New Zealand Gazette – 1863 – No. 58

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✨ Rifle Competition Results

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 495

AT 32 POINTS.

Name.	Station.	Misses.	Hits.	Result in Inches from Centre of Bull's Eye.
Private E. McGowan	Nelson		5	—
Private G. Clark	Ditto	2	3	51$\frac{1}{2}$
Private P. Allen	Taranaki	2	3	56
Private W. Finnimore	Wanganui	3	2	41
Private H. Tomlinson	Nelson	3	2	52
Sergeant R. Gray	Wanganui	3	2	58$\frac{1}{4}$
Corporal W. G. Tatton...	Taraanaki	4	1	—

HIGHEST SCORE IN EACH PROVINCE OR DISTRICT.

Province of District.	Names.	Corps.	Score.	Total.
			Points.	Hits.
Nelson	Priv. N. G. Morse	Nelson Rifle Volunteers	27	14
Wanganui	Capt. D. Porter	Wanganui ditto	26	13
Auckland	Priv. Wm. Hay	Auckland ditto	25	13
Taranaki	Priv. T. Humphries	Taranaki ditto	24	12
Marlborough	Priv. W. Neal	Marlborough Rangers	24	12
Canterbury	Priv. Chas. Allison	Canterbury Rifle Volunts.	20	10
Otago	Priv. J. O. Meagher	Dunedin ditto	17	10
Wellington	Priv.. Holmes	Wellington ditto	12	8

AVERAGE TWENTY BEST SHOTS IN EACH PROVINCE OR DISTRICT.

Province or District.	Points & Hits.	Average.	Remarks.
Nelson	631	31.55
Wanganui	585	29.25
Taranaki	519	25.95
Canterbury	391	19.55	12 Rifles and 8 Naval Volunteers.
Auckland	375	18.75
Marlborough	331	16.55
Wellington	225	11.25
Otago	—	—	Only 11 Competitors.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1863, No 58

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

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🛡️ Detailed results and averages for Rifle Volunteers Competition (continued from previous page)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated27 October 1863
KeywordsRifle Volunteers, Shooting scores, Provincial results, Averages, Competition statistics
👱🏽 Names

15 names identified

E. McGowan (Private), Scored 32 points
G. Clark (Private), Scored 32 points
P. Allen (Private), Scored 32 points
W. Finnimore (Private), Scored 32 points
H. Tomlinson (Private), Scored 32 points
R. Gray (Sergeant), Scored 32 points
W. G. Tatton (Corporal), Scored 32 points
N. G. Morse (Private), Highest score Nelson District
D. Porter (Captain), Highest score Wanganui District
Wm. Hay (Private), Highest score Auckland District
T. Humphries (Private), Highest score Taranaki District
W. Neal (Private), Highest score Marlborough District
Chas. Allison (Private), Highest score Canterbury District
J. O. Meagher (Private), Highest score Otago District
Holmes (Private), Highest score Wellington District

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