of .Axtill<'ry has agnin been unnblo to inspect thil'I Battery during the annual drill under it-; t·tlicient Captain. As from what I said of the Battery llll the 10th July, I con-1idcr he \VOuld hn.,·e but fow erro1·s lo poinL out, while -.ug~c:-tiou..; from the ln,.,pector or .\.s ... i:;tant-Inspcctor of At tillcry aro nlwny...; ~lnrlly rccci\"cd, nrnl cheerfully C'arried out. The tiilo of tho camp wa:i woll belected iu ever>· o""cntial particular.

From the number of "'Jlcct:ito1-. prc ... cnt at rny inspertion, I imagine thi::; Battery i~ highly e-.tccnH,'< l (dc-.en·c<lly !><>) by the people of Carloton County.

There i!> but one Licnteuuut in this Battel'y, n.nd be, although in othc1· respects well titted for the po,.,t. ha-.. not Yet obt:.int· I the nct·e----ary cc1·titicato of quali!il:atiou. Thb oflicor :-houltl 110 longel' rlel LY attcnrlin~ the School of Gunnery, as he now pl'en'nh tho J'l'umotion of 11on-co111mh~ioncd offic:or . ., ~!ready qualiticll, holdiug high ccniticntcs from the Sl'hool of <~111111cn·.

The Captain's hor ... c, a valuuble 011e. wa killc<l.by lightning clnl'ing the pc1·iotl of tho aonunl drill. .A ropol't C'oncor11ir1g it has been dnly :-;ubrnifto<l. Au issuo of rilled gun-. in exchange fo1· tho !l-pounder :-;rnooth-boro gnnti uow i11 u"c in this Battery, :i-. well ns thnt of Xewl'afltle, j,.. :;trongly rccommc11de<l. I may :;tate that, tho ~ewca tie I'iolcl Battery wn ac:cc:pccd in Del'l·mbel', 181.iS.

. New Bnmsicick Brigade 011rrison Artillay-Lt.-Colonol Foster.

The undermentioned Bnttc1ic~ were in ... pect cc l hy the Inspector of Artille1·y on tlio 2nd Augu,;t. prior to tho completion of thci1· a1111ual drill, anpecte<l tho e Battorie:<.

No. 1 Battol'y-Captain Kane. 2 " " Hing. 3 11

" Ewing. 4 " " Armstrong. 5 " '' };arider.

Tho appearance of tho forco on para·lo on thiA occnsion was n. Htrikirw C'ontrust to th~t which they pro. ente<l at tho iospor~tion by tho goncral officer in cu~nm:111<1 in A n~n.,t, 1877. 'J'hero it wa.'3 on Iv po:1::i1 blo to a,.,:-;ernblo a po1·t ion of tho~o Batt Nie~, O\~mg to tho almo t total des.tn1ct1011 of ~he arms an~ clothjng at tho great fire of St. .John. .A dc~"o fol? provatl~d at the tunn of that 1m;port1on, ancl prevented nhot :rnd 6lioll practice berng earned out. Xow, on tho contrary, ovo1·y man iti in his

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pince, tho nurnc1·ical strength of tbu Bl'igado ha hoen incren od oy the nee •ptnn ·c uf the service~ of Onptain Lander's Battery, nn irnportnnt org:rni;mti~111. the mon roldicrlike in appearance and Htendy in the rnnk ... , arnl tho ~hot and hell pra<·tkc 11·om H2-pou ndor Hmooth-boro guns un rl G 1-po11ntler rifled g11n ha been carded 011 t with remarlmble accuracy.

I regret that thet<e five Batterie:i have not this pa t yem· joinccl the IJ011tiuion Artillery AsFoc:iation. I think it would Jun·o been for thoil' adnrnrngc to ha\'e dono so, although the Lt.-CJ<>lonol and his ofiiccr:; ha,-e sparod neither tirno not' money i11 the successful c·arrying out of hot and i;hell practice for mnny years in :;nccc ion, and they contributed largely fo1· prize~ during this year.

f n referring to tho efficiency of tho St. John Batteries of thb Brignde. I mn'-l state, and I do no with p leasure, that I know of no corp~ in which volunt:.u·.r drills have been l"t.lrl'ied out with greater regularity for many years th1m iu thc,,e B·1~tcri ~ -<!U1Ticd out, too, under groat di ... ndvantagcs, and befor~ tho erection of the :-1plcndirl drill shed now placed at tho dispo'!al nf the force at St John.

No 6 Battery, St. Andrews-Captain Pollop.

Captain Polleys, au<l the people of St. Andrew . .; generally, mny he conf?rut,nlntcJ on tho hllCCO:;sful reorganization of ti.ii:; Battery for tho protoction of their unportnnL harbour.

The Assistant In:ipector of Artillery and mJ'$elf in-.poct-0d this corp on the <'ompletion of their annual drill, 30th October, (the In ... pcctor of .\.rcillery huvin~ proviously soon it on 7th August.) and from tho wny in whiC'h r·omp:my drill wa" performed and shot and shell practice wn.'3 carried out, I nm ofopi11i1ln thnt tho Captain and his officerd havo paid great attention to the in.;;truction of the intelligent body ot' men under their command. It is propo-,od to carry out wookly drill~ during tho winter month~.

JYo. 7 flattery, Chatham-Rl'cvet-1lnjM Gillcilpie.

Tho Inspccto1· of A1'tillery and my:>elf on tho 2ith July. nnd ag-ain on tho lsL Angu:-;t, inspected this corps. We witne::,:::e l the -.hot practice under tho rnlc.-. of tho Dominion Al'lillery A~socialion ..

Lt. Colonel Strang'e will l'cport folly regarding the efficiency of this Battery, whoso commanding otfieer ha-i the :tth·antag'c of hn,·ing an active an<l energetic offico1· in Lieutenant Pra ... cr, and non-commi ... sionccl ofllcer::. well trained at tho Gunnery School, to assi:-t him in the rc. ... ponsililu dutio, of imparting in~tructiou to tho1:10 under his commaud .

Tho ln:<pector of .\.rtillory :selccte<l a --ite on which to mount the gun~ in poRition in ~fajo1· Gillc..;pio's charge, for the protection of tho .lliramichi River near Chatham.

Before concluding my report relative to the ..A1·till cry of °SO\V Brunswick, 1 must again rcfor to the well-di1·ectod otfot·ts of Scr~oant-)C:tjor Hu.;ho~, late Royal .Al1illcry1 in assisting the qualified oflkcr,.; in imp:u·cing in:-.tructiou to tho difforent corp~.

6ith Battaliu1i " Carleton Liyht fojantry ' '-Lt.-Colonel U ptou.

Accompanied hy tho JJt.-Colonel and other officor,'l of his staff, I inspoctcd tho following Companies of thi:i tine Battalion, on tho datos nnmed :-

Xo. 1 Company-Captain Bourne, !lth July. 2 '' " Adnm~. lOthJuly. 5 " " Jlu1·pc<>,' llth July. 6 i: " Beckwith. 1 lth July. 7 " '' Baker, l:!th July.

.Among t cnpt.ain of cornp::rnio wh 1 tnko much prido f1nd intoro1:1L in tho foitJ1ful <lii.chnrgo of their irnportnut <lutic , l mn.r refer to Uaptai1i-. Adam~ and Bourne in pai·ticulnr, as d 01·\·in.,. much crotlit for car1',\'i11~ ~ut '~hat I .lrn\"o alro~<ly roforrod to in my rop )rt, viz .. a Y"temotic cour e of trnuung m thou· n!;ipc<.:t1ve C'omr.:mh''· . f C ·

l'hcre wn" nJ .... o marked impro,·cmont in otho1· compn.nw.,, notul~lc th11L. o aytarn Buq>co. 1.\o .... 6 nnd T 'ompnuic :u·c comp•>se1l cxcl11:-1volr of l• rench mhn.IJltants of an (VC'ollcnt cln""· . .

'rho arm"', :i.ccout1·omo11~, anti clothing (new) of ail the nhovo comptt111os arc m goo.I conditiou.

'i l st " lrork '' Batt1tlio1i-Lt.·Colonol ~far:;h.

Accompanied by tho lit.-Coloncl, I in~pcctod tho undernamed Compnnics, tho only Companie" of thi~ Battnlion dmwn for drill l hi:; year, on the 21i:;tScptembor :-

No. 2. Brevet ~faj )t· Staple ... So. 5. Captain Cropley.

It would be a difficult matter to fin1l two mol'O efficient Companies in the Di!'!trict thnn those, or two more etlicient antl zealous Captains or Companies.

It is true that (past can•Jidatos thom ... oh·e~) they hn>o tho ad>antage of the presonc.e among.;t thei1· officers. non commissione<l officers. an~i ~en, of nnmeroua " .past rand1-dnte.s" of the Military Sohool. Tho mon were 1Sold1orhkc m appearance. Dl'l ll was well performed, nod arms, nccoutromont-i and clothing( new) were all in excellent condition.

73rd Battalio11-~Injor McCulley. Commanding.

Xo. 2 Company, Cnptain Fenton. N o. 3 " " )foKnigbt

The Brigade Major in~pecte<l these Companies on t he 7th of September last, and thn1 oflicer submib the following Report:- .

The i1111pection mi,; \'CIT fair. Tho two Companies assembled, together with their band and Battalion .... taff, in tho ~icinity of Chat.ham, and there went through the u ... ual in,,pection of a Battn.lion, I might ~my, indeed, under all the circumst.'lncc.;, in n ,·cry creditable way. Tho men looked >cry well, and were properly dre ... -.c<l, and the officers acquainted with their duties. The :-upe1·ior cfficioncy of tho .Military School Candidate.., \Va" appa1·ent on thi", as on every other occa-iion. ~\fi~jor McCulley, the officer commirnding, at m.r rcq nc-,t, trie:.l tho new for ma• ion for attttck, nnd expended his i -.uo of blank a111m11111tion in illu,,trating the v~.l'iou,, &tagcs. Both officers an<l men appeared to drop into tho knowledge of it without <litficulty. 1 con idercd thi" in<ipection, urnler all c:ircum,,tmice,;, quite satisfactory. Tho truth is, without getting tho men together in this way, und working them together, at lea~t e\·01·y three yonr::1 (your triennial . .,y..,tcin is tho correct idoa) very little roal efficiency can be expected.

7-!th Battalion- Lt.-Coioncl Beor.

Both tho LL-Colonel and his .Adjutant were absent on learn, with the Wimbledon 11.'eam-the former office1· Lcing in cornmanJ of tho Team-at tho time of tho annual drill. I in~pectc<l tho following Compan ios--tho~o drawn for drill-on the 6th July la t.

~ ~ o. ~ Company-Captain Mc Fee. No. 5 " " Baird.

Tho fo1·mc1· i;; a new Company, iLs Captain too, having but recently attendo<l the ~filitary School at Prc<leritt<m. 1 expected bnt little as roga1'li., efficiency; I was,

Jiowc\·cr, agrccablysurpri c I to fipd thnt, with lmt little assistanee,und with an inf'ol'ior p:irnde grouml, the Ca11tai11 intilructe'I the Comjiany with confideneo in his own .ability and Ji played a fair dcgrco of 11.ptitudo in earning.

In the cni::o 11f'<'nr1tai11 Hnird's Complny J WD.S happy to find !l marked impr mont, ns compared with any p1·cviou in::ipcction. The 111011 were lc~lyin the rtn tmd both lho Ual'tai11 aud his f;icul-Onant showed thut tl10y hnd not forgotten " they had o wol boon taught nt tho School of Military In truction i11 187 .

Tho urrns, ncc:oufremcut :u1<l clothing we:-o in good conditiou.

St. Strplten 111/a!!lry Company-Lieut. Stewart.

It is n st:bject of congmtulntion that tlti:> Compn11y, which wn in n mo l cflil'icnt state uudcr itH old com mantling offic~rs, Captni n Smith, a11CI tho late Captain II uUon, ha:> been rc01·ganizod. Ucntonants Stewart and .Mc William-., although not as yt•l qualified, undl!r SN•tion ;33 of the .Militin and Defouc:e Act, npply their adtniT1ist1·ali\·e abilitioH in a prac·tical way in conducting tho d1·ill, and tlro <.:0111pa11y i fo1 tuuato in having the services of an excellent Tn-.tructor in tl1c per on of tJie Company ~c:-~oant .Mc:Mnllen, Jato of IT er .M:~jcsty':; 15th Hegi rnent. lfapid progr~ ~in tho knowledge of drill, considering the nhort, time ::iince the rco1·ganization. wu the rc:mlt prvduced, as shown at my inspe•:tion on tho 20th Xo\·cmbcr last. Ann nn<I accoulrcmeut and clothing (new) in goo l condition.

Deer Island Infantry Company-Captain Lloyd.

The Brigndl.! )fajor in:-pectcd thii. Company and he roport n follows. :-I inHpectc<l thb Company after complotion of their annual <ll'ill nt Deor r ... tand

5th J nly, 1878. 31 rank and file and all the oillcc!'s wc1 o p1 e~ent, the h:maiudd proceeded to tho fishing grounds. The men lookecl very well: a1•m:, nnd c·lotbing were in good condition, oxcept the forage cap ..... which ull appoal'c<l ,·cry l'ltnnll aud were in mn.ny ca~cs cut to enlarge them. Cornpan\• oxhibitc I fair knowlc<lg0 uf the 2nd, 31·d, 12th, and rnth Sections, company drill. Sorgcnnt Fountain ha" a rnr.r good munnor ofinstrncting, an<l made but.few mi:-takc ... , thc ... o unimportant. Captain L loyd i::i not quite ag well up in his drill but with a term nt thc)Iilit:iry School would make a >cry good officer, hn:; a good mannel' an l il'l cool. I...icntonaut Ponntuin declined to exercise the Company, but promi ... e<l to atteml the 110.(t c;chool. lfovin~ ascertained no neces:sity cxi:-ted for havin~ tho arm., in the po ~ ... ion of the men. 1 ordered them to retul'll them to Captain Lloyd with thci1· ulothin!!.

