✨ Military Rules, Resignations, Customs
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 19
Award of score.
13. All differences as to points, &c., to be
decided by the Officer Commanding the Corps
at the Station, before any returns of the firing
are finally made up.
Commanding Officers.
14. Officers Commanding Corps to be on
the ground. One Officer to be appointed to
call the names of competitors at the place of
firing, and another to remain near the Target.
Marker.
15. A marker to be appointed by the Officer
Commanding at each Station, who will be
under the Officer appointed to remain at the
Target.
Medical Officer.
16. The Medical Officer to attend. Where
there are no Surgeons of Militia appointed, a
Medical Practitioner to be employed.
Returns of firing.
17. A return of the names of all compe-
titors, with the number of points scored by
each, to be forwarded by the Officer Com-
manding at each Station to the Deputy Adju-
tant General at Auckland, according to the
accompanying Form, as soon as possible after
the firing has ceased.
Caution against accidents.
18. The attention of Commanding Officers
is particularly called to the following rules to
prevent accidents :—
No competitor is to cap or cock his rifle
before coming to the spot from which he is to
fire.
No competitor is to let the cock of his rifle
down when an unexploded cap is on the nipple,
but to keep it at half-cock.
Competitors before firing are to take a few
paces in front of all lookers on, and to see that
no objects are in the line of fire.
H. C. BALNEAVIS,
Deputy Adjutant General of
Militia and Volunteers.
Auckland, 1st January, 1862.
[Target the same as in preceding Regulations.]
Attorney General's Office,
Auckland, 3rd January, 1862.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to accept the resignation of
JOHN HALL, Esq.,
as Sheriff for the District of Canterbury.
HENRY SEWELL.
Attorney-General's Office,
Auckland, 3rd January, 1862.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to accept the resignation of
THOMAS WILLIAM MAUDE, ESQ.,
as Deputy Sheriff for the District of Canter-
bury.
HENRY SEWELL.
Attorney-General's Office,
Auckland, 3rd January, 1862.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to accept the resignation of
BENJAMIN WALMSLEY ESQ.,
as Sheriff for the District of Nelson.
HENRY SEWELL.
C U S T O M S.
Commissioner's Order, No. 8.
Customs Agents to be licensed at Timaru.
IN exercise of the power in me for this pur-
pose vested by the "Customs Regulation
Act, 1858," I, the Commissioner of Customs,
do hereby appoint and declare that the Port of
Timaru shall be a Port at which persons acting
as Agents in the entrance or clearance of Ships,
Goods, or Baggage, or any business relating
thereto, shall be required to be duly licensed
for that purpose.
Given under my hand at Auckland, this
third day of January, 1862.
READER WOOD.
Printed and Published by W. C. WILSON, for the New Zealand Government, at the Printing Office,
Shortland Crescent.
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Continuation of Rules for Government Rifle Prizes and Competition Details
(continued from previous page)
🛡️ Defence & Military1 January 1862
Rifle competition, rules, scoring, accident prevention, returns of firing
- H. C. Balneavis, Deputy Adjutant General of Militia and Volunteers
⚖️ Acceptance of resignation of Sheriff for Canterbury District
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement3 January 1862
Resignation, Sheriff, Canterbury District
- John Hall (Esquire), Resigned as Sheriff for the District of Canterbury
- Henry Sewell
⚖️ Acceptance of resignation of Deputy Sheriff for Canterbury District
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement3 January 1862
Resignation, Deputy Sheriff, Canterbury District
- Thomas William Maude (Esquire), Resigned as Deputy Sheriff for the District of Canterbury
- Henry Sewell
⚖️ Acceptance of resignation of Sheriff for Nelson District
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement3 January 1862
Resignation, Sheriff, Nelson District
- Benjamin Walmsley (Esquire), Resigned as Sheriff for the District of Nelson
- Henry Sewell
🏭 Customs Agents required to be licensed at the Port of Timaru
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry3 January 1862
Customs, Licensing, Agents, Timaru, Port clearance
- Reader Wood, Commissioner of Customs