ROSENEATH TROOP.
On Thursday, April 13th, the “Wolf Patrol” of the Roseneath troop, under Leader W. A. Smith, went into camp near the foot of the Gollans Valley road, Muritai. They arrived at Muritai at about 6 p.m., and it is with credit that the boys are able to say that at 9 p.m. they were sitting round a cheery camp fire eating their supper, after having had to cut manuka poles, pitch the tents, gather wood and go to Kona Bay for provisions.
The boys went in for their morning “dip” at about 6 o’clock on Friday. At about 7.30 the boys set out for a tramp over the ridges, but before they reached the top of the first ridge it began to rain. However, this did not stop some of the boys, for after sending the younger ones back, the rest pushed on over the two ridges, then down the valley until they struck Gollans Valley road, thence back to camp.
By the time they reached camp the rain had ceased, so a large camp fire was lit and the clothes were soon dried. Owing to the wet weather the boys did not go far from the camp, although one day they managed to go round the beach to Fitzroy Bay and back without getting wet.
On Tuesday afternoon the boys returned to Wellington. On Tuesday next at 7.15 p.m. the Wolf Patrol will meet as usual in the clubroom.
KELBURN TROOP.
No general camp was held at Easter, but most of the “non-coms.,” under the chief scoutmaster, spent the holidays in an empty cottage at the Lower Hutt, under the eastern hills.
One of the first works was the installation of an electric alarm to give warning should any enemy approach, and a working telegraph from room to room was put up. The scouts also had their first lesson in single-stick play and quickly picked up this art of self-defence.
On Sunday a visit was paid to the new dam at Wainui, eight miles distant, and all the scouts walked across the overflow, a feat that will be impossible as soon as the dam is filled. Several red deer were seen in the vicinity of the dam.
Before returning to town the non-coms. re-arranged the patrols and the following are now the officers: — Sergeant-major, F. L. Rutherford; patrol leaders, C. Lewis, M. Gray, E. Mellon, J. Jenkins, L. Philips; corporals, F. Dornwell, P. Baldwin, K. Andrew, P. Grant, and E. Arcus.
Kelburn have now two troops, one of big and one of small boys. To-day the troop will meet at the Grant Road steps at 2.00 p.m.