St Georv~ Infcmtrg Compa11y-Bre\·ot )fajo1· ~let; cc.

Thb company wns inspeC'lcd by the Brigade i\Iujor, according to order-. 011 the 27th July, and wn~ then paid by Major .McGee in a<l,•a11cc.

Tho men were nil present and there could not be a ''titter'' lot. 21!d, 12th, part of 13th, 16th, nnd 20th sections Compan~· drill, also 27th section Ycry good; m nnuel and firing ox:collcut.

Tho company is a ('rcdit to St. George.

I bnYo tho hon01· to bo, Sir, Your most obedient scrnmt.

Tho Adjutant-Goncrnl of Militia, Ottawa.

GEO . .J. ~fA U.NSEiiT1, Licut.-Coloncl. Commanding ~1ilit:\ry Di -trict. No. S.

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PROVI:"Ol; OF .'if.W llltt:.'itiWICK.

Procccdi11g1 of n Bom'Ci of Survey, hchl at 8t. John on the 2-Hh Octobc1·, 1878, no l continued by udjournmout on tho following date, ,.i7.., ::.5th Octobc1·, 11.1111 at St. .Audrcmb on tho ~!)th Octohor, 1 I", pur:rnant tu tho C:oncral Orders (3) .No 4, 4Lh J)ccomb£1r l i 1 and (:!:~) .i. '"o. 3, 30th Novemhc1·, 18ii. 'l'ho postponomont of tho n rd of Sut'VO\! pcndiug tho a1Tirnl of tho A~~istnnt lnspcctOI' of Artillory from £11ttlnnd. havii1:r boon approYcd hy lottc1· from hcndqunrtor" of Juno 14th, 1878.

"' Pre~ 'dent -tt.-t:olonol Goo. J. )[Aun,,oll, Dcpu ty Adjntnnt <Tcneral. ille111bers,.:_Lt.-Colonol J. R. .llac;.hanc, Brigade ll<tjor, ::\Iajo1· !>rice TJowos, R.

.A., _,\Ii i t:mt fo,pector of Artillery. 'l'ho Hoard having n"'seml>led on tho date:- aboYO iu<lieatod, proceeded to make u

minute in poet ion of tho fort,.., mngnziuc~, buildings, as well nt:i all ordnanto at tho tntion" nbovc nnmoil, urnl bo.; to 1'Ubmit tho following rcpo1'l thereon:-

FORT'.

XO. 1. l"ORT DUFPERI~, ST. JOIIX.

All uggc tions for tho uottcr efficiency of this fort "uLmiUe<l by the Board of ~urt"ey that n-.-.cmblcd at St. John on tho ith .August, 1817, appear to havo been cnrricd out in a highly :-ati ... factory manner, and tho general con<litio11 of tho fort is good, 1·ofleeting credit upon tho tnrctnkor (.Nixon) who takes pride and interest in tho officieut <li -charge of hi:, t!ntio.s.

'rho only work in tl1i:> fort requiring immediate attention io the resetting of tho pivot." of tho gnu , inferior cement appear .. to lun·o been u.~cd by tho contractors, Mc!:>srs. llilynrd, & Co., who con::.tructcd cnrringc::1 and platforms, iu i;otting tho ph·<Jh, :m<l they refn.,c<l lo carry out this work, as they stuto they have losl monoy lly tho contract. ·

r..\RT.ETO~ TOWER.

'I'be remarks of the Board ofSu1·vcy abo\·c referred to (August, 1877) aro now i·cpcntcd, no repair., 1 :wing, since the a-. crnbly of that Board, been authorizcll, tho co t of carrying out :.uch repairs hcing considered high.

(a) The joint-. <•ftho outeide w.111 of towe1· roqui1·c r~1kin.; out and rofilling with Poi tJnnd cement.

tb) The now roof appe:U'l:> to hn\'c answered the purpose for which it was intcnde<.1, but owing to the joint... of out ... idc wall ro1p1iiing refilling, dampness i8 admitted thereby, nnd tho rnpiu deterioration of the magazine within the tower is tho result.

'l'o the abo,·c stah:rncut may be added : Tho deck of tho tower on which tho two P,2-poundor gun arc mounted ia also <lctcriorati11g, and requirc!:i immo<liato rcpnit . Wooden truck aro rcquiro1l for one of the gun::. mounted on th b towor.

l'.\RfRIIJOE lSLA!llD f'ORT.

. \II the repairs roqni1·cd in this fort, pointed out by the Bonn! of Sm·vey that :li'"ernhlctl at ~t. John Ill .\u~11 ;.i t 1 JCl77, (m:il'!ce1l a. h, r, ii. P, in the proccodings oftlw Board) hn\'C Stn<'C 1Jcc11 {"al'l lt:d <lllt nndct• the a11tliority of' thc c:cneral OtJicor in commau l in a vcr·y sali,.J:1ttory mannc1·, and thc gencrni eon<.lition of' lhil:l f.>rt, autl of the guns mounted th1'1·eon i ... good.

REr> ll£AI> nATTEllY.

• \II th'.} rcpai1'.; 1·1• p1inlll at th1s lhttc1·5· pointc1l out by thl• Bon rd of S111·vey that asi:;cmulcd '!' -~11g11::1t, l ~7 (111:11·kod. a and h in p1·01·ccding~) havo since been cnl'l'icil out undo1 1rntlar a11tho1·1ty to that 111 tho ca < <>f tho forts at J>nrll'idgc bland awl Duflcrin.

G3

Pou1· 32-poun<lcr BmO{Jth.IJore gun9 ha\•o been mounted at thi B:1ttcry · o. caretaker (Cochran) hn boon nppointed, au<l in-.tmction i ucd for hi5 g uiilanco ' in the 1·epnir or tho earthworks and tho general improvement of the Battery.

CARLETO~ IU:IGIITS.

'l'wo gun CU1Tinge11, :J2-poun<.lcr gun;;, require gcnornl ropair,..; one now· 11lntf()rm roqnired; Rido-arm bhctl roquires slight ropair~, aud tilling }'{)Om rcqni r\!S ucw shingling.

PORT lIOWE JIJ:WllTS.

'l'wo 32-poundei· gun carriages h:t.\'C been repaired nu<l plncod in ~on·iccal>lc condition .

Carclakcr's hou:<c requires alight repair;:; and pniuting.

DORCHESTER BAT'l'EIU".

'l'ho parapet of this Battery is being lcvelh..1<.l by tho people occupying tho :;hantic:s (built after tho fire of tho 20th June, 1 77, b.r tho Shol~r Commitum) on tho Bana1·k C:rounds.

'l he Board strongly recommend,; that the hantie~ be 1·omo,·cd with as little dchly n poi:;siblc, and that tho ground,., Le properly fenced and cl<i:-c.t in uy tho city authorit ies a cc:or<.ling to agree ment, as already sugJCStcd by tho Deputy .Adjut.'ln tGcne1 .ii and the Brig:1clc.M:1jor, fi.'l be. i<le:-i tho lc\•clling of the cnrthwork~, tho Go .. ·crnmon t buildings m tho Ba1Tack Grounds arc c nrlnngercd by the p eople occupying tho shanti es, through fire. A fire occurring nmong::.t tho 1il1n11tics would p1·obnbly spreMl a11d destroy the drill shed and ~ide arm :-hcd in tho c grouu11:...

Ono :12-poundcr gnn r·n1Tiagc with this Battery requires trifling rep:ti~.

XO. 2-n.\RRACK GROU:\DS ll.\TTERY.

Two lal'ge quoins re<ptfrc<l for 32-ponndcr gun".

s·r. AXDREWS, PORT TIPPERARY.

Tho fonco around tlii~ fort hns fallen Jown and been for the mo-.t part moved by per on" unknown to tho Bonni.

BLOCK HOUSE FORT.

Two 2 l-ponnuc1• gnus haYo been mouuted at this fort.

·'T . JOUX.

The 1S torehou"c at St. John, who><o wnlb wore injured by tho firo of :!0th June, 1877,: s i cported by the Board of Survey, August, 1 17, hn:s :,ince been rebuilt in a nwy satibtnctory mnnnor, under the oupcrvision of Captain Perley, commandi11g tho Now Brnnswick Eoginoer1:1.

DlUJ L llilED •

'.l.'b} D1·ill Shed iB in procc,..,:i of con;;truction under tho -.upcn·i;;ion 01' Captain Perluy, and n<'cor<ling to pl:tnB furnished by thnt otlicor; when completed tbo Jll'C.""ing wnnt of the Activo .1\lilitia of St. John will be supplied.

Tho old Uuard House, whoso walls remain uninjured. ~i1wo tho groat fire, will fall in unle~~ repaired, ru:i recommended by the Deputy Adjutant-General nnd Brigade Major .

~'REDF.RICTON.

'rlh'l'll IH 110 (•bangc ill thu gollOl":lJ U>ttUitiOll 01 tho buiJtiiug. at thi:, :,l..'ltiOO. '£ho 1·cmark:; of tho previous Bonrd of Surrny arc therefore repented.

li4

Ol"PICl:R QU \H'N Jt,,,

A. Occupied by Deputy .Adjutant-Gener 11. .H. '' C:-q1tnin .McKenzie, ':u·etnkor. c. " Collector of cu,..tom . l>. '' 'l'rn~tCl':-< of School .

l'ARK llAUlUCh.S.

Occupic l by 'rnhtees of , 1·hool~.

snr.un:R" H \HHAOh.S.

Occupie1l by Proviuc·ial Go\·crnmuut. All the flOOYO named bnildin~!'\ al'c in ~ood condition oxccpt that. tmmo trifling

repair" nre 1·equircd in the Oilku of tho Dopnty Adjutant Gone1·al (roportcd to hcadqunrtor .. Ly thnt oilicor.) The outside wood work, howu\·er; of nll buildingtl rn1l11iros painting

S1' . • \NllHEWS.

Fort 'I'ljmcrary.-Tho Bnildings in thi" fort arc not in a :-;atishctory condition. ~fr. John:>ton occupyin!,! thc-.e buildings is not acting in the capacit.y of cnro

tnkcr, 11or hii-. he cbnrgo of the building:-;, but of tho (:l-o\·ornment land in tho vicinity of tho fort, of which he ha,, a loa--c.

:-;o. :J-ORI>:\.\:SCE.

All the guns mounted al tho forb anJ Lattcl'ie" aboYo named, both at. St. John anJ ::it. Androm;, and "hown in tho Hctnrn marked (A.,) enclosed herewith, have b-Oen -.craped and Jacqnored, and tho ClllTiagc:-, thereof have been painted.

'Phb work nppenr::. to huvo boon Jone in a highly satbfaetory manner ]1y the cnretnkor of tho Department tmJei· Sol'jcaut-Major llughes, as recommended by the 13ourJ of ::inrvey, Angu,..t, 1877.

NO. 4-)I.\.G.\.ZI:SE!).

.A.II repairs recommondcd by the previou~ Board of Survey, marked a, b, c, in proceeding-. hu'Vc ::.ince been carried out by the GoYernment Architect )fr. Stcarl in n 1mti-.fuctory manner. ' '

Further repair,_., a:. follow:i, now appear to be necessary:-

M.\GAZI:SE.

Roof' of ti.ii:, magazine :-houl1l he in:;pccted by the Government .Architect a1Hl ho should be directed to c"timate for such repair:, a:; appem to bo nece:-;:-;ary. '

BRICK 'lAGAZINE.

. Floo1· has ~alien .in. ~1l0 Government 1\.rcbitcct has reccnt.ly M1bmit.tcd an c. lunate for tb1::. :-ornce. J3nck::. out. iJc arc <lelol'iorating from action of tho weather. Recommended that a coating of cement bo applied to prei:,c1·vo them.

1"JJ,J.INO ROO't.

~'ho l'OOf of this shed requires to be i!hinglcd.

He1>poctfully 1mbmittcd,

GEO. J . )1AU.XSgLL, Lieut.-Colonel, Deputy-Adjutant-General, Presi<lon l.

J. M~<?SH~NE,, Lt.~Colonol1 Brigade Major, } . PRICE LEWES,MaJor, A~s1stant I0t:1pcctor of Artillery. )lembou•.

1•'rcdoricton, bt Xovcmbor, 18'78. •

(j,)

(A )

Rctu111 of Gur b mounlo I nt tl1c undermentioned ~tntion :

Partridge Island. (i ·J>Oll lH)1•r .. .. •• .. •. •• ••• .... ............. ...... .• .. • •• •••• •• • ... .... •• .• •• .. ~

S-11wh s ltoll guns.............. . .. . .. . . .. .. .... ... . .. . . .. .. . . . ... .. . .... . .. 2 :!2-pou n<lc1·.. ... .... ... . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. .. . .•. . .. .. .. . .. .. . . .. . .. .. . . .. . I l 8-po1111dor~.................. ... ........................... ...... .... ........ I

Dorrhestu Battery, City of fit . .John.

:;2.po11 ndr·1·........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . . . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .... •. 3 Zt-1>our1tJ01·b...... ............. ................ ... ... ......... ...... ......... ~ 12-poundi•ri.... ...................... .. ....... ......... ... . ................... I :J2 .. pottndcr~, 13~rruck Ground~ ... ..... ... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. .. . . ~

Carleto11 To1r~r, City of St .. Joltn.

:J2-po1111dcr~ ... .. ......................... ....... .... ................... ....... .

Carleton IIn'qlits, Lancaster.

32-J><,t111tlu1·"'·. . . .. .. .. .. .. ••.. .. . . ... . ... ..... .• . . . ... .. . .... .... ... .. .. .. . 2 2·l-po11 ndl•l"'· ................ ·:................ . . ..... . ... ...... . .............. . l

R t d Head Battery.

22-pnun<lcr:-:. .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . .. .. .... .. . . . . . . .. . . . . 4

.Fort D1{t]eri11.

G4-p:JUJHICl'S, H.)I....... .... . .. ... ........ .... .. .............. ........ 5 J2·ponrnlcr,;...... .... .. .. . .. .. .. ............. .. .... . . ... .. .. . ...... .... . .. .. . 2

Clwtham, l\"'orthumberla11d r!ou11ty.

