New Zealand Gazette – 1870 – No. 27

Page 237

✨ Military Firing Competition Results



Numb. 27.

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THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1870.

Colonial Defence Office, Wellington, 23rd May, 1870.
THE following Returns are published for general information.

W. GISBORNE
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

RESULT OF THE FIRING FOR THE COLONIAL PRIZES, 1870.
RESULT of the COMPETITION for CHOICE OF DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES for the COLONIAL PRIZES, 1870.

District. No. of Company Representatives. No. of Representatives chosen. Total Scores. Average. Remarks.
Auckland, 1st } 18 3 494 27.44
" 2nd 422 26.37
" 3rd 668 26.72
Waiuku and Wairoa 16
Thames 25 3 142 20.28
Waikato 7
Tauranga and Opotiki * 1 * No return.
Poverty Bay and Wairoa 20 396 19.80
Napier 19 3 539 28.37
Wairarapa and Castle Point 18 3 559 31.50
Wellington and Makara 17 3 † † † Total scores and average
Hutt, Taita, and Porirua 32 1 813 25.41 could not be shown, as
Manawatu, Rangitikei, and Turakina 26 1 629 24.19 competitors withdrew when
Wanganui... ‡‡ it was found they could
Patea and Wairoa ‡‡ 1 not reach the minimum.
Taranaki 40 1 1,017 25.43 ‡ Not shown.
Total, North Island 238 22 5,679 23.86
Nelson 11 3 406 36.90
Marlborough 13 354 27.23
Canterbury, 1st 7 197 28.14
" 2nd 4 2 138 34.50
" 3rd 9 1 261 28.55
Otago, 1st 18 3 633 35.17
" 2nd 17 3 691 40.65
" 3rd 13 3 436 33.54
Southland 9 3 310 34.44
Westland 11 2 349 31.72
Total, South Island 112 20 3,775 33.70
Total, all New Zealand 350 42 9,454 27.01


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🛡️ Publication of Results for the Colonial Firing Prizes Competition, 1870

🛡️ Defence & Military
23 May 1870
Firing competition, Colonial Prizes, District Representatives, Scores, North Island, South Island
  • W. Gisborne
  • Mr. McLean