fi#arA He w l as;afra,id -he : ':might' fi&'^hftulnH* pre-jJ r su'mptuous'in'sp'eaMrig fhaf Jt^ ' M h *ss? «M»i ;He thought i Captain I GibJ? i on|ig{sij[gggs^'n : sjtp' w;,ait for , a,week";be|pr^ ; 'c]iftn^iflg their i .was.a",yery ; ,goft*Qns>i? Mfi wid he jwouldnotibedoing/justice-jtoiihevcorps, to rwhich J he. # thought > it; tan honra?" tffiljllong, if he did not sp.eak^as he though&'tin this matter., v He again [returned his sincere thanks f £ or the manner in which they had '■received the toast of his health. T4I Sub-Lieatenant Batham then.proposed the, toast of \\ The e P%fK#Q?cules jßoblnsoh."; ,"lil> J dqingr^so^ Jie^paid a high tribute to his Excellency's many 'estimable qualities. t The foasl .was.duly honored. , ; Major Boutledge r 'gap tt&ejiwxt toast, that of the " Hon. \ ! ;£he pef ence^SJ^ster, Oblonel Whitmbi'e'." " J He Baf^fcn^^lonel had proved himself a thorough "soldier, ,andinqw/'worthily filled '.th^h'ighjpffice of D.efence. Minister.; *He'j;jipuglistja^Di;aver officer was not to be found« in: ')S[pw Zea land than Colonel Whitmore,-and he had iaMy^lpo,ked;. ! after ;t : |ie ; ,CpqmsV4nJit of the! men under his charge.. He i had/ also received ■ distinction. from,H^r Majesfy the " Queen, not' only for .services/, rendered. in JMew Zealand, but alao. in' Africa.^ He .(Major JJoiitledge) thought- thati I ' if.?lhey "hadto fight, at VYaimatpj iOolo'iiei^hit more would take the lead, and they could ,not goiiinder a better ibfficer.'U/. iIO'I - • Captain Gibbons • - '.proposed the health J of ' "-Major tßoutlia'dgfe^' and in doing so referred , to the , intereßt 'the MajoHiacl always ta.^en.in^piulj^eer iiig inattera.' \. ■ ■'■'■; .. /.jj^i.ivT Major' Eoutiedge^ 1 in' responding,, said that: he had no doubt thtffiawJttk'Jßay 'Volunteers would always/ibe' reSdy to do their duty if called upon. He said he had that day received notice that/EjO'men had enrolled themselves 1 as a volunteer company^at Waipukuraiii and ! he,;wpuid be \ very glad to welcome the advent of the V new corps, although heKs'houUt liavd tfo go so far to.inspect them., i He might dnform. the Engineers that he Had Applied to the Government to have their 1 Sergeatlt-Maj or, Mr Oantle, appointed , as drill instrjictor for the 'Hawke 's Bay Volunteers^ '(Oleers. ) , He. thought Sergeant-Major rK Oan|le had got the Engineers .on :bettetiLthauj any man, outside of an Imperial instructor, could have done. 