:!4-poundcr,.,... .. .. .... ......... ...... .. .. .. .. .... .. . ........... ... .. .. . .... .. .,

Fort Tipptrary, St 1 ndretc.~.

32·)l0llJlflCl'~...... ...• .. .. ..... . .. . . .. .. ... .. .. .. .•.... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . ..••.•. :,?

Block llou~e. Fort St. Andreu:s .

:!~·1•01111dcr?";... •.......... •. . . .. .. .. ..•.. .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . . .. ........ ~

Furt llmce, Portland, St . .Joh11.

;~:!-pourn ll'l " ............................................... ..

<:Eo. J. JL\l X...,f,,LL, l1hmt.-Coloncl,

Fredericton. l L N'ovemb~r. l IS. l)uputy Adjutant·<il'111.mll.

- ,.. .,_,,

lh:.\t> Qt \HTF.R:o;, liAJ.CFAX, l~th l>uccmuc1·, lSiS.

t .1 011 I h:n e tho J1onor to stale ... m,-In ubmi~ting rn.r icpoi ~ ~o\tl{o pn'tl~~ I~i:·t~·ict' umior my commuml waf!

that tho quot:1 rcquirotl to ho furn1s cc l'Om .

origin:illy fi:xetl at 4.2 4. 1 f . ·hi<·h ha,·c been ncc:cptod and gnzoLled, l::l 'rho act11nl curollcd :-;trcngt 1 O coi JI"" l t ... ., for 1 18-i~ thll 1111mbcr of

. 1 l tlntion-. fo1· llllllllll 1111mno . t to t 56 ; hut unul'r t ic rcg.1 •. l . " 000 'lllll the stro1wtlt of comp:u11cs wn::i uo 11~011 to \Jc •·al led uut w:i:. lumtl'~ to "· l ' .en oxclu~iYc cl' baml and 8tutr. cxn'e<l 3!.l norH:omm~,.. ... ionod otll1l'Ct=' t-IH . '~~onl·~ucc. with Gcncr:tl 01·dc1· ( 11)' elated r.I'ho corp:-; for drill were "c cc c< Ill .11; •

1t.ith :Muy, 111 . >y (mal'kcd B) of the l>istl'ict On~or. account of sicknol'IS or 'll'1l1 101pnc~~:inloltrmwth of tiffecti\'O" iu~pccted, or absent Oil l ~ g .. - .

cnu 0 ueyond contr~l, WU" 1,. _,, . fi • ·J' I herewith abo particnln1-s of the lllS· 'l'nlmlnl' in-.11ocho11 l'epol't-. nt c 01" :u c< ' pection of cnch corp ...

haYc the honol' to l.,e, flir,

Your obedient .,.,1 vunt,

J. WDIBUHN LA'GHIE, Col~mo.1, T ,

Commanding Military D1:.tnet :No. !J. 'fho Adjutant Ucnerul of Militfo,

Unnwa.

[A .]

lsT BRWADE D1v1swx.

lIAI.I:l!'AX, 12th Dec:embor 1878.

Rcce tio11 of Her Royal lligh11w; Prin~ess L01tise and His E:J.'1 ellency the 1 · Gocernor (zeneral.

. . . ... 1 b. tho City Bri.-.urlc to tuko an acti\'o Owing to the vmy gonernl dcG ire cxp1~~ cc i·a)I "11rl Iler· 1~o~al llighnos~ Pl'incess . ' f f tho new tOVCl'llOl' uene • .. \ J • <l

tnrt rn the reccp ion o . . f tl c thte in October orii.:inallv named an ,

ino~~~plfa:ce:~~.~~ ~~e~~~8

r1?i~o~Ic~~~u~:ters,· Ottawa, ~1li:~~ ~~~h ~~·:1~~~c ~! t~: dispo al of .the o~foer comlmn~din~tllmhpt'1i~st~'.~~~S~~stoth~ lMgado paraclc•l on the might de u·o; m nccorc ancc "i ' ~5thA~ '3~:a~1~;~ntof the ht Bl'i •ru.lo Hnlithx Gani,.,on Artillory proccedotdh to ts~1.~ 1

• t> f the '>5th and tirC{l a Roy: I salute a c • 1 Plaasnnt llattery on thlo ~orr;;::g o. ml ·1-hntt~ry of the 2ud B1·igadc p1·ocecded to mntiun,, stenmc<.1 up t ro inr ur, .1 • • I t1 p I Artillery to ·1s--ist in firing

;;1°:·i~~~o"t~~~t~a~rt~it~~~~ t!111~1:.e~~?~\~~;~~.~~~·tn1 to1,loi1\0f~ir brigade hcf'rO tho ~ulnto \\as actually fired. I' I . t'. t fi>1· this duty furni,.,hcd a guard of honour of .100

T~~c GGth B~tta io~~o::;~nfol~ur at tho Naval yard-to rccci\'c ll~1· Hoy:.ll 1.I1gh· mon \nth Land .m<l Q1 D . . ·1 l tl o 1 t ,...,11·1·1'con Artillery fnrm shc<l h f t I ling on om1111on 01 a111 1 u. ., nc

5 0

~ ~f ;1~no:~1

of 100 lllen with hn11:1 at tlio Provi1lC'c Bnilding :~...ii;-l'~_lho1 ntc~: {;.;,~~i~or Gcncml tc.ok tho oath of 01Ii1·0, the remnindcr of tho Ll'1g:11 o 111e1

street in ('011junction with th~ rog~~:ir tr~op~.. f column in tho drill yard, nrnl Tho I rigado wn then iormr..>u up m. mo o . . . . I I . wnrm

· t d b the f'o11o1·al Officer commnndm.!! the M1htrn wlHJ oxprc C( n 1 lll pee o Y $ ' ~ 1· I ti • ti "stroots llJl( npprovnl of ti 0 soldierly appearnncc of tic "CV<:>ral hnttn ions >0 1 rn 11..:

at thi pm ndc.

'l'lio totul i;t1·cngth on pm'fl lo 011 tltis occa ion '\fiS nine hund1 l :md twenl.}·011 otticc1'fl :md mo11.

Ou the ~ith in t. tho r;:frd 1Wlcs furni:;hod u ~unrti of honour of JOO men with lmnd nt the railwny tnlio11 011 the dcpartur·o uf Her H<1ynl Jlighnc:. from Hnlifax, nnd nl ·o nttendcd 011 !!if~ Hoyal Hiiduro the l>nke of f•:di11h111·gh on hii:; departure .

'I'he Hnlifax Field Hattcry ]Jl·oc:ce<lcd at midnight 011 tire ~lith l-0 'l'l'uro-whorc they " en• ,ioinod i,y the P1cto11 Cardi:on Battc1-y u11do1· Captain Gor'flo11

1 and IJy three

c·omp:rnics of tho '18th Highlander-. with their bands 1111<lor thd t:O}nmaud of Lieut. Colmu•I Hlui 1·. 'l'lHl field battery tirod a Royul 11lutc 011 tho '\rrh nl of Hor Hoyal 1Tiirf111e!>S-l ht· garri'<Oll :tl'tillery and infantry forinc;l a (j11n1d or Houour Ull Lhe pl:~ form . 'l'ho dutatchrnent · were inflpcctod J,y His Exc<•llcury '\"ho wn pica ocl to Rpcnk \'cry fh,•0111·alil.r <if' the line physitnl a::. well 11 '<Oldicdikc nppemnncc of the fot·t·e.

'J'lie appcarnnco aud demeanour of tlio .. o,·crnl corp during the e p:u·n<les wn in r.,·01y w:ay cr·1'ditahlc and elicitcJ ,.cl'y fnvouraulc rom:u k ; nn l ulthough placed in imm1~iale prnximity t > troop~ of lIOI' .\fujcsty'... nrmy :tnd marines, tho Hoyal Cana lia11 }tilitin did 11ot i;uU'e1· Ly tho compnl'i on.

J de ... ire to thank Iiiou t. Colonel ~hbom, Brigndo ~fajor, ''ho wns in eommund of tho City Brigade fo1· tho snli::ifacto1·~· nrrnngornr.nb mndo for lining the troct~ on tho day of recc11tion amt to l'Xp1·e,..,., my appreciation :tt the very ciu lit:lblo :ippO!lrancc of th~' ~ovcrnl G1i:11·<.1" of l1 011our fiil'ni .. hc<l by tho Mi lit in <luring thu 1:1t. y ol Her Royal Iligl111c "'·

I mention with ple:1~urc tho "cn·ic<:> ... pcrformc l by. Injo1· C:rnh:un, commnn Jing the Halifax [1'ielrl Jbtt cry, proC'oedi11g to Truro to fire a .. ufute on the arrh·:d there f Iler Royal lligh11c~", a :-c1Tico that occupied the battci-.r nearly two 1t1y ....

Al,.o to thuuk <'apt:tin Bland antl the dctacl11ne11t 1st Halifax GmTis 111 .\.rtillery, fo1· their oflor :-o c1·cditaLly CalTicd ont-to fit·e tho noyul i<alutc from Poiut Plc:i :mt B::ittor·y.

J de ·i1·p abo lo 1·cc:o1·<l lhc zeal which prompted Captain G 1·dun and the Pietou Battery, alwny:-; so :-,oldierl ike, to attend at Tl'uro, tu form a g 1111 l of honour, nnd tho i;mat'L appearanc·e of the th1·ee companies of I he 7Sth Ilrghlun fur-. who woro formed at tho Hail way :-;talion at Tru1·0 to "alnto Hor R •yal lliirhnci and Hi Excellency on arri nil m11I dup:u·tm·c.

Tu the Staff m11l Hl'gimenlal vfficcr· .. who attended ''in waiting·· nt tho O\'ul al oliici:u roct ptions of II i" J~xcullopcy, th.wk-. nro :1! o duo for thl'ir cfliciunt :-ervic .

.A.Q tbc llll'll hn I al rend.'· f1 ocly ~iYeu up o much time to th al ovo pnrndcs, nud had hcen in-.1 tc l by tho <~onoral Officer commuudin~ tho ~hliti.11 I directed nll rC'turn:> to he furnished. and ol~tod tho f)l·i.!ht moouli;ht nights irr the early part of the month to lc:;t the drill nnd \·orify tho mu .. t-0r 1 ,JI ; unfi>rtminloly, t11c e\·enings selected wore \'Cr~· i;tonny, and I wa-. •bli.~e<l to kc p tho O\ cr:il c >rp., under ieo,·cr and tc,..t their capnliilitfo,., i11 the drill ,..}ie<l ....

Hatt:rax Fi'e'd Battery.

Pam IN! on the:.! Hh ~'la.)', inll'mling to joi11 tho H gular tro ip ... in tho co/clw.1tion of' He1· )laje!>ty'~ Bi1·thday; the wl·nthcr lwi11g too u11fhvou1·nulo for tho troop" to pnrndc, tho lmttl'l'.f pt· >em· led alone to the gonornl par 1 Jc gro1111<l and firocl a Jfoynl i-:1lutc and went ll11 ough tho u ... ual rontine of a Birthday p.u-.1.du.

This battery with it-. 6 po1111dcr A!'m ... tro igs i-. 11 Y11hml1l pc11·tion of tho Militi:tthc li••ht 1111>1rntni11 ~nn,.. <'an Ire mo,·cd 1apidly1 taker. almo t :mywhcic, can ho well 1>Cl'\'Cd by the rclinhlo :ind pain tnkin~ mon of wJiom thi bit.tor.'· i:,, t )lllp - I; b 1

the ~uus :tl'l' intended for "Jll'l'inl kinds ofsun·iee, tho method ofntt ·hrn_J tho hor"'l'"' i,., not s.1ti fo<:tor,r, lht: d1·h crs Jiu,·c Lut little untrol o\•OI' th' ho1 .-

1 .1'1 l con 11e11 ly

the manrcaning powcl' with ho "'c::i :ll'C 011cwh.1t lim'tod; t 1u co.- of p 1\·i hn,.: horril'" ii' ai:,o :-i hc~w.r tni.: on tho mcmhC11· ... f th I nlto1,r, .... h rt•, 1luti 11 rntc of pay for horses j.., far bl'low what i paid.

!l-.-l~

6'

The. 1111ual hot and !'.hell pr:t ·Lico took place at Point Plca-<:u1t 011 th\! :.?rid < >c·tobcr.

Jn . ,; . • c, m c : •1· l 1ty1 l.i' ut. Col md ',fil m w., pr c nt n11 l 1·epo1 lo that tho piact1co '' 1. \\CI < 0111luctod :111J ti10 ,...[i,ioling-, :1" u-.ual, good.

I. t awl 211d !Jriy.ub .~.

/lalifa:r t:arrisrm Artillery. )fo::it of the time allotted fo1· tr~tining ha" been i:;pcnt nt gl'l':tt gnn clt·ill- Liut, tlHi

tl1 • nw11 li:ivc al ·or rcivod i11:-;l11u:tion in i111'ant1·y clrill :ind manual au! tfring oxo1••

ci"'e, in whh-h n" well n-. at the lwiwy l!llllS thL•i1· L·npacity has been fr.11n time to time tc-.tc 1 ; I he j,,,,110 of um munition for :-hot ancl .... hcl l pr:ic:tico was clt•luy1•d lo l"ll('h a l:tlo poiiod that it ha" been c:onsi lcrctl cxpc1lic11t to clefor the practi('e until the early :-1ll'i11~; the cornm·mdin~ otlice1·., propo-.e c11ntrnui11g- the it1:...truction in ~nn di·iil thmul!hout tho winter month--. and the .\_.,.,j..,t:ltlt ln:-pct'tor of Al'tillcl'v is ilo .... il'ou,; of' <!arry11 gout ><Omc com1 et"tion-., .md the delny until :-pring may ouahh: him to :H•c·omJ>li--h thi-..

lI ·u bc!l pin el in di1 cct c 1 rnrnnir•:ition witl1 G_1lo11cl Dr t\· 111. <'nmma11ilin~ Jl 1ynl Artlll~ry, :i dot:1_il, a cop\· of whi~·h I attnch. ha.., been matu;·cd and uppro,·cd, nn I the vnr1ou-. bnttcr1e,, of tho t .\"o br1~aJc.., ha,·c nil hccn tol1i oil' to tho .-,ovt•i·al fo1·Liti.u-1t1011-. around the hn1:bou1-, in whi1·h they wall join the H11y:d Artillcl'y in manmn6 tho ~un::,-c\·cry 01hcc1· and man tlins know,, tlic plavc he will cweupy in the <lefont'l' of Halifax.

