New Zealand Gazette – 1862 – No. 36

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✨ Rifle Competition Results



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
TIES AT 27 POINTS.
FIRED OFF AT 400 YARDS, 5 SHOTS, SINGLE TARGET.

Name. Station. 5 Shots. Result in inches from centre of Bull's eye.
Misses. Hits.
Private J. W. Peake Wanganui 1 4
Dr. Samuel Beswick Canterbury 3 2
Private J. G. Cooke Taranaki 4 1
Private William Hay - Auckland 4 1

HIGHEST SCORE IN EACH PROVINCE OR DISTRICT.

Name. Corps. Station. Points
Sergeant R. Gray "Wanganui" Rifle Volunteers- Wanganui 30
Ensign William H. Revell - "Canterbury" do. do. Canterbury 28
Private William Hay "Auckland" do. do. Auckland 27
Private J. G. Cooke "Taranaki" do. do. Taranaki 27
Private H. Lewis "Nelson" do. do. Nelson 26
Private T. Philpots "Marlborough" Rangers Marlborough 26
Private J. Knight "Hutt" Rifle Volunteers Wellington 22

AVERAGE OF FOUR BEST SHOTS IN EACH PROVINCE OR DISTRICT.

Province or District. Points. Average. Remarks.
Wanganui 107 26.75
Canterbury 105 26.25
Taranaki 103 25.75
Auckland 101 25.25
Nelson 100 25.00
Marlborough 89 22.25
Wellington 79 19.75 Including Hutt.

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

Province or District. No. of Competitors. Points. Average. Remarks.
Wanganui 64 1,089 17.01
Taranaki 89 1,348 15.14
Marlborough 21 315 15.00
Nelson 89 1,305 14.66
Auckland 72 1,020 14.16
Canterbury 70 961 13.72
Wellington 71 712 10.02 Including Hutt.
Napier — — — No return.
Otago — — — No return.
All New Zealand 476 6,750 14.18

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

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

Printed and Published by W. C. WILSON, for the New Zealand Government, at the Printing Office,




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

🛡️ Defence & Military
16 October 1862
Rifle competition, Scores, Averages, Provincial results, Volunteers, Militia
11 names identified
  • J. W. Peake (Private), Tied at 27 points
  • Samuel Beswick (Dr.), Tied at 27 points
  • J. G. Cooke (Private), Tied at 27 points
  • William Hay (Private), Tied at 27 points
  • R. Gray (Sergeant), Highest score in Wanganui
  • William H. Revell (Ensign), Highest score in Canterbury
  • William Hay (Private), Highest score in Auckland
  • J. G. Cooke (Private), Highest score in Taranaki
  • H. Lewis (Private), Highest score in Nelson
  • T. Philpots (Private), Highest score in Marlborough
  • J. Knight (Private), Highest score in Wellington

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