New Zealand Gazette – 1866 – No. 22

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✨ Rifle Competition Results



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 163

TOTAL NUMBER of POINTS and AVERAGE for each PROVINCE OR DISTRICT.

Province. District. Competitors. Points. Hits. Total. Average.
Auckland Town 20 371 191 562 28.10
Suburbs 23 262 145 407 17.70
1st Waikato Regiment 18 212 122 334 18:56
2nd Waikato Regt. & F.R. 48 588 325 913 19.02
3rd Waikato Regiment 142 1,304 733 2,037 14.35
4th Waikato Regiment 40 481 277 758 18.95
Taranaki Town and Suburbs 65 1,132 612 1,744 26.83
Military Settlers 55 842 449 1,291 23.47
Napier Town and Suburbs 35 310 179 489 13.97
Military Settlers and East Coast Force 141 1,276 766 2,042 14.48
Wellington Wellington 46 862 441 1,303 28.33
Hutt 79 1,422 747 2,169 27.46
Wairarapa 78 1,158 637 1,795 23.01
Rangitikei 25 365 203 568 22.72
Wanganui 30 591 312 903 30.10
Nelson 1st District 26 483 254 737 28.35
2nd District 49 996 520 1,516 30.94
Marlborough 35 667 351 1,018 29.09
Canterbury { 1st District 70 1,395 716 2,111 30.16
Otago 2nd District }
Canterbury 1st District 75 1,657 781 2,438 32.51
Otago 2nd District 62 1,115 588 1,703 27:47
Southland 23 439 227 666 28.96

RESULT of the FIRING for the GENERAL GOVERNMENT COLONIAL PRIZES.—Ranges, 400, 500, and 600
yards. Target 6 feet square. Five shots at each range. Any position. Highest possible score, 60.

Prize. Name of Competitor. Province. Corps. Score when realized, Points Score when competing for choice of Representative.
1st. £100 & Champion Belt Christie, Corporal D. L. Otago E. Taieri Rifle Vols. 39 47
2nd. £75, & Medal N. R. A. Taylor, Corporal Ditto Dunedin Rifle Vols. 37 49
3rd. £50 Benton, Private T. Wellington Featherston Rifle Vols. 35 37
4th. £30 Kennedy, Capt. A. Napier Militia 34 34
5th. £20 Kitchen, Private D. Marlborough Rangers 31 41
... Clarke, Captain Taranaki Military Settlers 31 33
... Brighton, Private W. Auckland Militia 30 30
... Tunnicliffe, Bugler J. Nelson Rifle Volunteers 25 42
... Cook, Lieut. C. Canterbury Ditto 23 48
... Greer, Private Hugh Wellington Porirua Rifle Volunteers 23 35
... McGuinness, Lieut. T. Taranaki Mounted Volunteers 22 32
... Stewart, Private T. Auckland Rifle Volunteers 18 35
... Wright, Sergt. R. Canterbury Ditto 18 44
... Signal, Private Jas. Wellington Wanganui Rifle Vols. 17 39
... Rutherford, Private Jas. Nelson Rifle Volunteers 14 41
... Mason, Private J. Wellington Hutt Rifle Volunteers 12 37
... Gibbon, Private J. Auckland 4th Waikato Regiment 8 35
... Tew, Private Wm. Ditto 3rd Waikato Regiment 8 35

The following Districts were unrepresented :—
2nd Waikato Regiment, } No competitors made the required minimum score, viz. : 30 points.
Rangitikei,
1st Waikato Regiment, } Representative did not come to Wellington.
East Coast Force,
Southland,



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🛡️ Results of General Government District Rifle Firing Prizes (Continued) (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
20 April 1866
Rifle competition, District Prizes, Colonial Prizes, Scores, Military Volunteers
18 names identified
  • D. L. Christie (Corporal), Awarded 1st Prize Champion Belt
  • Taylor (Corporal), Awarded 2nd Prize Medal N.R.A.
  • T. Benton (Private), Awarded 3rd Prize £50
  • A. Kennedy (Captain), Awarded 4th Prize £30
  • D. Kitchen (Private), Awarded 5th Prize £20
  • Clarke (Captain), Scored 31 points in competition
  • W. Brighton (Private), Scored 30 points in competition
  • J. Tunnicliffe (Bugler), Scored 25 points in competition
  • C. Cook (Lieutenant), Scored 23 points in competition
  • Hugh Greer (Private), Scored 23 points in competition
  • T. McGuinness (Lieutenant), Scored 22 points in competition
  • T. Stewart (Private), Scored 18 points in competition
  • R. Wright (Sergeant), Scored 18 points in competition
  • Jas. Signal (Private), Scored 17 points in competition
  • Jas. Rutherford (Private), Scored 14 points in competition
  • J. Mason (Private), Scored 12 points in competition
  • J. Gibbon (Private), Scored 8 points in competition
  • Wm. Tew (Private), Scored 8 points in competition