I H'!.!l'Ct t hut the artillery corp,, arc not at full ,..(rcnglh; but hopo that with winte1· d11ll, the uumbcl':- will incrca-.e.

6:3rd RUies. Tl~i corp-., one of_tl.'c okk::-.t in the Do~ninion,is now reaching it" twent ieth year

of .. ••l'\IC'C m11l the trad1t11m:- of e:xecllenec 111 the pa~t t'Ompc•l il:.; member:; to :-ill'iYc li.1r<l to mnintnin and incrca-.e their cilicicney. nuJ the resulb a1 c YCt')" suLisfactoi-y.

GGth ft~fwdry.

. A healthy l'ivalry with tho other corp,, in tho Cit\- -.timulnte:< both otlic·pr,, an<l 1nc11 of thi,, b:~ttnlion. Colouel Brem11er ro-cnrnllcil all n1cn for thn•c year:- at the commencement o1 ti pr~ont en 011. he ha" tl11i-. a l:u·"c numl.le1 of ro\·1·11itF but hi" hattJ1lio11 JHC,..cnt-. n fine sol<lierly appPt.r.1uce, he lu~ them well in hand, ;n r·ompanic" i'"' th Ili~hln11Jc1 at 'l'l'llro on the Zitli :\o,·emlicr to cl•> honol' to Her H?j a! Hi~hnl! fl, Pri11.co ...... Louii;~" to mul<o• m.r :1111111al in,;pe<'tio11 nnd mn.~te 1 -.

111 hxcollc:mcy the (,o,·c1·1111r Gen era I W:h pica-eel the i nspout the~c trnop:s and lo peak iu hig h t ·1·rn of their appearn11c·c.

'fhc l'icton Battery, !'olll:tri a11cl ,...olrlic1·like a:-> the\' al way:-; arc, came ovo1· ;;o mile in the early mo111i11g to attend at Tnu·o on Jicr Jhyal 1ligh110;., and did thClll!':Cl\-e., r•redit IJoth br their %CUI and fl1oi l' dcmeallOUl' '

'l'hc i"'lli unu"ua_lly ·amn~·t fo1· a cou11t1-y 1·~1rp with j:iu11ty glon~:trt'.)' t·aii , well ,., ncd, an I \\Oil fittn g"1pporntme11l , anti wlutc glo\·e ... Htill looked cr,·ic.:e-lrh} 'UHi <.:lJi:lblc. their dl'ill wn creditnblc. ' ' ·

Owinl! to the uuccrtninty of tile' :trri\ al <if tl1c "S:u·mati:rn" r Wll'-' 111111lil1• (II

c:lll) o 1t the intention of bringing tho rc111nining com11a111e':i ,,f the 7 th to the lwad <.lu.u·te1 :s of their corp:; to tako part in thi:s 1·\;coption.

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l irn;pc<ll-'<l .:\os. G arnl 7 t.A>mp:rnics :it. \\'ct Hirnr c1n the .ith flcccmhcr-tllC'\• tul'llod out "lrnllrLly, <frilled steadily, a11cl were puL through u clrill in o ·tondc<l onJc1· l:t,lin~ :-OOHI hot1l'!;.

.No.;; Gompn11y r in pcctcrl at Win I 01· on the 1 lth & .. O\"Cmber. Capt.1in Burgc"I:; alw:1y;i Jin" n good cornpnny nnd tho prc:-ie11t. year j .. no ex"cption lo tl.o ru i:i; men al"o well tunwd out ancl well drilled.

~o. I, Captain L:iwrcncc and .No. 5, Captain Burge oornpnnic-1 of thi,, hat tcry wero noL on tho li"t for pay thio sea:-0n; they rcquc.-.tod pcrrni ion to clrill without. pay which I :111~ho1•i ... ed, ancl n'I the numbe1·r; in !'>Ome otho1· batte1·i1h lin\'O fallen h 1rt. I have now pla<"ed thorn 011 the list for pay.

1'hi" li:1ttnlion J1a.'i a large aud prnmising BnnJ, uncl t~ ... mall liut high ly effecth·o corps of pipers.

Cumbrrf/md Provisional Battalion.

Having all it" companies inland di<l not come within tho p rovi ion" of tho General Order of -'Inr lGth, con:;orp1ontly was rolicvod from t1'llini11g du1·i11~ tl11s tiCU:-<011.

2xn BRIOAl>E.

Kitlgs County Cavalry. Thi:; troop w:t-. not on tho lbt for ch·ill for thi~ "Ca-.on. but on honring 01 the

comin~ of Her Hriyul Highnc ... ,. the Prince~ .. L•m bc, Cnptain n_,·nn offered th Cl\ ice;; of 2f> men of the trnop, a" an e~cort dur_ing the Hoynl n ... it to Halifax; p1opv-.1nti to come down arid l'iOITO throughout at their own expense the mcu at on<·o commenced drill. IL wa;; con~iclcrcd inoxpcdiont to bring the troop .. o fa1· at that !:110 "e:i-.011. but a,. tbo men had prnformcd their drill, I :HT:lllgeil fo1· un in-.pcetion nnil hnrn plaC'ed Lhcm on the Ii t :i,, otl'ccti\·cs.

Lunenburg awl .MahfJ11e B1l!J r;,1rriso11 Artillery.

Ai·e e<>mpo"ctl ofrospec-table and reliable men, roportod by Lieut. Colonel Mil-.om a-. faidy i1bt1 1cte l a:-1 Infant1·y, lmt with r11 lim •11tary knowlotlgo of \.rtillery .

D Jb!J G'arriso11 Artillery.

::)Jme of tho men of thi,. La.ttery ure ublo likcly-lo,.,king incn, otlh q~ite llll':-lllt: l lo fi>r ul'lillorymcn. I Yisited thi" b·1ttcrr twice during fr:iining, I ntm r

out tht'il' 1lcfic:mwit•-., but thL•rc wa" no imprm·cmcut on my econd ' .. , -the men had n·<'ci\'ed 110 in"tl'tll't ion in u ... c of :u·m-. or I nfontr~· drill ; they ha i I at nc i the ::.itnplt'. ... I po1·tio11 o1 ,.,tanding ~un drill. Captain 11:\ly i" a willing :IC'fo·o rn-11 111 l with the se1·,·iee,, ofn eo111pctc1tt in,.;trn<"lor woul1l prohalily work up a gooJ battery. Tho present at'l'angcmcnt i:s iuc!Hcicnt and un:-ati,...facto1T

}~anwmt h an I Liverpool Batteries GarrisOll Artillery.

0 1·ga11i c<I during lho Jll'C,ent :-ea ... on. Li<'ut. Colonel \fi!...om who in .. rcc ct them repm·ts tho mch willing and goo.I. the otticcr-. con\'er-.ant' t•1 ... orne cxtPnt with infant1'.r d1ill, in whic·h tlwit· men h:wo hoen in,,tructcd-lmt 11uite \\'lll • • in :my power ol' imparting ai·tillery in ... truction.

6 th Battalion.

0 h- two co1:1panies of thi hntt:1lion wel'C placed on tl11 lj,,t for training. N >. ~1 (}1p in Beckwith, woro ,·cry fairly in,,tructotl b th i11 clnso and extcndod

order.

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:\o .(j' l'.ptnin Borden, knew nothing; tho nwn \\Clo n fine body, \\CJ'c \\illin' mid ?t licnt 1 n I rc·1Jy to lc.1111, but h·1<l 1 o ·oh o<l 110 in truction-thi,, t•nsc wa,, pcc1 ill\• report~ I to llcad Qu.11 to1 .

G!lth Hattalio11.

S · 8 mpn~1 • nnd Xo. J ('omp:111y paradc<l·fur inspection at Parndi-.o 011 tho l ,th Ll<'to.bcr. o,, 11~~ to tlolny of lnkrcolonial H di way tr:1in-co1111cl'tio11 "ith the 1\ o"'torn Imo wr"' 1111--scd and I wn ... unable lo reach the g1·ou11<l before d11rk-i:;o tcl1•· grnphcd t~1 Lieut. ColoPel "tntTatt to inspect, drill, :mu di::.mi:-;s tho mon awl 1·cpot'L J'"sult". ~I 1-. rcpOl't (mm kcd D) was fani111·ablo as to dl'ill and discipli11c, and a th1•sc <.·ompan10; ... hnvc alwny~ horno a good 1111me for ctticiency I rct·ornmondt•d t hi-, l'l'Jl{•rt ll<'m~ llC'l'1'ptc I without another muster.

. U11 tl~u .:!:31·1~ Oetobcr, I. in-.pccted x.o. !l Company nt Bear Hi,·e1·-a tine company "'th omc ldHmk'<lgo ofdr1ll,.lrnt,.'"c1·y rn·cgnlar aud unpunctual-one of' the olli1·c1·s 11nd 11 number of tire rnon comm~ rn hour:< Jato and without a11y 1·caso11ablc cxc11,c.

G tli a11d 6flt It Battalions.

Li.cut.-Gol. Chipman G"th and Lieut -Col. :itnrratt ll9th Baltalions offol'eil to train an~ b ng do~vn tu 11\1) paraJc at llalifo.x, iu ho110111· of Hot• Ron I lli.,h11css tho P11ncc l..om--e, a detachment .of 150 men from cnch of tlwit· corp::.,w ,i,npl);:t::;king to be recouped act~1~I outlny; ow111g to latcuess of i-ca:-on, the otfor wno 11ot accepted, but the loyal spint that prompted it dc:-on·u-. rocon.l.

7._w/ ,Battalion .

. Thb liattalion .ha\'i11g all its com panic" inland, tlid not come within the conditions of (,onornl Order ol ~.lay the 16th, under which companies were to lio soloGted for Ul'lll-"o w:r.. not tramcd thi,., oai,,on.

751/t Battalion.

r: X~·· .1 Uo,m_pm1y al)(~ N~. ·1 Compauy inspe~to!l by Liout.-Coloncl Uilsom on the !.>th. ': O\: lhb B 1ttaho11 .1 ... --ally 111 want of m,,tructor,,, the com man let• i~ not a qu:h~IC I 111. t~ 111.:tor i then; i-- u~ A~ljut:~nt. 'l'hb battalion is comp'hc> I of sLont, altlo, huid) nm! 1clmble mon, but then· t11no ts wasted unlc:,,, they recei\'C better in:,truction tltnn Lh11t J1uw atfo1tle<l.

H1t1> BlllO,\DE.

VictQria Proi:i~io11al Battalion.

.1:?0. i'i l!ompany, Captnin lJill, wa t111thori;:e<l to ll'ain thi~. ca 011. Cnptain Uill r.cpo1 tC' I thut t~10 delay in paying the 1nen called out to hll!Jpre.:;5 the riots at tire Sydn1 Y Mm~ 111 1 7G, ha c·a11 ... 1•d fiu1·li di :mti,,fadio11 that he ahlwd t '' be rdic\ eJ from dnll·th11~ f.C: "011, hoping in the 1111 anti mo the men wouhl ho pnid what was legally duo to them.

Uaptn111 11 rll ii:; a painr;taking ofticor and ge:t101·ally kept up an otficient company.

A.rt'IS.

1 h PP.> to 1Y that, ll~r m • 1 cports in sucto "i\'l' year of tho tatc of' tho • 1 m , I ft for mnny) cnrt1 without :in armourer' 11upcrvi ... ion

1 an nrmou1 er lia at.

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longth hcPn nppointcd to cx:iminc, clean n111I ropair the ritlo , hut the progrc is \'cry 1m .. nth,tucto1y, a11d I \\ oulrl "ugge t for 0011 itlerntion \\!tether omc bystc1u couiu be 1>111J,.titut1.:tl <> tl1at the c:lcauing :tllll repairing mny procec I cxpcditiou ly.

J.s-: lRUCl'IO:'\'.

m:ulo other 11101'0

A:s I havo pointcJ out in for111cr years, tho pre cnt. y tern <Jf' fnrni hinri in true· lion to the tiC\'cral corp h> la111c11tauly defoclivc. Originally i. e. wbc11 tlr,,t cornmissione<l, tho oflicorr1 110 doubt. had u knowlodgo of drill, but without pracLii-c and mooting thoir co1111iu11ie~ each yca1· without a11y preliminary p1•cparalion otliccr'S cannot. make tho mo:-it of the limitctl tirno al!owo<l for the au1111al training, nn.J tho sergeants not trnine<l in the ranks, and rocoi\.·iug no other iu truction m·c unable to givo assi::.ta11ce tn the officer:, and do not :;ct any cxamplo of sol<licrly qnalitio to tho mo11. Propor instn1ctorh should he provick-d, am! officc11' and uon·commi sioned officers :,houl<l have :-<orno preliminary drill hcforc meeting their corp for tho annual training.

RIFLE ASl>OCtATIO~S.

~Iuch iuterci,t j, taken in rifle practieo in this iii tiict nml evor.r prncticnblo encouragement hns boon atl'orde<l-it being well rccogni od that rifle practice and competitions tend to maintain and inerea-.o tho i11Ult·o ... t. in the Militia org:mi.,ntion.

There arc in this Di:>trict: Tho Provincial Rifle Association.

Eight County associations :

IIalifax. Han ts. Colche::.ter, Cnmberland, Picton. King~. Annapolis. Digby.

Anti i;<iwrnl Battnlion A:s..,ociation" of which no rC'tnrns :tro forni ... lJe I to Oi ... lrict Head Qnn1ter.:i.

