New Zealand Gazette – 1867 – No. 37

Page 285

✨ Military Competition Results



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
285

TOTAL SCORE and AVERAGE for each PROVINCE or DISTRICT.

Province. District. No. of Competitors. Score. Average.
Auckland Town 30 626 20.86
Country 34 479 11.09
Waikato—1st District 53 1,009 19.04
2nd District 38 812 21.36
3rd District 21 460 21.90
Tauranga*
Opotiki 53 930 17.54
Poverty Bay†
Hawke's Bay Military Settlers ... 39 583 14.94
Militia and Volunteers—1st District 69 975 14.13
2nd District
Wellington Castle Point 21 248 11.80
Wairarapa 58 1,517 26.16
Hutt 41 1,357 33.09
Porirua 39 1,046 26.81
Wanganui and Rangitikei 53 1,194 22.53
Taranaki Patea 68 953 14.01
Military Settlers and Volunteers 41 1,172 28.59
White Cliffs 21 242 11.52
Marlborough 1st District 24 781 32.54
Nelson 2nd District 27 857 31.74
1st District 46 1,303 28.32
Canterbury 2nd District
3rd District 121 3,269 27.01
Otago 1st District
2nd District 133 4,980 37.44
3rd District
Southland Riverton 26 647 24.88
  • Not yet competed for. † No competition.

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, or District. Corps. Score. Score when competing for choice of Representative.
1 Champion Belt and Medal, and £100 Corporal J. Chisholm Otago W. Taieri R. Vols. 42 48
2 N. R. A. Medal, and £75 Private W. Lacey... ” Waikari Rangers Vols. 36 49
3 Medal and £50 Gunner W. D. Smith ” Dunedin Artillery Vols.... 35 52
4 Medal and £30 Gunner W. Craigie Canterbury Lyttelton Artillery Vols. 35 43
5 Medal and £20 Private W. Richardson Otago W. Taieri R. Vols. 31 47
W. Hazard Auckland Auckland R. Vols. 26 40
” Jno. Cundy Wellington Featherston R. Vols. 25 44
” W. Edwards ” Porirua R. Vols. ... 23 41
” Jas. Gane... Marlborough Marlborough R. Vols. 21 36
” W. A. Grace Wellington Hutt R. Vols. 21 42
” John Graham Auckland 4th Waikato Regt. 16 40
” A. E. Creswell Hawke's Bay Napier R. Vols. 14 36
” Capt. W. Fraser Auckland 1st Waikato Regt. 12 33
” Corporal E. Gibson Wellington Rangitikei R. Vols., Union Company. 12 37

The following Districts were unrepresented: - Nelson, Opotiki, Castle Point, Taranaki, White Cliffs,
Southland, Patea, Poverty Bay.

Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.



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🛡️ Colonial Prize Firing Results and Provincial Averages (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
26 June 1867
Rifle Volunteers, Shooting competition, Colonial Prizes, Provincial Scores, Averages
14 names identified
  • J. Chisholm (Corporal), Won Champion Belt and Medal
  • W. Lacey (Private), Won N.R.A. Medal
  • W. D. Smith (Gunner), Won Medal
  • W. Craigie (Gunner), Won Medal
  • W. Richardson (Private), Won Medal
  • W. Hazard, Awarded prize in fifth class
  • Jno. Cundy, Awarded prize in fifth class
  • W. Edwards, Awarded prize in fifth class
  • Jas. Gane, Awarded prize in fifth class
  • W. A. Grace, Awarded prize in fifth class
  • John Graham, Awarded prize in fifth class
  • A. E. Creswell, Awarded prize in fifth class
  • W. Fraser (Captain), Awarded prize in fifth class
  • E. Gibson (Corporal), Awarded prize in fifth class