THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 75

In the Napier Militia.
Assistant-Surgeon Frederick Francis Ormond to
be Surgeon. Date of commission, 13th
October, 1866.

In the Taranaki Light Infantry Volunteers.
Frederick Charles Rowan to be Captain. Date of
commission, 22nd December, 1866.
Ensign Thomas Kelly (Taranaki Militia) to be
Lieutenant. Date of commission, 22nd
December, 1866.
John Daniels to be Ensign. Date of commission,
22nd December, 1866.
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
(in the absence of Colonel Haultain.)

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th February, 1867.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the Commissions
held by the undermentioned Officers, viz.:
Lieutenant T. Collins, Wairarapa Cavalry Volun-
teers.
Lieutenant W. R. Waddel, No. 5 Company,
Auckland Rifle Volunteers.
Surgeon Thomas Hitchings, Napier Militia.
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
(in the absence of Colonel Haultain.)

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th February, 1867.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the services of the undermentioned
Corps, viz.:-
The Taranaki Light Infantry Volunteers. Date of
acceptance, 21st December, 1866.
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
(in the absence of Colonel Haultain.)

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th February, 1867.
THE following Rules and Regulations are published
for general information.
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
(for the Defence Minister.)

Colonial Prizes.

1. The firing for the Colonial Prizes will take place
   at or near Wellington, on a day to be named by the
   Government.
2. Competitors for the "Colonial Prizes" will fire
   at ranges of 400, 500, and 600 yards-five shots at
   each range, without artificial rest, any position.
   Size of target 6 x 6, centre 4 feet, bull's eye 2 feet.
   Value of points:-bull's eye 3, centre 2, outer 1.
   Highest possible score 60 points.
3. All officers of the Colonial Forces, any person
   sworn in and now serving as a militiaman, and all
   members of Volunteer Corps are eligible to be chosen
   as competitors for the "Colonial Prizes," but as the
   number of such competitors must be very limited,
   the best shots will be selected from each Province or
   District by preliminary competitive firing, the ranges
   for which, number of shots, position, size of targets,
   and value of points, will be the same as in firing for
   the Colonial Prizes.
4. Each Province or District will be allowed to send
   one representative to Wellington for every 30 men
   who score 20 points at the competitive firing, but no
   representative will be recognized who does not him-
   self score 30 points.
5. Every person wishing to be a representative
   must give notice thereof in writing, on or before the
   twenty-eighth of February, to the Adjutant, who will,
   under directions of the Officer commanding the
   district, appoint a day or days between the 1st and
   15th of March for the competitive firing, when the
   highest scorer or scorers (according to the number of
   representatives to be sent by the Province or District)
   will be entitled to fire at Wellington for the Colonial
   Prizes.
6. The cost of a saloon cabin passage to and from
   Wellington (calculated at the rates charged for return
   tickets) will be allowed to the competitors, together
   with a sum of ten shillings a day to each non-resident
   during his unavoidable detention at Wellington.

District Prizes.
7. Officers Commanding Districts will appoint the
times and places for the firing for the District Prizes.
Every intending competitor must give notice in
writing of his intention to the Adjutant of the
permanent staff on or before the twenty-eighth of
February next.
8. Competitors for the District Prizes will fire at
ranges of 300, 400, and 500 yards-5 shots at each
range, without artificial rest, any position; size of
target and value of points same as for the Colonial
Prizes.
9. No Prizes will be given for which there are not
at least twenty competitors.
10. No person will be allowed to compete for more
than one set of District Prizes.

General Rules to be observed in firing for both the
Colonial and District Prizes.
11. The long or medium Enfield rifle, the Lancaster
rifle, and the breech or muzzle loading carbine, as
issued by the General or Provincial Governments,
called to the notice from the Government Gazette
printed at the foot, as the order therein laid down
will be strictly enforced.
12. Ammunition will be provided by the Govern-
ment.
13. One sighting shot at each range will be allowed.
14. No prizes whatever will be given in any case
for a less score than 20 points.
15. Each competitor will fire his whole number of
shots in the same day, unless the weather turns out
unfavourable, when the senior officer present may, at
any time, at his discretion postpone the firing until
the next favourable opportunity.
16. A list, giving each competitor a number only,
will be given to the officer and marker; another list
will be made out with each competitor's name and
corresponding number on it, to be kept by the senior
officer stationed at the spot where the competitors
fire from.
17. Should any competitor absent himself when
his turn comes to fire, he is to forfeit his chance, and
a shot is to be fired in the air (which the marker will
score as a miss), in order to keep the numbers on
the lists correct.
18. All disputed points are to be decided by the
senior officer present, whose decision will be final.
19. Ties will fire one shot at the longest range
until the best shot be returned.
20. In the scoring one point will be added to each
hit.
21. Competitors will have the benefit of any shot
on the ring.
22. Any shots which touch the ground before
hitting the target (ricochets) are to be noted R in
the column for misses.
23. All hits will count according to where the
bullet "first" strikes the target.
24. The firing for Government Prizes should be
superintended, if possible, by a Field Officer; and in
the absence of any Field Officer, there must be
(exclusive of any Medical Officer) at least one
Commissioned Officer on the ground besides the
Adjutant, both or all of whom must certify to the
correctness of the Return.