[B.] IIALfFAX, ~:>th jfay, 1S78.

DISTRICT ORDER •

In accordtllH c with Gcnornl Order~ ,.o, 11 of ltJth .May, 1:'68, tho following will be tho uetuil of Uo1·p::> in Di:-t1·ict H, a nth< 1ise l to tr:1iu dnl'iug tho lH'e-ont 1lrill :;ea ... on;

No. I .-Hali l':tx Field Ba ttcl'y .......................... . ~.-1st and 2nd Bl'igade-. lfolifax l; .. A ........ •

Picton Batterv l+. A ........................... . Digby Ratter)- U . .\ ...................•....... J;i\·erpool Battery l1. A ............ ........... . Yarmouth B:tttcry G. A ..................... . Sydnoy Hattcl'y <..:. ..\. .......................... .

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5Hl 41 41 41 11 41

Tot;tl, ~()

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No. 3.-li3rd Battnliou ......................... .. ... . ..... 272 ·r ota!.

GI.it Ii " .................................... 360 ... "o. ·1.-G:rnning l C . (j ti B tt I' 8.,

':mnrd I ompame~. i a a ion...... ,,

'lcmcn t -.port } Gr:ui,·illo Companics,G!hh Battttlion 12 Port Williams L nncnLur•" } C . 7_ 1 B 1. 83 .Mahono 13~y om p:mws, <>t i attn ion.

2.-W c:,t R iver } bhubenacndie Companies, 7Sth Bn.ttalion 168 Onslow Sydney TO\vn V. P. B.......... .. .. ... ..... .. .. 41

..1:~o,,, 1 nn<l .t.-{ ~~nnhonLuBrg •Bt nttcC1:yAn . .. A....... .. ........ 4! ..u.n ono a~ cry T. . ......... .... ..... .... . 41

1196

82

2,011

Tho two Jn,.,t named Co1·1,._ to be trainod to gun drill and to be available for coMt hCrvice in armed Domioio1 Steamers if rc'lnired.

(.,.lfemo.) lIAL1FAX1 .llay 25th, 18'18.

The :-oloction of the COl'p,., for training i,.; mado in accordance with tho General Onll'r of 16th jfny. 187~, hut ns tho numbers allotted to this District will not admit of all who d!<l no~ rlrill Jn,,t year hoing authorised to train during the present season, the .. election of category 4 ha,. been made in accordance with th iMtl'Uction at latter end of ~amo paragraph, the corps selected beiag those in tho mo::,t oxposed point~ along the coa ... t.

TLe two urtillc1T corp,.. at IJ1menbn1·11 hnvo no ••un,, in po~i tion but they have boon -.olectetl to drill and to be trained to

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-.tandin" ,;un drill so that i;1 case of omerge11cy they can be utiJi,.ed as trained n1·tillcry to s~·~ngthen the crewti of the Dominion Steamer-. 01'<lored to be armed with IJCa-vy guns.

DI TRIOT 0RI>ER. liALIF'AX, 25th }fay, 1878.

. In UC'COrdanco :'·ith General 01·d"r ( 11) of Hith ~fay, 1878, the undor-mon· t1oned eorp arc rche,·c<l f1·om tho porfo1·mance of nnnual drill for tho season of 1878-79:

Kent ville Country Cuvalr·y: ti8th Battalion . .......................... .. .... ...... 7 69th do ...... . ................................ 6 7211d do . .. .. ...................... .. ........... () 'ifith do ................... . .................. 4 'i8th do . ................................... . ... :~ Cumberland Pmvic;ional Battnlion .... ... ...... 5 Yicto1ia Pl'ovi ion al Battalion .................. 4

Companies and Staff. <lo do <lo do tlo rlo do do do do do do

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llALIFAX, !?ath fay, 1 7 (..1Unno.)

~J.'hc followi11g c·o1·p di<l not attl•ncl truinin~ dnri11~ ~ho 1ldll ea on of. 1 77· I LuL the appropl'iatio11 lot· drill pu~·po ... ci;;. not bemg .. 11fll<'1011t they m·e not mclll(led amongst tho~o authori,.ed to he ptud durn1g tl11· prc ... ent oa on.

2 Companies (i th Battalion. 2 <lo 6Dth dv 2 do 72nd do 1 drillocl in June 18i7. l do 75th <lo drilled in June 1877. 1 do 78th do ~ do Cumberland Pl'ovi~ional Battalio11.

10 Companie.; n1Jt drillc<l in 1 77-78 and not authori c 1 to drill in 137 ·7G •

[C.]

liALH'.\X1 N ... '., 2nd Dcccmltcr, 1 78.

Sia -I hat"c the honol' to report that in compliance \Vi th y~ur. iu truction~. r Jia,·e in:pcctoil tho following corp!> of .Active ~Iilitia in No. !J D1stnct 1111Je1· y•mr com marn.l. r I · J JI

The Yarmouth Battery of Ganison Artillery undcl' tho commando J1eut. • o. y <rn tho 12th, a11d the Liverpool Batte1-y o~ the. l~th. or Non~nlicr1 ,l>otl.1 .t~l'.,C' ~Jatt.ene~ are recently fol'mcd, and have beeu exe.rc1~cd in 10lantr.r.<lr1ll. IbeJ .• ~o 11 !1:~0 ~~ of men folly cq u i ppo<l and nppear an x111u" to luam. th01r ~omm:rndu~,.. ofhccrs _.~11 , howev~r, only able t~ impart. instruction in i.nfanll·)~ 1lr1ll, hut with u qual111od instrnctol' the\ would no doubt soon Lccome effic1e11t nrt1lle1·ymon. .

On tho 15th of No,·ember , I i11 ... pccttXl the J,111~c11Lurg and ~lnhono B 1,v llatter1c. of Artillery with Lwu com pnnic" of tin.: 75th lhttalwn at JJ11uonlmrg. .

'Jhe~e c(11·p-. were fol'med in battalion and dl'illc1l fairly. but ~ire n<lt pro~re ~mg in drill. Cu111mandiu~ and othor otticcr:i appear to be l'a!:it l (U"JOltlllJ what they oucu knew fin· wanl of practice. , . •

Captai11 .James, <:ommandin~ the ~fohnne Ila~·. B~ttory, :~nd Oaptam Bro\\ n, of tho Luuenhui·g Bntl{'l'Y· h:we a t'!lir knowledge of rntn11l1'Y drill, bui, et nuol oo cou-sidcn·cl as Artillery in,,tl'Ul'tors. . .. ) .

J wns prc ... 1mt at the :mnual competition of the Halifax held Batt~ry. at 1 ornt. Plea-.nnt, Halifax, 011 tll\' --ccond of October. The ,.J10t and :-hell pracl1co at tho 01111

range wa" \'Cl',)' uood. . Ou tho 7th ~f December I in,.,pcctcd the Kin~,. 'ounty 'rroop.?f<Jn.'alrrnt ~\.cn~

Yillc. 'l'lw dny wn:-; unfortunately unf:l\'oral>lc. lmt tho troop d1.1ll \Hb f ur.l.> po1-formcd. I 1·cgrol to state that smco my in ... pection. tho ~l'roop":->crg\;ant ~t.nJ .1" l!n ... been killo I 011 the H.ailwny, which h:l" c1·cntctl a YaCalll·y 111the1 roop not uasJI) fillt;d.

Colonel L.\ uurn,

l ha\ c the honol' to be ..... ir, Ytmr ohodicnt i:;en·ant,

'f. Ml L "'O)f, Liout.·C-Olonel

l:Mgndc Major.

l> . ,\. ncucral, )fil itai·y Dbtrict i\o. tl.

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[D.]

Ht. \llQU,\ltl'EH" fi:Jn1 BAr·r \I 10~. P.rnAmsE . .t9th Octol>cr, 1873.

Sm,-1 hn\o the honor to report, for the information of the Deputy Atljutant-Gcmornl, thnt I mu-.torcd compnnic .Xo ... ;~ nnd I of the (itlth Jhtt11lio11 011 lll•gitnontnl rarndc Ground-., J>:wndi-.e, fh1· the in pcction of' the Deputy .\djutant-Genoml on tho l 'th in,..t., in nccordnncc with IJdga lo or<lc1'8 rocoi \"Cl!.

I htt\C abo to .... tnto tbnt on the arrl\al ofthc l o'clock cxprc"~ trnin, I rocoivctl. :L tclcgr nm f1om tho Dcpnty .Adjutnnt-Goncrnl, informing me of the delay of' tho c:'\Rlorn trnin, in con,.cquencc of which no e<mnuctio11 of train:; was made at, tho junction, and tlw impo-. .. iLilit~· to arri'\'c in time to l'CO tho men, but for mo to go on un<l d1·ill t,hom.

I cnrl'ied ont tho in:struct.ions b~· ginn~ tho 01licer1> an1l men ihr·oo hour.,; dt·ill in <On•p.my and IJ:1ttnlion, al .... o in skirn1i-.hing.

Compnnie" 3 nnd 1 aro co'l.1po .... ctl of good mon, ns well a" being under pl'Oper di ciplino.

1 hn\'O the honor to report on parade:-Officen. Men.

Xo. 3 Co. C:ipt. Wad e... ..... ............................ ... 2 38 • ~o 1 <A. Onpt. Charlton...... .. ........................... 2 33 Hegimoutul baud player:-......... .............. ............. 12

To Lt.-Col. ..)lrLso,r, B . .ll., IIalitiLx.

I hiwc the honor to bo, Sir,

Your obcdienL :-:.er\"ant,

W. E. Sl'ARRA'I'T,

Lt.-Col. 69th Battalion.

i\IILITARY DIS'rHWT Xo. JO.

FORT 0:-BORNE, Wr~:-<IPEO, ~IA~. :N o\'em hor :rn, 1878.

Srn,-In nccorclance with instruction-., 1 ham the honor to tran,.;mit to yon, for the informnt1on of the Olficcr Comrnmuling the Militia of the .Oomininn, the annual report for the curreut year, a to the slato of tho ~lilitiu in the D1:-.it1·ict under my commnnd.

'l'hc enliro withdrawal, or rather disbandment of the Domiuion Fot'Ce on Hervico ltcrc in Augu t of last year, crnbol<lcnc<l me to hope that l might Lo autho1·i;r,cd to endcn\·ou1· to rai c a c1m. i<ler:ihly i 1H'rca,..cd loc \I forco for thit> Provi1wo, which, ontirel.) c·ut off during the wintm· month. from aid which on cmorgcney might be roquircd from the si ter provitH.:C 1 can in a rnilitr11·y point of view only he re~tll'lled, whnte\ Cl" the rntrins1c re, ... ourccs may bo in a commorcial sen e, as a11 outlying and. nn isolated part of the Dominion.

1 ·., irwr .. 11 c, howovor, ha.s taken pla1 c; two lll'W corps h:wu boP11 rai od which rep In< two truck off tho Ii t.

~'11e l rst, he St . .Andrew' Wfle Corp , wl i h was tJ1e fir..,t among tho vo'1111tcor militm or nni?.ution of tho Di tr1ct, <li<l 'vol! for the primary year:; of' oxiste11co; b11t

tl10 romond of re i<lcnco (and •>thor <'au e ) of tho Ofiic:c1· f 1ommun li11g, the Hon. J.C.:. Shultz, .\1. P., prcC'lu<locl rco1·"1mL~.1tiou :1fwr the lit'bL w1·m ofonli tmcnt of the men had expired.

'l'hc econd of tho o tn1<:k off, wn.., tho -~O. 1 Winuip •g Infantry Compnny which had bcc1J1nc inoffcclivo. '

Tho 0 corp wore re11laco1l in September uy a company of I 11fnnt1y, who c formation I hail 1·cc·o111mc1Hled un<lc·r tho cc11111na11<l of vnptr1i11 <l. P. C':11-ruthc1 ' nud ti.

troop of' Cantl1-y u11dcr tho cornmau<l of Lieut. You11g, late of tho Winnipeg Fi ·Id Battery; tho formation of thi troop w:.h autho1 ized Ji1·cctly f1 om Hearl Quu1·tot"S.

Tho total authoriz I :stl'Ongth of thi:s District i~ now a~ follows:

:\.C.O. Offlccr1. a nd roeo.

Winnipcg Field Battery....................................... :; 'i 1 " Troop of' Carnlry.. ... .... .. .. .... .. ................. :~ 12 " Compauy of Infantry.............................. ;3 ·I ~

Emrner:-;on '' '' .. .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . ;~ -tt Kildonan " " . .. . . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. ... . ~ 12

Of the:;c all Lut the troop, which ha as yet not recei\·ed uuifol'm 01· nquipment, have performed tho :.urnu:tl dl'ill for 1 "i3-7D.

The TVim.ipeg Field Battery.

By special pcrmi""io11, this corp~ commenced the annual drill in .Tune la-.t, encamping at a point on tho Rivor .A1>siniboiue, to the we:o.twar<l of, and in proximity to Fort Q,.bol'lle.

Although at r·onsiclorablo disudrnntage, from the waut of a prnpcrl..r qualifil .. '<.l drill in:;truct01·, drill was 1>lea<lily anti zealou:,Jy procc1,,'<lcd with, during the pc1·iotl of tho cncnmpmout.

'J'he battery wns up to its full organization n" to .... 1rc11gtli of me11 arnl hor ... " . The guns were cxccllc11tly horsed, t'howing in thi:- rc"l'ect :m irnpro\ cmcnt <n-en

on la-.t year':-. in:-;pcclio11 i11 this partitular point. )lnnmnvrc-., aiul m:m.:hing past, were but fairly perforn10d. Tho ri1l i11~ wn.., not sati,,foctory. <in tlic other han<l the in..,pection in drivin~. carried out mo ... tcnrefullr 1 ·1ccor<l

nnce with the competition regulations, sbowocl a degree ol ox(•ellc11co for which I wa:; unprcpurt~l.

'1 he n'tnrns of the gun practice of thl' battery IHL\'c, in accordnm:e with tho orders on the suhjcd, been duly forwarded ; no grL•aL impro\"Ctnl·nt on I. 4 year':' practice was shown.

