New Zealand Gazette – 1862 – No. 36

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✨ Rifle Competition Results

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

HIGHEST SCORE IN EACH PROVINCE OR DISTRICT.

Name.	Corps.	Province or District.	Pcints.
Samuel Hoult	"Nelson" Rifle Volunteers	Nelson	32
Thomas Freeland	"Marlborough Rangers"	Marlborough	31
Wm. Wright	"Canterbury" Rifle Volunteers	Canterbury	28
Ensign W. Brighton	"Auckland" do.	Auckland	27
Wm. Wilson	"Wanganui" do.	Wanganui	27
J. McDonald	"Taranaki" do.	Taranaki	26
Logan	"Wellington" do.	Wellington	24
A. Begg	"Dunedin" do.	Otago	20

AVERAGE OF 20 BEST SHOTS IN EACH PROVINCE OR DISTRICT.

Province or District.	Points.	Average.	Remarks.
Nelson	495	24.75
Wanganui	452	22.60
Taranaki	423	21.15
Canterbury	414	20.70
Auckland	404	20.20
Marlborough	362	18.10
Wellington	324	16.20	Including Hutt.
Otago	220	11.00

TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS AND AVERAGE FOR EACH PROVINCE
OR DISTRICT.

Province or District.	No. of Competitors.	Points.	Average.	Remarks.
Nelson	138	2,176	15.76
Marlborough	26	403	15.50
Wanganui	90	1,384	15.37
Canterbury	57	850	14.91
Taranaki	127	1,683	13.25
Auckland	104	1,287	12.37
Otago	20	220	11.00
Wellington	63	561	8.90	Including Hutt.
Napier	-	-	-	No Return.
Total, all New Zealand	625	8,564	13.70

N.B.—It is notified for general information that the Ranges, number of Shots, and time for firing for the
Government prizes next year, will be as follows:—
Ranges: 300, 400, and 500 yards.
Number of shots: 5 rounds at each distance,
Time: During the month of March.

Deputy Adjutant-General's Office,
Auckland, 16th October, 1862.

H. C. BALNEAVIS,
Deputy Adjutant-General
of Militia and Volunteers.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1862, No 36

Parliament sat at General Assembly House (nicknamed the 'Shedifice') in Auckland from 1854-1864, sharing the building with the Auckland Provincial Council.

Ironically the Upper House met on the lower story, and the Lower House on the upper story.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🛡️ Detailed Rifle Competition Scores and Future Rules (continued from previous page)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated16 October 1862
KeywordsRifle competition, Highest scores, Averages, Provincial results, Future rules, Volunteers
👱🏽 Names

8 names identified

Samuel Hoult, Highest score in Nelson province
Thomas Freeland, Highest score in Marlborough province
Wm. Wright, Highest score in Canterbury province
W. Brighton (Ensign), Highest score in Auckland province
Wm. Wilson, Highest score in Wanganui province
J. McDonald, Highest score in Taranaki province
Logan, Highest score in Wellington province
A. Begg, Highest score in Otago province

👩‍💼 Officials

H. C. Balneavis, Deputy Adjutant-General of Militia and Volunteers

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