New Zealand Gazette – 1868 – No. 33

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✨ Military Firing Competition Results



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

PRELIMINARY COMPETITIVE FIRING—continued.

RESULT IN 1867.

| Province. | District. | No. of Competitors. | No. of Representa-
tives. | No. of Competitors. | No. of Representa-
tives. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson | Nelson | 64 | 2 | 53 | 1 | Representative did not attend. |
| Marlborough | Marlborough | 27 | 1 | 46 | 1 | |
| Canterbury ... | 1st District | 26 | 1 | | | |
| | 2nd District | 44 | 1 | } 70 | 1 | |
| | 3rd District | 49 | 1 | | | |
| Otago | 1st District | 112 | 4 | | | |
| | 2nd District | 105 | 4 | } 168 | 4 | |
| | 3rd District | 84 | 3 | | | |
| Southland | Southland | 36 | (b) 1 | 15 | 1 | Ditto, ditto. |
| Total all New Zealand | | 1,126 | 25 | 828 | 18 | 14 only attended at Wellington. |

(a) No representative qualified.
(b) Did not attend at Wellington.

NOTE.—In addition to the above numbers, there were seven cadet representatives in 1868, being one from each Cadet Corps in the Colony.

DISTRICT PRIZES.

| Province
and
District. | Prize. | Amount. | Name of Winner. | Corps. | Score. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | £ s. | | | | |
| Auckland ... | 1st class | 1 | 12 0 | Private C. S. Robinson | Auckland Rifle Vols. | 41 | |
| | | 2 | 10 0 | W. Hazzard | Do. do. | 40 | Winner District prize 1867. |
| | 3 | 9 0 | Ensign A. Morrow | Do. do. | 38 | Do. 1866 and 1867. |
| | 4 | 8 0 | Private W. Fagg | Do. do. | 36 | |
| | 2nd | 5 | 7 0 | R. Duff | Do. do. | 35 | |
| | | 1 | 8 0 | W. M. Hay | Do. do. | 50 | |
| | | 2 | 6 0 | W. Carpenter | Do. do. | 37 | |
| | | 3 | 4 0 | R. Wood | Do. Naval Vols. | 35 | |
| | | 4 | 2 0 | Lieutenant Le Roy | Do. do. | 34 | |
| Waikato ... | 1st | 1 | 12 0 | Sergeant M. Dent | Auckland Militia | 45 | Do. 1867. |
| | | 2 | 10 0 | Private G. Forbes | Do. do. | 44 | Do. 1866 and 1867. |
| | 2nd | 1 | 8 0 | P. Bond | Do. do. | 38 | Do. 1867. |
| | | 2 | 6 0 | Sergeant E. Noonan | Do. do. | 36 | |
| | | 3 | 2 0 | Private W. Marshall | Do. do. | 35 | |
| Tauranga and Opotiki | 1st | 1 | 10 0 | H. Brown | Tauranga Militia | 43 | |
| | 2nd | 2 | 6 0 | Burrows | Do. do. | 43 | |
| | | 1 | 5 0 | Trooper Ford | Bay of Plenty Cav. Vols. | 42 | |
| Poverty Bay | 2nd | 2 | 3 0 | Staff Sergeant Cann | Tauranga Militia | 35 | |
| | | 1 | 10 0 | Trooper John Cadle | Poverty Bay Mounted Vols. | 30 | Second highest score only 15 points. |
| Napier and Wairoa | 1st | 1 | 12 0 | Constable Geo. Blake | Armed Constabulary | 34 | |
| | | 2 | 10 0 | Private Wm. North | Napier Rifle Vols.... | 34 | Winner District prize 1867. |
| | | 3 | 6 0 | A. E. Cresswell... | Do. do. | 32 | Representative in 1867. |
| | 2nd | 4 | 4 0 | H. Renouff | Do. do. | 32 | |
| | | 1 | 8 0 | A. H. Blake | Napier Militia | 41 | |
| | | 2 | 6 0 | R. Williams | Do. do. | 37 | |
| | | 3 | 4 0 | W. G. Mullender | Do. do. | 34 | |
| | | 4 | 2 0 | H. Arrow | Do. do. | 34 | |



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🛡️ Continuation of Preliminary Competitive Firing Results for 1867 (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
23 May 1868
Prize firing, Competition results, 1867, 1868, Cadets, Rifle Volunteers, Scores, District Prizes
27 names identified
  • C. S. Robinson (Private), Awarded district prize
  • W. Hazzard, Awarded district prize
  • A. Morrow (Ensign), Awarded district prize
  • W. Fagg (Private), Awarded district prize
  • R. Duff, Awarded district prize
  • W. M. Hay, Awarded district prize
  • W. Carpenter, Awarded district prize
  • R. Wood, Awarded district prize
  • Le Roy (Lieutenant), Awarded district prize
  • M. Dent (Sergeant), Awarded district prize
  • G. Forbes (Private), Awarded district prize
  • P. Bond, Awarded district prize
  • E. Noonan (Sergeant), Awarded district prize
  • W. Marshall (Private), Awarded district prize
  • H. Brown, Awarded district prize
  • Burrows, Awarded district prize
  • Ford (Trooper), Awarded district prize
  • Cann (Staff Sergeant), Awarded district prize
  • John Cadle (Trooper), Awarded district prize
  • Geo. Blake (Constable), Awarded district prize
  • Wm. North (Private), Awarded district prize
  • A. E. Cresswell, Awarded district prize
  • H. Renouff, Awarded district prize
  • A. H. Blake, Awarded district prize
  • R. Williams, Awarded district prize
  • W. G. Mullender, Awarded district prize
  • H. Arrow, Awarded district prize