'l'hc gtrnR nnd -.fore .. of this battery arc in fail' 0rdcr. lmt a pt oper arm ur~ and gnn shed,; ar·e l'C<l'lircd before in:-;pection., on the-.o poinh cnn :ifford n .tf ... fa tory rc:;ul t.

f lrn~t that in the en,;ui11~ yea!' it may be found convcniunl that nn in pccting officer or a1·tillery. can ho <lotailed l-0 ,·isit thi-. provin1.:e dttrin~ tl1u :\II I I drill of thi1:1 Lat lo1·y.

Kildvm111 Tnfantry Cami any.

'l'hb l'Omp:rny was inspected by me in tho c~wlr part of Jul~-, nnrl I nm Nrnbled t report imti..,t:Lctor ily on it gl'lll•ral proricierw~-. tho ('t•rp,., from cir ·u111~lt111co:; :s.1 isfac-tol'ilv <'Xplui1 l'd to mo II\• 1hc G<imman linor 01lict•1" p:lrll h•cl cott-.Hh• Iv olow nutl101 ·c I i,;tren~th, but a 'targo nmo rnt of v~luntnry drill h:id been • m •d by thi:s c mpnny, ''hr eh i:; abo n,, ... iduou:i in 'olnnhu·y '· target prnctico."

Emers n Infantry Company.

'fhi-- fine Ctllnpnny Jl!l."'l1<.I am st ~ufo,factory in:-poctio.n Oil tho tuuth o{ .July )n,.t. I foe! fort mate in ha,·ing a c:omp:rny on whoso otlico1·s and mo11 I c:111 ~o thormwhly rolj in emergency at the mnin gateway ot' th" prodnCl'.

' l'l~o ot1kol'<"On11n:111di11g ·hml thu misfortune to hn\"'O his 1·e~ide11cc, to whi<'h \\'ll"l

nttached nn ni·mory ho had con .. trnckd fo1· his company, burnt down lhi>1 yca1·; ho, howcwir, with triTinl excopliou::s, s:wo I all .~O\'l'rnmont propol'ty, and i:1 now ut. his own l'.X'Jl"ll'o ercctin~ a hl'it-k nrmom-y for the :;loros e11t1·usled to him.

Ofticcr-- who di-.pl:ly :;uth public spirit lll'O tho mainstay of tho \~oluntccr ~l i Ii tin organization.

'l'!te lVinnipey lllfantry Company.

'fhb company which was only authori><<.'<l on tho 20th September last, hmi boon C.On!'tnntly dt'1llcd until n fo,v dnys ..,incc, whon I had tho plea..,ure of in:ipecting Lhom for the n11nunl 1lrill.

111 thb corp:i there aro n number of old d1·ille<l men, the gen('t':tl phy8iquo of the <·ompnny, anrl the c·la-.-. of mon cornpo,..ing it is most i-atisfactory, the movemenls as detnil d in the form of in ... pcction n•pot·t appended were well perfi.>t·we l, an1l [ havo ull l ·pe<;tatwn of -.coing this corp,; well maintained.

lVi111iipe~ Troop of Cacalry .

.Although this corp-. ha,; not been thb year inspected, it io as well to notice its pre eut r·ondition.

Gazetted lnte :n the ,real' and as yet, naturally, without uniform an<l equipment, uo mounted parade,; hnrn tnkon pince, a. la1·go amount of voluntary foot drill has, however, been carried on, and u commcndablo spirit of zeal ovidenuod.

Drill sh,,ds mid armouries, and armourers.

In all of the-.e poi nh thi~ provi nee is :1till at a di~ad vantage, and I doploro exceedingly that for want of a :-killed.armourer, our largo quantity of reserve arms are daily deter1orati11g in value.

Ri;le .Associations.

'fho .Manitoba Prm·incinl Hille .As,.,O('iation thorou~hly reorganized thi yoni·, had u ., ful mooting; to tho cncoura~emen t :dlimlcd by the <·0111 petition,; at

eiatiou meetinJ"', l uttriuute in u c:on .. idorable dcg1·cc the marked intp1·ov\\ hi ·h will 1'e noted in the·' tm·gol prnctico ''return" of tho \'oluutoor militia the Di trict for thi yo0 1-.

Gl TUr<l{ suygestions. To effect the ol~oct of f1,. .ning u. f'ub lantially effective local fo1·cl', T would

i·c pc fully 1 cc:orn mend : I st. 'fhat tho various corp., be b1·011ght to;.{ot bet· in <·amp for the llf'lllnl pciiod (lt tr:unmg.-wi thont 111 is, f COnsidCt', and ha\'O no hes! l:ttion i II st:itin , tl111~ the public 1111J11er de\·otcd to annual d1·ill, is, if not. onti.c:.>, uo:wly, ah J!utcly 1hrf1\\'n awny.

J t may IJe: II very wull thnL the rurlimcntnry in!'>lrnction of corps uo I crfol'tl10<1 at c mp II.} hcmd quarter ; but aflct· one 11r two ycat';i, unlc s "c .. prit do com1 agnio" is rn inf'linc I by friendly riv l1y with othot· companies in cnmp, during I 11.1 (too shot t) J criod allotted for the ttrpo o of a111111nl training, oltlcct'!:I and men ~ct too mu h mt 1 tlw way of thinkit that the nllowancc~ fo1·" D1·ill l11st1·uct'on,'' i11 mr11 .•· ca ul olu Cl) taken Ly tL1 v1!1cor cornrnnnding tho company; trnd for "c•\ro of arm •• d IUI ther the I :t) fo "annual drill" arc mcrcly.-urns di l.i111· cu :.o :•auntain org 111izt tion. I speak morn c~pccially of rural co1·p .

71

Wh<•rc tbu annual trninin~ takes place in c:nmp u~der thu. up<'t intcu icncc of tho offi('Cl' comuian<ling the Di trir·t, m· ,omo ot.hc;· ~ra111c...-I ofhc• r,

1 IJ('.}Otld tl!c vu ... t

tuh-nHl•ge<lcih1>d IJy.1 •111l1lingt~·~eth•.rt.IOd 1e.-., .1thm· m 11 <•r : , .of 11 I tent . f ti 801.,·ic·(' a healthy b}Jtt'lL of nvnlry '" cngcudcrcd \\ luc h Ill 1111 O! tho

at ni:, o rn , . 11 l " t. . " < • de I.ii < int <litforent companies c·mnposiug the a ... cm>~ I 11·~0 to pu Ill :1 · t :-.t r:. : I .'· titv of \·oluntary d1 ill, tb<• "A BC" of whwh borng !n:~tored, allow. tn~ro ttm~ 111

carnp fot· tho m111·)1 11101'0 impol'tant :-.u~jcct' of orgn111znt10111 Ulld tuctte:ll rn~ti I •ltOn, bci1w paid attention to. .

1 __ , r. 1 wnuld al 11 tuitl vel'y ospccinlly for tlii,, Di trwt, ..,111.a~o"t . tltat. t 10 <•l-ul'l. 1or

nnr1ti:d dl'ill permit it,, pol'formanco during the 1wrntb of June, if su fo111ul ad\I aLlu from timo lo time. . .

.Fol' the rnral c·orp::! this month has the arh·a11~:1g.; that tt 1 IJetwocn the period" of !-CC<l limo an11 huy-han·ei;t, and for 11rbas1 tornpa111c, ... that the liurry and ru h which iorva.Jc:-1 businc ... :, in the "pl'ing time ha:. pa,:-.cd hy. . 1

I appenJ herewith forrn of in::;pcctiou report. ... <Inly filled in of the corp which barn trained dnl'ing the paot yoal'.

r hnve the honor to he,. 'ir,

Your ol o<lient .. cr-vnnt,

W. OSBOHN'E ~UTII, J,icut ·Colonel,

Doputy Adjutant I ;cncral, :\Iilitnry Diqtl'ict ~o. 10.

.MIU'l' \!ff Dl::i'.J'HIC'.l' Xo. 12.

lf EAD (lt 'A RTP.Hs, C11Am,0TT1:To \\ ~,

:!n I l > <:<'m her, I !)~ 8.

Sm-J hove the honor fl) "lllHnit for the infonnnli >II of tl1e (;l'llo1·:d Oflic•or Commnndin9 the accompnnyin~ ins)loction repm·t of the Rtato of' tho Acth·o .\lilitia in thi" di tr1C'l. '"'

In compli nee with tho c:l'n"ml Ordur of tho 11ith Mny la< , th1• quota ot':;;,o otliccr· nnd men wa ... 'l'kctcd from the c;:uTison .Artillcrv n1Jd t'"mpt111i<'" i11 towns a~ "hewn in m~· Return of thl' :Zith .)1ay, "inee when tho Uh:1rlottctow11 Engi11ccr

(1111pany ha-. been added to the list. 011 the 15th July I inspeCll'd the Goorgctown Battery of <::u'l'i"nll A1'till"1·y.

Owing to the th1·i'o year ... term h:wing l'X\>irnll rhi yca1·, tlwre wcr c :1 1m111lil•r of rec1 nit-. in the ranks, and twelve <l:n-,., dril for tho tfr ... t time was 11ot s11flh·ic11t to cmablo the men to -..how a" well :ts formerly; the nrm ... nnd :H·cont1·e111c11h wt11·e in excollont pre!;er•ntion, nnd n" tho 'apt~1in is zcalou", l hava no donut tho batten· will oon be u uni. •

Th' late appointed to commence the (frill o \o. 2 Gomp:ir.y of ... ~11d Battalion wn nlte cd at the requc ... t of tho Lioutennnt-Cohr l l .c"om the Utl1 to th<' 211d July m cl on the 17th oft his mouth I in..;pcctcd the company nt. Son th port smy me in the Hoyalty on the 1:.lth Augn:;t. l wn mu h 1 lc ed with it ... appcarm1co, tho men shewing n r;teniliuc><s undor m·m'l an~ k~ow!cdgc of drill !'lurpastirn~ any of tho comp1nic" J ha Ye hcrl'tofol'C inspcercd in tlu~ D1 trt t nu I pro\ ing how much an ox1•clleHt otliccr like Cnptnj 11 I >o«he1 ty cnn accompli h if ho e::otcrt-- him elf. · ""

~o. 3 <Jompanj· I in ... pcctc1l in Chnrlottctown on 30th Xon:~mlwr. 'l'hi" c·ornpnny }111 enrolled u num her ot' recruit ~i111'l' .J nnc, it turned out weak, yet t!JO~e present tnn lo n l'rc litnblc pcrfOl'mnnce.

On tht> :;oLh July I in peeled the Sn rnmc1·sicle Ihttcry of Garri"on A rli II cry. lI cro l found a rnmpnn.r wholh· c•ompoi;ed of recrnit-.., lauorin,.also under thodi .. advantncro of t~e Captain' au-cnec. ~incc ln.-,t I>e( ('Ill UCI', al thougl~ l1c1·c:tftcr the batterr \~ill r co \ the bonefit of hi hm·inti pn ~td th1·otwl1 a "Long Course " nL the thinncrr

h ; a. the men loqnirod in truction in the ~clemeutal'y Jrill:;, hcrt\y gun rll'iil wn n •t t · e I, but the mnuual and Ii ring exerci~o nnd a few com puny movement .. WOl'O ind"fh rcn Iy performed. · , . 'l'h • d y fo~low~n~ l proct>cd?d to, .1.\ l_l>0rton :mu ini;pocted Xo. 1 Gompnny of tho

I r1 County l J ,.1 10na Bnttnhon. Th us town bein" tbc Battalion Head n rnrters the com1 ny i,., much fovo1 c<l by tbc vi~iln11t supcri~itendcneo of thut :r.cnlou" anci (11101 •o ic ofliccr Liout.-('olonel Hunter-Dewar u11dcr who-o careful intit1·1a:tion it hn attain I much proficiency in drill and <li:-ci pl inc; a body of mon of wh ieh .\I her ton mn): well _foci 11roud: The Cnptnin lately promoted to tho commaud i ,·cr·y nttt•11ti,·o to b1 dutic , und will, I l1uvc every rea on to expect, keep up tho character of tho company.

On tho 2!)th .Augn~t, Xo. 2 Batter,\' of the Charlottetown ff:tr'l'ison A1·1illcry porn lod for my im;pecti?n, nnd in. a very ctlic;icnL Rtyle-and mnch to lily sat j13fol'lion . .A!tc1· the mnnuul n~d firmg cxcrc:1s?aml company movemont:, wcro tini her!, pracliNi wtth ho~ and hell w : <·e-01 Im co with I he rule of tho Dominion A rLil lery A,,. 1wintion \\" <' r~1od out, .the core ma<lo wn all I could desire a11d very rnul·h to the crcdi t of Lot~ flt· I . ~nu rncn, when •he state of the guns i takon into <'on idem! ion, for clurmg t.hc ti ll r l\\•? of tho carria re• of the :u pou ndc!'f; hur L i II to frn~rnen (:; the \\OO:l L 111;r, t~u. ~ewc~uringc haH· be·n ordered and :ncdailyexpectel from the cor ~~ ctor. I'h1 unttcry who p:u··1ded on 21th N ovom lier for hifti ng or l111lllc.:e com· pc~1t. r, u~ cl r th rnl of'thc I?orninion .Artil1cr.r A.., Ol'iation,-tho time, l nm of opm1011, will corn1 ire favornl ly with that of nny !Jntlcr'Y in tho Dorni11io11.

.No. 1 13nttor.r of tho Chnrloltctown narl'i on \rtillorJ was in~pecte I by mo on tho 28th Soplcmb"r .. I~ went thro!1gh t!1c.: manual rm I liriugc:crci.? and company mo,·eme11l8 with proc1 1011. Mnch 1.h~1JlpOmtmo11~ 'rn felt nt tho 111nb1hty to carry ont the compoLitivo practice in co11soquc11cc of the d1,.nbloo t ito of tho guu .

