Historical records of the New Brunswick Regiment, Canadian Artillery

N. B. GARRISON ARTILLERY. 1 53rrtillery, Lieutenant-Colonel Strange, should have been ableto say in 1871 that with the exception of the New BrunswickArtillery, he believed few batteries in the Dominion had madegunnery their main object. This opinion was strongly supportedby Lieutenant-Colonel Jago, who had done his best tobring up the efficiency of the corps, and who felt that it wasat that time the best in the Dominion. Again, in 1876, Lieutenant-ColonelStrange in his annual report said :"The gun drill and practice of the brigade was very good.And I am of opinion that with the exception of the men of thetwo gunnery schools, who practically are regular soldiers, theNew Brunswick Garrison Artillery is unsurpassed among thoseI have seen in the Dominion. I have less hesitation in payingthis tribute to their efficiency, because I can claim nopart of the credit of their instruction, which must be given tomy late assistant, Lieutenant-Colonel Darrel Jago, late RoyalArtillery, and to Lieutenant-Colonel Foster, who has for manyyears commanded them and labored for their efficiency, nodoubt assisted by the commanding officers of batteries, andby his adjutant, Major Underbill, who has a first-class certificatefrom the Kingston Gunnery School. Major Cunard's,No. 3 battery, was not drawn for drill this year, but they performedtheir duties without pay, which marks the esprit thatexists in the New Brunswick Artillery."In this period there are but a few other changes to bespecially noted, most of the appointments being dealt with onlyin the appendix. Surgeon Berryman retired in 1875 beingsucceeded by J.W. Daniel, M. D., in 1876. The latter hadbeen appointed assistant surgeon in 1875 in succession toJoseph Andrews, M. D., who had left the province. Dr.Andrews w^as re-appointed assistant surgeon in 1883 and stillholds that rank. Dr. Stephen Smith, assistant surgeon of theold corps, was transferred to the Woodstock field battery atthe time of its becoming a separate organization.