THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 299

The six best shots made.
Auckland, 1st prize, 22 points, (three ranges).
Wanganui, 2nd do., 21 do. do.
Auckland, 3rd do., 20 do. do.
Wanganui, 4th do., 19 do. do.
Wanganui, 5th do., 19 do. do.
Wanganui, 6th do., 19 do. do.

Average points made by the six best shots in
each Province or District.

Points. Average.
Auckland 107 17.83.
Taranaki 101 16.83.
Wanganui 114 19.0.
Wellington 79 13.16.
Nelson 97 16.16.
Canterbury 83 13.83.
Otago 34 5.66.

Average of points made by all competitors in
each Province or District.

No. fired. Points. Average.
Auckland 307 2375 7.73.
Taranaki 182 1315 7.22.
Wanganui 150 1575 10.50.
Wellington* 73 465 6.35.
Nelson 101 866 8.57.
Canterbury 66 466 7.0.
Otago 6 34 5.66.
Totals 885 7096 8.01.

• No return received from the Hutt.

The following circumstances are to be taken
into consideration in connection with the
average of firing in 1861.

That it was the first time there was any
prize firing on a large scale in New Zealand.
That the arrangements were unavoidably
somewhat irregular.
That a large proportion of the Militia had
never fired before.
That no proper firing ground was used,
except in a few districts.
That in most instances, the practice ammu-
nition was given out and fired without proper
supervision.
That the period of the year (May), was
about the worst season in New Zealand for
firing, being winter.

Being in command of the "Auckland" Rifle
Volunteers, and having kept a very correct
list of the firing, I compared it with that of a
Meeting at Montrose in Scotland in August
last, at which Meeting, each Company of Vo-
lunteers was allowed to send ten competitors,
who I conclude were the best shots. They
fired five rounds at each range of 100, 200 and
300 yards, total 15 rounds.

The "Auckland" Rifle Volunteers fired
three rounds at each range of 100, 200 and
300 yards, total 9 rounds.

I took the firing of the first 46 Scotch Vo-
lunteers, and the first 46 "Auckland" Rifle
Volunteers from the four different Companies,
and, after making the proper deductions be-
tween 9 and 15 rounds, the result was as
follows:-

100 200 300 Total
yards. yards. yards. points.
Auckland R.V. 251 141 76 468.
Scotch Volunteers 214 107 111 432.

Points in favor of Auckland R.V. 36.
The "Auckland" Rifle Volunteers have
been taken for comparison, having (as an in-
dividual Corps) made the largest average in
New Zealand, although Wanganui, as a District,
fired best.

H. C. BALNEAVIS,
Dep.-Adjt. Gen.
of Militia and Volunteers.
Auckland, 15th November, 1861.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 21st November, 1861.
NOTICE is hereby given that the follow-
ing Tender has been accepted by the
General Government.

W. GISBORNE,
Under Secretary.

FOR BOOKBINDING.

JAMES TAYLOR, for Twelve months, from
1st November, 1861, at the following
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General Post Office,
Auckland, 21st November, 1861.

THE following appointments in the Postal
Service of the Colony, made since the
12th July, 1861, are published for general
information.

CROSBIE WARD.

Province of Auckland.
19th August, 1861—Martin Krippner to be
Postmaster at Orewa