New Zealand Gazette – 1868 – No. 33

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

DISTRICT PRIZES—continued.

Province and District. Prize. Amount. Name of Winner. Corps. Score. Remarks.
2nd District 1st class 4 £ 6 0 Lieutenant Wales No. 1 Co. R.V. 50
3rd District 1st 1 12 0 Sergeant A. Dunn No. 2 do. 50
2 10 0 Private J. Buchanan W. Taieri do. 53
3 8 0 Captain Shand E. Taieri do. 49
4 6 0 Private J. Corrans Do. do. 48
5 4 0 Sergeant A. Chisholm W. Taieri do. 48
Southland ... 1st 1 9 0 Private G. Warnock South District do.... 47
A. Clode Riverton do. 47
2nd 1 6 0 J. Robinson Do. do. 46
2 6 0 W. Crisp Do. do. 45
3 3 0 F. Campbell Invercargill do. 40

NAMES of WINNERS of MEDALS for Provinces.

Province. Name. WINNER. Corps. Score. Remarks.
Auckland Private W. M. Hay Auckland Rifle Volunteers 50
Taranaki Ensign T. Humphries Taranaki Militia 47
Wellington Private J. Oates Carterton Rifle Volunteers 51
Napier A. H. Blake Napier Militia 41
Nelson Sergeant J. Sharp Nelson City Rifle Vol. 53
Marlborough Color-Sergeant T. Warner Marlborough Rangers 51
Canterbury Gunner W. Craigie Lyttelton Artillery Vol.... 51
Otago Private W. Cowie No. 2 Company Rifle Vol. 53
Southland A. Clode Riverton Rifle Volunteers 47

TOTAL SCORE and AVERAGE for each Province or District.

Province. District. No. of Competitors. Score. Average. RESULTS IN 1867.
No. of Competitors. Score. Average.
Auckland Auckland 63 1,350 21.43 64 1,005 15.70
Waikato 73 1,766 24.19 112 2,281 20.37
Hawke's Bay Tauranga and Opotiki... 38 841 22.13 76 1,628 21.42
Poverty Bay 23 146 6.35 No competition.
Wellington Napier and Wairoa 84 1,304 15.52 108 1,558 14.42
Wairarapa and Castle Point 44 1,075 24.43 79 1,765 22.35
Wellington, Porirua, Hutt, and Taita 138 3,908 28.32 80 2,403 30.04
Taranaki Wanganui & Rangitikei Patea 53 1,525 28.77 53 1,194 22.53
59 1,043 17.68 68 953 14.01
Taranaki, White Cliffs, and Warea 45 1,269 28.20 62 1,414 22.81
Nelson Nelson 62 2,117 34.15 73 2,160 29.59
Marlborough Picton and Blenheim 44 1,150 26.14 24 781 32.54
Canterbury 1st District 38 975 25.65
2nd District 40 1,387 34.68 121 3,269 27.01
3rd District 48 1,310 27.29
Otago 1st District 61 2,262 37.08
2nd District 89 3,111 34.96 133 4,980 37.44
3rd District 73 2,511 34.40
Southland Invercargill and Riverton 44 1,042 23.68 26 647 24.88
Totals all New Zealand 1,119 30,092 26.88 1,079 26,038 24.23


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🛡️ Continuation of District Prize Winners in Competitive Firing (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
23 May 1868
Competitive Firing, Prize Winners, Medals, Scores, Militia, Volunteers, Statistics
20 names identified
  • Wales (Lieutenant), Won District Prize
  • A. Dunn (Sergeant), Won District Prize
  • J. Buchanan (Private), Won District Prize
  • Shand (Captain), Won District Prize
  • J. Corrans (Private), Won District Prize
  • A. Chisholm (Sergeant), Won District Prize
  • G. Warnock (Private), Won District Prize
  • A. Clode, Won District Prize
  • J. Robinson, Won District Prize
  • W. Crisp, Won District Prize
  • F. Campbell, Won District Prize
  • W. M. Hay (Private), Won Province Medal
  • T. Humphries (Ensign), Won Province Medal
  • J. Oates (Private), Won Province Medal
  • A. H. Blake, Won Province Medal
  • J. Sharp (Sergeant), Won Province Medal
  • T. Warner (Color-Sergeant), Won Province Medal
  • W. Craigie (Gunner), Won Province Medal
  • W. Cowie (Private), Won Province Medal
  • A. Clode, Won Province Medal