During the six years which had elapsed from the date of the arrival of the regiment from India, it had recruited its ranks and attained a state of discipline and efficiency, and its turn to proceed abroad having arrived in August, 1829, the service companies embarked from Cork for North America; they sailed in two divisions, the first under Major the Honorable H. S. Fane, and the second under Captain Tew, and arriving at Nova Scotia in October, landed at Halifax, where they remained nine months. [Sidenote: 1830] In July, 1830, the head-quarters were removed from Halifax to Fort Charlotte, and detachments were sent to Prince Edward’s Island, Annapolis, Windsor, York Redoubt, Sydney, Cape Breton, and St. Andrews, New Brunswick. [Sidenote: 1832] The regiment remained detached until August, 1832, when the head-quarters, consisting of one field officer, two captains, five subalterns, two staff, twenty-three serjeants, nine drummers, and three hundred and sixty-seven rank and file, embarked on board His Majesty’s ship “Winchester” for New Brunswick, disembarked at St. John’s, and proceeded to Fredericton, having left at the former station one field officer, one captain, two subalterns, six serjeants, one drummer, and a hundred and seven rank and file, which followed them on the 1st of September, in His Majesty’s brig “Arachne,” and arrived at St. John’s, New Brunswick, on the 4th September, 1832. [Sidenote: 1834] In 1834, on retiring from the command of the regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Kelly presented to the officers’ mess, a handsome snuff-box. Lieutenant-Colonel Kelly was succeeded in the command of the regiment by Lieutenant-Colonel the Honorable Henry Fane. [Sidenote: 1835] The regiment remained in New Brunswick until July, 1835, when it returned in two divisions to Halifax. [Sidenote: 1836] In May, 1836, detachments were sent to Cape Breton, Annapolis, York Redoubt, and Prince Edward’s Island. In this year, the red and white tuft, which had been previously worn by the battalion companies, was allowed by the following letter to be resumed. “_Horse Guards, 23rd May, 1836._ “SIR, “I have the honor, by direction of the General Commanding in Chief, to acquaint you, in reply to your letter, of the 4th of March last, that the King has been graciously pleased to approve of the battalion companies of the THIRTY-FOURTH Regiment resuming the tuft worn by those companies, in commemoration of the action at Arroyo de los Molinos, on the 28th of October, 1811. “I have &c., “(Signed) JOHN MACDONALD, A. G. “_Lieutenant-Colonel Honorable H. S. Fane_, “_Commanding 34th Regiment_.” [Sidenote: 1837] The two flank companies, consisting of two captains, two subalterns, eight serjeants, two drummers, and one hundred and fifty rank and file, marched, under Captain Byron, for New Brunswick, 19th December, 1837.