I i11~pcctod tho Chal'lollct.-0\~11 Engineer Gornpun~·· which wn orgnnizod in Augu,.,L lust, under eo111rnarnl of ~foJor. Dogh01:ty, on th\ 2St~1 ~O\"emhor, n fine ~Olly of rnon, but 11 yet uninstructed m their peculiar arm. loth111g hnd 11ot been roooi\"od for tho u1cn.

'rho J>rovi1wial Hiflc .At-.'<Ot'iation hcl1l its annual mooting on tho 14tb, lath nnd IGth Angnt:il; it wa-; well alto~de<I and :,hewed n marked improvement in tho core wbon NH11pa1·od with the prov10u year... .

'fho Queen':. County Hille A,..socintio11 nl"o 11cld it n111111nl m1•ctmg on th ~:!rd Octobo1·, when a nurnucr of prizes WCl'C competed for ..

[ 11 addit,ion to tl11·•t1 there ha.\·o been -.cveral shooting mntchc between tho members uf Jiffcr·ont corp,, of tho Acti~·c .\liliti11-thirty-thr~o thou n11d two hundr? B I wonlJ a<rain vonturo to refer to my furn.01· recommen nt1on t u ... ,o. ~ nttcry of tho Charl0tlclown Gal'l'i .. 011 Artill o1'Y be co11vortml into a Field Battery. Situated tb tho chief outpo~t:; of thi,; P1·0,·inco nro: without nny nrtillery clcfonc""', nnd with t_ho advantage c,f being appronclioo by a raihvay at a~I point.£, n battory con Id be cm 1ly tran,;po1·ted in a fow hou1·:. tu any of tho-.<• town-. m en c of_n_o?d. .

Four i-ix·pounder field gnns, tho property of tho )f1ht1~. Dopartm?nt of tins bla11<l, prio1· to Confederation, ha\·ing heon trnu-..ferrod to h mg ton without nuy othOl'I' Loinir :-.ub:-titutod in lieu of them, I would t-.trongly 1·ocommond that throe e1·viccnblo hc~v.r "llll:; be "11J1plic<l for .Fort Edward. Owing to the wholly unprotected way in which tl7o guwi now in poi.ition in thb earthwork aro left-a hn~ be.en repeatr cdly adverted to by boar< ls of tiUL'voy-i.ubjccte1l to all manner::. of dcp10dat10.n~. they have been very much injured, and I have e\"ery roa.,on to foar Lho c old thirty-two pounders are 1iangorou~ and likely to uur..;t in til'ing.

I hn\"o tho honor to be. Sir,

Your mo::ot oliod1ont r.nd humble ROr\·nnt,

The A<ljutnnt General,

Head Q11a1·tor:o, Ott. wa.

JOHX HA~IILTON GRAY, Lientonnnt-Colonol, Deputy Adjutant Gonornl,

Mil.tary ni .. trict .. ."o. 12.

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Ix-:r£C'I'IOX REPORT OF Conri:; which ha.ve

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A ctul\l "lI·lT.\RY DI:::lTRIC l' E~tabli•li- strength : ~!u1ter. "" • utenl. pr~~eut at

I In~p~ction. ~o. l ,

Lieut.-Col. J.B. TAYLOR, D . .-L0. \1.1-·--·--- -----,

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Garnlry.. ....... :!ILient-Col. Cole, St. Thomae. c.

8 • o I :-; 0 • 2 Troo11 ..... 1 ... Iajor F. Peters, L : T

28 12 London- ...... , 3 55 2 33 on don ..... " une Xo. 3 do ...... llajur Stewart, I I .,; I

I )fooretown ..... a 1 55 2 33 Mooretown .. :July l 12 ~

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Bnttery .............. MnJor J. Peters, .: I Lo••·· _ ...... ! , " I , " j"'"d'"······r·" " " " I _:_,_,_,_, _____ I __ J __ l_I_

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No 2.

perfonr1cd the Anunal JJrill for 1 78-iO.

I:'\ ... l'ECIIOS HEI'OHT OF «our~ \\ hich hnr~

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7th Bnttalioa- ···I i [,if·ut -rot. Wni- I I ., l ., I I ker. Lo111!11a .... 1 ~9 I 385 8 ... ...... !Byron ...... .... Aug. -5 L I I

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l \ I . I I I ! ! !! th Hallalion ... 16 Lt ;Col. :::milh, . II 1 I I l I

'\o.l Company' .. .lc,~'[~1toL~~·~·;····1 '.!6 I 3?.0 I 7 . ...... . ISt. )Iary~ .... '•pt. !• 12 \

:'\ j :ilrt\tforJ ....... . 1...... ....... :.! 42 I do ... 1 do ) 12 I • o. '.! do ...

1 ••• Caj•I. Hamilton, \

l:l R. I I ll.?

0R. :Stratforn .............. 1 . ...... •) 1 1? I •lo d !l 12 I

Xo. 3 do ......

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Capt. -~~.Icy, !:)1.• I ~ - ''"I 0 1

)llH)' ................ 1 .. ··· · • :l -12 clo ... , 110 'I l'> Xo. -! 110 ...... Capt. \\'bite, ::it. 'I • ~

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119 25:!

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Xo.l Com1•an; ··-j"~~~ .~~'.~: .. p.~~~- ... • ' : 1 ..... ~~· ·~:0

111

••• .... t.~·:· ~· 11~ ·- i 'o. 2 tlo ... \ ... lcavt. Parks, 1 ... .. ... II

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I Oross Hill-..... ...... ........ 31 ~t •lo <lo . l'' • o. 4 do •..••• Oapl. ::>haqte I "i - I

I Ualt.:···;···· .~.. ...... ........ l ::R do d :-lo. 5 110 ...

1 ... Capt. hilts, H~s- I

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performed tho Annual Drill for 1878-79-Continued.

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30th Battalion .J10IL1.-Cul. Cli1rkr, I I I I 1

1 Guelph...... . ... 38 550 8 19 Elora .......... J une 22 12 No.l Company ···1C11p1. ::;mitb, I I

Dougla~ .... ..... ...... ........ 1 -11 I do . ....... do 22 121 No. 2 do •. .1 ... Capt. ~piers, I I I

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No.2 Coa:pany ..• Capt H. Walson. • I I <:odcricb .•....•

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1 Porier's Ifill... ..... ........ 2 I 35 I do ..... 1

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lXttl'Kl'TIO~ REPORT OI<' CoRPN which hav1~

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ment. prl! cin at I &, 1 ID~pectiuu.

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12

2 . 11 :10. 3 do ...... ,CRpt. Dt-lamere, l I Toronto..... .... 3

31 55 2 45 do .... .. , do

No. ~ do ...... CRpt. Miller, To- ci.

1 d ' I I rontn ....... ..... 55 2 IS7 do ....... do 11

1122 I ~ :--'-·' :--' .. · Xo. Zi v ... . .. Caµt. f'oster, To- I o

:<o. G do ··: · 10;}~:~·.~~~iii;~;I : I :: : :: ! :: : ::1 :: •11' I i z I Z So. 7 do ...

1

... ,Capt. Howes, To- I 1 I I rooto ;· ........... 1 3 IS5

2

21 54 • do ...... do l 12

1 No. 8 do ..... . Capt. Na•h, To- I

I run to.. • ... 3 I 55 48 do .. ... do 1 12 So. 9 do ... , ... c .. 11t . Wrii:bt, 1' I •8 do l

Toronto4 ...... . 3 55 21 .. ....... do l 12 I ~o. 10 do ...... Capt. Baker, To- !

, ronto .. .... _ ..... 3 IS5 I 2 49 do . .... _ do 11 12

("" ·;:.~;~:::::: I ~ I. ·~~· I ,: ! . ~.:; I I 1 I

perlorm<'d th" Annual Drill for 1 7 -ifl--C1111li111u d.

1:1 lU lll\S.

I ] Ii I ~ ~ ......... 1 21 :;i; loct. 2 ,Oct. 30 J

z? • ;~ E ~ I

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1 i~ II do ....... , ........ Jone '.?)July do

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I ~ 1 - ~ lll :!O 1

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g :-:: ,; I = .: = ·.,•2 ··-•o I ll•1 " I " . ~ 1:.-: M do ~ "'_~_: •ltl o - -"I I 0 - ' points.

I ~- :=:: ......... '41 ' i:l ,fo !? .. I du 23 H• st sl ootin~ Co, :.- ~= I ~0J.l'orn1:11\ 1

I I I

~:E i .>.'i 1o 1, .tu -JI do G.'i'7a point;. ::.. .S :o ......... I

~l~ 2!Vi1: 1

lo 31 du '' •

~ :7··1 I .10 'l do ;::

I~..:pr:CTIO.N HEPOR'l' OF CoRJ•s which hnn

MILIT.\RY Dl'TRIC1'

Xo. 2-C

I I I Actunl Eslnblish· I etrength

mcnl. prt'sent flt I Inspection.I

:\l uster.

1--;;.:-1 c .. ;.::-1 .~ ---1.1---1-i],1-·1 ~ 1· i!,,1

Battalion I~ "'omnmniling -· .-; I 0 E or ] Ofiu· r nn l Bend E -: . ~ , '": . ~~.

Corj>S. c. Quuters. "' o g ... o g t ~ ~ ;:: .. ,

§ I e · :a 1 iE l ";:;:; I d "' = ~1 0 0 ~ IC 7. ii: Cl ~

10th Batto.lion .. .l1olLt -Col. Stollcry, I -,- I I Toronto. I

• •0• lCcmpnoT" ... Cn11t A ndcrsoo, I I - I Toronto ......... , 3 u5 '.! 42 ,Toronto ....... June 7112 I So. 2 do ... , ... Capt. We too,

., ·~ .. .. ~

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0 c .. ~ ~

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::::

Tcronto ........ 3 1 55 ~* 1· 38 do ...... do 7ll 12 1 So. 3 do ...... Cnpt. Rolph, To- I .. I 1 I ronto ... •. ..... 3 65 1" do do 71 12 1

Xo. 4 do ...... Co.pt. l'hipp•, To- I I rontu... ....... •.• 3 55 '.! I 39 do do 7 12 i.

So. 5 do ...... Cavt. Fkmiog. I I 1 1

. I § Toroi to........ 3 55 ; 28 do do 7 12 c3

So. 6 do ... ... Cnp. Hill, Tor'nto 3 551 - :JO do do 7 12 c S o. i do ...... Cnpt. 'l'hompsou,I I • <:!

I Toronto ....... , 3 55 2 42 j do do 7 12 I :,... No S do ...... Cn~t. l'nttcreoo,

I 1 orouto. ..• . 3 55 i 2 42 de> do i 12 I

I~ .. ~ I .. ~ ~ 0"' .. o.E!s.> -. ..... - .. a: 0 c .__ c .. 'tl .. I> "' ... .. ., .... "'.., 0 .. 0.,

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l~.:l c 1 ___

1~1 ~ = 2 ;;:::.: ......

I .

I I '1.1 . - -~ ~

I No. n do ... 1 ... (J'%~t!6'.~~}~·. To- :: 1' 55 2 I 30 do do i 12 No. 10 do ...... Opt. DrL Hooke, 1 .,

Toronto.......... 3 65 2 38 1 do .. 1

do 12 I 'tnfi' .................. ,_a 1-== _2_ .:::.:.::.::. I I ~

Tola!.. .... .. 3S I 650 2i I 3!!0 '- i I I 12th B ttruion ... j~ LtA~i~~a~-nrdcn, - ---- - -----1 -... 1-,,---,-,,-

No. I Compan} ... Cnp. Le11, Scar· 1 boro ............. 3 r 5[,

1

. 21 3!• .\urorn ....... June.,, l:l •33 IL No. 2 do ...... Cop. Irw'n, Au- I I I j I ,. rora...... ......... 31 55 2 i 38 do ........ 1 do 2., 12 C.. , ...

1Nil.

No. 3 do ...... Cop,. Brace, I e Km~..... ........... 3 liu I 2 38 rlo ........ , do 2:.

1 12 ~ J 2 R.

No. 4 do ...... C1111. Lloyd, Xcw- I I I a I market............ :: 5!I 2 37 du ........ , do 2fi

1 121 .... .2 1: No. 5 do ... ... Cnp. S~l',.cnson, I I j I I I 'ntton............ 3 b5 I 2 ·Hi 'Sutton Co. l'iov :! •

1

12 ~ot in I No 6 do ..•

1 ... Cnpt Ree .,r, j I 1 I !I'd Q'trs.. (Jnrnp.I

Morkl!om.: ....... 3 I 65 2 I 42 A11rom ...... .. Juue :n 12 . 1,0 31 I~

~o. 'i do ...... Capt. \\'a~ hog,

1. I Q. j' 1aow

!:'ho.•on.. ....... 3 &Ii 1 I 42 do ........ do :!!i 12 ~ 12 W. No 8 do ...... I Cant. Vidal, I ~ .,., 30 R

YorkT"illc.~...... 3 c.., 2 41 do ........ , do ::.; 12 ,s "• 2 W j taff... .............. 8 1 • 7 ......... I I Total. ..... :;;-1--;,w- 2.!f-;-2::

1

I

performed the Anmwl Drill for 1 1 -n'-CmzlinuNl

~ ~ I l ~ ::. ,1

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00"" ........ I 28·ll I do ti Best ebot in tho

o _ _ I Hnttnliou, Pte.

~ ' :~ ~ ~ I ~ I 11]1::::::::· ;g·~g I ~~ ~· ~ii~~~c;, ~~·.~ oo ~ ~,,· Ee I §. I ~- ......... 1 35·00 II du ~ ,..... Hcst ehootir g Co.,

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1

, 2!l·23 I do ~ So. 9 Com1 oy, __ 63·f>O point "' = J I ..... .... 63·60 •lo {I

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1

1 10•46,Jul~ 11,Julj J le I ct d II\ tho

I ·~ _ 11.A.G. •

I! j I I, I 1' -:::_~ :...-~ ·~ 1'i ......... SG ~31 do 111 d<!oo l l~st •liot in the

-g - ~ _ :_ .......... SG·~•4 do I Bntt111io11.(Jolor-.; I o I c; ~"' 8 j I I I :-trj!I. Lnwson, g . ~ I~ I::: bC do 1• E C3 ~ do I~ ......... S8·tJ7! do l do 1: ~~r~t5Co. H1IO

-: :;: C!> :.-; ~ .:-ii ~ ..... _ .. 3~·6!i Xov. SO Xo;. 0

N ~· I 1' ~~ I I !·~~ '~1 ......... , t.0·~ llJul\"' IIJuly llr.~.~~hJ>~t!~t:6~~·~

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I t~f] IN .........

