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     artillery, the history of which has already been told in the 
     
     pages of this book. But now after long service, as above 
     
     described, he, Major Pollard, and Major Morris as well, 
     
     tendered their resignations, which were accepted ; they holding 
     
     their rank as an acknowledgment of past services. On the 
     
     retirement of these officers, their senior subalterns, namely, 
     
     Lieut. George Passmore and Lieut. James Irving, were pro- 
     
     moted to the rank of Captain of Artillery and placed each in 
     
     command of a battery. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The prize meeting of the Provincial Rifle Association for the 
     
     present year commenced at Kensington rifle range on Monday, 
     
     8th August. There was a fair attendance of competitors, 
     
     although the weather was not all that might be desired—being 
     
     squally, with frequent showers of rain. The shooting, never- 
     
     theless, on the whole, was very good. 
     
    
   
   
    
     At this period, the Association having introduced a new 
     
     system of targets and marking, very much facilitated the progress 
     
     of shooting. By this system the markers are completely 
     
     under cover, rendering accident impossible. 
     
    
   
   
    
     His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. A. A. Macdonald 
     
     opened the Legislature during March, 1882. A guard of 
     
     honor under Major Ralph Mabon, was in attendance at the 
     
     Colonial Building, accompanied by the band. The salute of 
     
     15 guns was fired from Fort Edward by No. 2 Battery. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Royal salutes of 21 guns each were fired, one on the 24th of 
     
     May, the Queen’s birthday, by the Ist Battery, the other on 
     
     the Ist of July, Dominion day, by the and Battery. The 
     
     Active Militia at the latter date were ordered for annual 
     
     training at headquarters as usual. The Provincial Rifle Asso« 
     
     ciation held its prize shooting on the 10th of August. The 
     
     Island Brigade of Artillery had now been augmented by two 
     
     additional batteries, No. 4 Battery being organized by Captain 
     
     John Leslie, at Souris, and No. 5 Battery, by Lieut. Charles 
     
     Fraser, at Montague. Thus the 4th Regiment of G. A. became 
     
     established ; the command was given to Captain James Irving, 
     
     with the rank of Major; Lieut. Frederick S. Moore, promoted 
     
     Captain of No. 2 Battery. 
     
    
   
   
    
     STA FF. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Paymaster—Captain S. F. Hodgson. 
     
     Adjutant—Captain Walter Augustus Ormsby Morson.