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thoroughly in touch with the men, against this must be placed the dis¬ 
advantage of having, as a rule, only one gun to drill at. 
In Corps with extensive head-quarters, where there are several guns 
for drill purposes, men of outlying companies can occasionally be 
brought in, to enable them to practice the more advanced portions of 
the drill, but this has to be done entirely at the expense of the Corps 
concerned. 
There are so many ways in which Volunteer Corps differ from one 
another, some having advantages in training which are denied to 
others, some having men of quite a different stamp to others, etc., that 
it is very difficult to formulate any scheme which will be generally 
applicable to all, but in all cases I think that the division into 1st and 
2nd class would be a distinct advantage. 
In conclusion, I would point out that this is merely the general idea 
of a scheme which probably has many disadvantages, but I hope that 
it may be of interest to any who think as I do “ that there is necessity 
for improvement in the training of the Garrison branch of the Volun¬ 
teer Artillery, if it is to be expected immediately on mobilisation to 
take its part in the defence of a 1st class fortress.” 