1

33·40! do l do

! II I ~ I ......... SH2 do ,I do •I

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I ~. r 1:c1·rox UEl'OH'l' nF UoRP:..: which han perform.;,} the .Am1nal Drill fur 1878-7!>-Continucd.

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F.•uilili•h i!l\~,'1:1~11\1 ~liiotcr. I Ki~ I m n • l•r~ c u ~ 111

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11mpc1:1ton. I ~ I., .... z: --1- -------- 'i;; It~-

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I :. . I l'-~ I ~ I 0 Bat~nrlion :~ ori;~;~1~1:1~!1W;ud .,·I~· 1 z! .J \~.~I ~ ~n ! " Cor11s. I~ Qunrtnr• . s 1 ~ ~ t: o; . ~ B la ~I ~--.:'. , ""_o

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I I I I I I I ! I I 131h BRttRlinn ... t3 Lt -Co) :3kinntr.I I I ! I I I '1 I

1 1 llamr11on. I I .?\o.1 Cc.mp11ay ... ,Lr1.11'. ~11cl\t>nntl, I 3 551 '.! I ·12 lllamilton .....

1

J uly l l'.l I am1 hill - ..... . I .

:\o. '.! ilo ... 1 ... Capt. B11rn11rd, ' " ;·, 2 I 42 I do .... do 1 12 I I

I !111m1Iton. ....... •• · • I Xo. 3 .10 ...... Capt. yruckett, I . --1 ') I 42 do . "'I do I l'.! I a I

H111111lton ........ I " ·'" ~ I ~ ....: ' ....: 1\o. -t tlo ......

1!.:'H'~~i'i~~:;~~.'.1: ••. 1 :t : :i:. ,

1

'.l I .(0 l do .... . do I 12

1

~ 1

1

2 .

1

%

So. :, do .. .. . CApt. ~11•ltly, 1 I 5;; '.! I ·121 do ..... , do I 12 ~ I 1 HRmrlton ........ · I I

Xu. Ii '111 .. .. ., f,l. A • . \lcKeand, . I - - ., I 12 do ... .. do 11121

\"~~.::··I~:::::; : ::::i ,: r~:1 .:. r;;;·1 I i I i ~ I I 1' . I - - J-_1_J_,_!,_. --- - - --1----,- I I

191h U.11alioo • ..11, -C .. t. C•"ri<o 1 I I : I J i j i

:Xo. Gum}'anyl ... 1Maj~rc;Tl~~:~~1~~7;:' ~ I r.· I ., 4'i I Xiiw.lrn '1xu,- 4 I:! 1 ilu I I :-;;111?arn. ........ 1 .. •>-' • • , . ,.., ....... • • I I :\o. '.! du ...... ,Cnpt. 1J11y, St. ' __ I l ' I Xo . .: do ..... C11~•~:1;·~~~{~~; ....

1I ~

1

~~ · ..... , ........ ,I I 1

I xo. 1 ,11) ...... 1 c~:i.'~\·~~t~~·· .. " v .. , ...... , ......... , ' l I ::: : ~: :::.:::,~~i::f.~f~:;~:I ~I ;,; 1::::::

1

:·:::::::ll f . . ·: ·

1

1 .. .... · ........ , .. ·: .....

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\1 11,lT.\ HY l>J:-1 Hll T

5-7

!18

lX:--PI:CH'lO.N' REPORT OF CoRP:-s which have

llILlTARY DI::-TRIGT

Actu11l l E3tablisb- otrength I

rnent. present at Inspection.I

)luster. ..; CD

.:;) 'Ill ... I [-~ .. 0 "0

-~go "ij; , f.£~ .....

No. ':!-Contwu •d. ·--,--:-----1 ... 1--::i ...

"' ~ :;'o ..c 0 ~f 4' Corps. · Corps. I ::;: I ... -i::.."' 0 ., 0 0 ' i ~ I ----------l---1 -~ p. ... - 8

i ~ i, 1~ I I !] 8 c.,,'tl

.! "'Q aS 0 .!!! .Q aS

Bau llop or

Corps.

,; Corum:rnding c Officer 11n1t Head

1!1 _ ~:"· c 0

... .. .:; ..; .. ,~ ..c

a:: ::::i

ri 0 . ~ I 0 . 8,E I ~ 0~1~10; ~ c) -s~ = '.:G E I ·_:;; -= L!_= '"':::..I o z o z ~ o

1z .

I . - ~ ·-=--====

Wlh BaU•lioo •.. ! 7!Ltii~~;, .'~~'.'.~!'. I ,1 ! : 1

1 Xo.l Compa11y1··· Capt. ~lbert3o;i, ,. I OakT11le .........

1

3 r;5 ••..•.... so.'.! do ...... Capt. Appelbee, j

I Stewartown. ... 3 55 ............... 1 xo. 3 do ...... C1161t. Mdfaster, I I No. 4 do ......

1 C~~l~~~~~~~r!.7.~~~~l : :: :::::: 1

1.:::::.::: !

No. u do ...... Caiit. Kearns, I I i'lelson ... ... ... . .. 3 55 ······I·······

.; 'tl 0 ~

No. 6 do ... , ... Capt. Shaw, Ac-

1

. I ~o. 7 do ... 1 ••• c:~~ ·····p~~l~~;, 3 55 1····· :········· I \

!11 •. ~~'.'.;:;~;:::: ! ,: I, -~~-r:::1, :::::: :: : i i !_1·-___ 1_l ____ l_! __ l_! __ , _ _ l_l_I 31st Battalion .... 17 Lt.-Col. Brodie,

1

I I : I ' Owen Sound ...

So.l Company ... Capt. Butchart, O\ven Sound... 3 55 I· .... 1

1

........ I No. 2 do ...... Capt. ~IcGee,

No. 3 do ...... ,Ca~~~~~fr~;;j;· ··· 3 55 1·· .. ·· · ······· 11 Leit~ · ··· :······· · 3 65 1 ...... 1········1

1 No. 4 do ...... Co.pt. .Iood1e, . Durham........... 3 55 ......••..•.•

1 I

No 5 do ...... Capt.Boyd, Owen' I I I I

I l::>ound, •..•••••••.• 3 55 •..... 1......... I

No. G do .....• Capt. Fleaber, F'luherton. 3 1 66 •. ..• • .•..•..•

No. i do ...... C{f:t. Rorke, j I I

I ;~~~'.·.::::::::I~ I .. ~.(\:::::::I i I 1 l

performt>tl llw Annual Drill for l878-7!J.-Conlinucd.

~ !;- ' I i j t· ] I -~ I ~~~ 1

Target Practice. I ~ ~ ', .1..1 ]i I! 'I J ~ ~:~ ------~ °:: !£.'·3 I c:i e tZ I~~~ 1! 1' Fiiture of I c ~ C)IQj 'O: .:: ;j :=c;~ -~ .\Ierit. 8 8 " o =· d" = .

1

O'J • ~ .... o .... ~ o & ~ l'o 5 -~ ~ 5 ~ 'E L: g ~ ~ - - -- ~

i~11

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<> o CS ._ .c - <> -:J o ., "' - ce I .... ~ '-

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I Ill 11 j_/ _l_I I I

Ri.vuu.

i 11 " i l ! I 1 I I I I I I I ~ ! I 1' I I : I I ! h~.r.·:!.~·~.,~~

! ! ~ I I I I II I I I I Drill, "'~" I 111 I I I j 11 I l I I

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1 I I I I I I I I I : I I I I I

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llll.lTAlff r>!Sl'IHCT,

No. 2.-Cont1 11tJ.

10 I

I I .\ctual EstAblii;l.i- 1 strellgtl:

mcnt. pn•sent nt lnspectton.

--------- ~ps. I~~~ ] I I]

B&ltalion : I Oorumanding I o 1• • ci

Or c I fficer and Head .,· .,

Co 1

. 1!1 Q""""· I~ l :~ I j ~~

:!l!u&lcr.

34th BAttalion •.• 7,1I,t ·,0?1. Wallace, I \\ b1tby ......... .

So. l Company ... Cnpt. Routledit', 3

I I l2 I Wbilb\ ........... , 55 l 36 Port Perry ... June 21 Xo. 2 do ...... ,Cup. Fa.rewell,

1 12

1 I U~bawa. ......... 3 65

1

2 .(0 do do 21 No. 3 do ... , ... Capt. Smith,

12 1 O•hawa ........ , 3 55 2 42 do do 21

1 ci.

Xo. " do ...... Capt. DaTidson. I 5~ I do do 12 I, § I

I I Ueaverton.... .... 3 v 1 I 43 21 o

• -o. 5 do ..... Capt.YcGillivray I 12

i a I I Port Perry ...... 3 55 2 ·12 do do 21 ...... No. 6 do ..... l'npt . Browne, I

11

Brooklia.......... 3 55 l 41 do do 21 12 No. i do ...... ,Cpt.Birsebfeltler,

1 \)annington ..... , 3 5511 3V do do Ill\ 12 1 l~tatr ... ..... - ........ . ,_~).:.:.:....:.::. _a _5 I l I I

1 I Total... ... ! ~!I I 38:; I 18 288 I 1 1

I 1-----·-·-1

- -----1----.a:;:h Hattnlion ·- inlr t :t 'ol. )_!cKen-1 II I I I

I I z1e1 Bl\rne. • I I No. I Companvl ...

1

Ga1 t. Gral.iam, I • • B irrie . .. ... ······I 3 I 55 2 •C ·Barrie .......... Sept. V 12

No. 2 do ...... Cnpt. Hamilton, I I Gullingwood .... I 3

1 55 21 4G do do 9112

No. 3 do ...... ,Capt. Gook, 1

1

. Cook~town •••.. 1

3 55 I 2 46 do I do V 12 Xo. '4 do ...... 011.vt W11rd1 1 I

I \ t pm............ 3 55 I 1 I 4f. 1 do ......... do 9112 _ ~o. r. do ...... Capt .. ~lcKenzie1 j I

12 ci. Z ~

I I H1m1e ............ 1 3 55 2 . 41) do ......... 1 do 91 I a :-to. 6 no ...... Capt.811therland, I :.·.·.·.::·.·.! c'3 Bradf"rd.......... 3

1

65 2 16 do do 9 12 d 26 R. So. 7 do ...... Capt. lhrnett, 1 I .... I

Orilh. ..... ...... :s 55 2 4f. do do 9 l:? 28 R. No. 8 do ...... Lie•Jt5 .tberland,

33 27 R

I Bond Head...... 3

1

65 1 I '41i do do 9 l:? 16 w

No. 9 do ...... C11pt. .MrLaren, l I 23 R Roae1.11·n~ ....... :1 :;.; :! IG do do 9 12 30j7 w

~o.J (I do ...... 1Ca11t. n •11dlll)'1 I I I 20R Wy~h• o•l g;, ....... , 3 66 ' 2 H

1 do do t 12

1

32112 S

11·~·-··;~;;;·~:::: ~ I··~;;·+.;··~;~ I 11 ------

-z z 29 R.

I

HI R.

101

performed the Annual Drill for 1 78-'1!J-Cotlli1wed.

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0

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ftc.iu.110.

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10:.!

rx~PECTIOX HEPORT 01'' CORP:::! whid1 luwc

l!ILIT.ARY Dl;-,THWT

No. 2.-Conlinutl.

.\c uni J-:qt11bli-h- Slrcn,:Lh

m!'nt. 1m·~er11111

l:Jspcction.

Corps. Corps.

)fuoter.

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m'"diog I I] j] I r~· 8 1~~~ d

al • 0 "'..cl al

I .., ..,

.!:! A 0 I~~ and Head .,; O .; .... ..

I .., I .. . .. :) ~ ci .,e

artcr:i. ., 0 c I "' .; .0 .. ';:: .,; .; u c;i (,,I" <..> 13 ., ., = I :ii. .-- ·- .::

I <J ..cl ~ ..,

. c: ·""" 0:: al ::J"' i::

0 I 0 z I 0 z ~ jz .:a ::;,i

Battalion ~ Ccm or ·:_: OllicQ<'r

11 Corps.

~1 .. 36=.~~::::~~11,.'.:~~!:~1~;::~·,U ",1 ... 1 ....... 1

1

I ! I !\ o. 2 do ...... , Capt. Parsons, I I I

No. 3 do ... ··· 1Ca~~~n~~'":,11e .... , 3 65 j ...... ········• 1 I I 'i Brampton • •....• 3 6!> ••••• 1·········1 No. 4 do ...... Lieut. Wolfe, I l I j Bolton ............. , 3 65 ............ ..

No. 6 do ... j ... ,C't1\;a~.~i.t~.'. ..... 31 55 ! ...... 1 ......... 1 I I No. 7 do ...... Capt. Allen, I I I I

I I Mono Mills...... 3 II 65 .•••.•.•••.••• JI

1

1 l No. 8 do ...... Capt. McCollum, I j j I

No. 9 do ···r·· c~j~r~:!i;:~ross 3 I 55 , ...... , ......... , I I I 11

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I~sPF.m'ION HRPORT OF Com>cl which havl~ performed 1he Annual Drill for 1878-79-Continued.

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,, So. l Company ... Capt. Bender,

Drummond ville No. 2 do ...... Capt. James,

Thorold ........ . I No. 3 do ...... Capt. M. J. Beam

Chippawa ..... !fo. 4 do ...... Capt.~'ewbigi:iog

Fort Erie ....... . ~o. 6 de ...... Capt. Harcourt I

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