✨ Prize Firing Results Tables
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 245:
NAMES OF WINNERS of MEDALS for the PROVINCES.
WINNERS.
| PROVINCE. | Names. | Corps. | SCORES. | REMARKS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | Private J. W. Duff | No. 1 Company Rifle Volunteers | 47 | |
| Taranaki | Ensign T. Humphries... | Taranaki Militia | 47 | |
| Wellington | Corporal J. Bassett | Carterton Rifle Volunteers | 47 | |
| Hawke's Bay | Ensign G. D. Hamilton | Napier Militia | 44 | |
| Nelson | Gunner J. Black | City Artillery Volunteers | 47 | |
| Marlborough | Lieut. J. R. Sommerville | Prince Alfred Co. Rifle Volunteers | 50 | |
| Canterbury | Bombardier P. Blake | Timaru Artillery Volunteers | 43 | |
| Otago... | Corporal J. McGregor | No. 1 Company Rifle Volunteers ... | 48 | |
| Southland | Private J. Menzies | Riverton Rifle Volunteers | 47 | |
| Westland | Private J. Smith | Greymouth Rangers Volunteers | 44 |
TOTAL SCORES AND AVERAGE IN EACH DISTRICT.
| Districts. | No. of Competitors. | Total Scores. | Average. | No. of Competitors. | Total Scores. | Average. | No. of Competitors. | Total Scores. | Average. | No. of Competitors. | Total Scores. | Average. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results in 1869. | Results in 1868. | Results in 1867. | ||||||||||
| Auckland, 1st | 14 | 366 | 26.14 | 103 | 1,673 | 16.24 | 63 | 1,350 | 21.43 | 64 | 1,005 | 15.70 |
| " 2nd | 20 | 505 | 25.25 | |||||||||
| " 3rd | 12 | 140 | 11.66 | |||||||||
| Waiuku and Wairoa | 34 | 820 | 24.12 | |||||||||
| Thames | 85 | 1,806 | 21.24 | 46 | 896 | 19.47 | 73 | 1,766 | 24.19 | 112 | 2,281 | 20.37 |
| Waikato | 23 | * | * | |||||||||
| Tauranga and Opotiki | 18 | 448 | 24.88 | 38 | 841 | 22.13 | 76 | 1,628 | 21.42 | |||
| Poverty Bay and Wairoa... | 44 | 675 | 15.34 | 68 | 1,023 | 15.04 | 23 | 146 | 6.35 | § | § | § |
| Napier | 33 | 726 | 22.00 | 65 | 733 | 11.27 | 84 | 1,304 | 15.52 | 108 | 1,558 | 14.42 |
| Wairarapa and Castle Point | 71 | 1,595 | 22.46 | 145 | 2,294 | 15.82 | 44 | 1,075 | 24.43 | 79 | 1,765 | 22.35 |
| Wellington and Makara... | 72 | 1,471 | 20.43 | } 356 | 6,409 | 18.00 | 138 | 3,908 | 28.32 | 80 | 2,403 | 30.04 |
| Hutt, Taita, and Porirua... | 206 | 4,995 | 24.24 | 151 | 1,900 | 12.58 | ||||||
| Manawatu, Rangitikei, and | 66 | |||||||||||
| Turakina | ||||||||||||
| Wanganui | 28 | 777 | 27.39 | 67 | 1,636 | 24.41 | 53 | 1,525 | 28.77 | 53 | 1,194 | 22.53 |
| Patea and Wairoa | 22 | 520 | 23.64 | † | 59 | 1,043 | 17.68 | 68 | 953 | |||
| Taranaki | 51 | 1,167 | 22.88 | 54 | 866 | 16.03 | 45 | 1,269 | 28.20 | 62 | 1,414 | 22.81: |
Total, North Island... | 799 | 16,011 | 20.03 | 1,089 | 17,875 | 16.41 | 620 | 14,227 | 22.94 | 702 | 14,201 | 20.22 |
| Nelson | 37 | 1,054 | 28.49 | 77 | 2,607 | 33.85 | 62 | 2,117 | 34.15 | 73 | 2,160 | 29.59 |
| Marlborough | 75 | 2,059 | 27.45 | 73 | 2,390 | 32.73 | 44 | 1,150 | 26.14 | 24 | 781 | 32.54 |
| Canterbury, 1st | 23 | 629 | 27.35 | 24 | 703 | 29.29 | 38 | 975 | 25.65 | | | |
| " 2nd | 15 | 352 | 23.47 | 22 | 644 | 29.27 | 40 | 1,387 | 34.68 | 121 | 3,269 | 27.01 |
| " 3rd | 19 | 519 | 27.32 | ‡60 | †1,735 | ‡28.92 | 48 | 1,310 | 27.29 | | | |
| Otago, 1st | 42 | 1,162 | 27.66 | 79 | 2,852 | 36.10 | 61 | 2,262 | 37.08 | 133 | 4,980 | 37.44 |
| " 2nd | 59 | 1,747 | 29.61 | 113 | 4,067 | 35.99 | 89 | 3,111 | 34.96 | | | |
| " 3rd | 63 | 1,533 | 24.34 | 104 | 3,470 | 33.36 | 73 | 2,511 | 34.40 | | | |
| Southland | 24 | 709 | 29.54 | 42 | 1,415 | 33.69 | 44 | 1,042 | 23.68 | 26 | 647 | 24.88 |
| Westland | 51 | 1,280 | 25.09 | 70 | 1,781 | 25.44 | § | § | § | § | § | § |
Total, South Island ... | 408 | 11,044 | 27.07 | 664 | 21,664 | 32.62 | 499 | 15,863 | 31.78 | 377 | 11,837 | 31.39 |
Total, all New Zealand | 1,207 | 27,055 | 22.43 | 1,753 | 39,539 | 22.55 | 1,119 | 30,092 | 26.88 | 1,079 | 26,038 | 24.23 |
- Averages for these districts could not be taken, as all competitors withdrew when it was found to be impossible for them
to win a prize. † No return. ‡ 3rd and 4th districts in 1869. § No competition.
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NZ Gazette 1870, No 27
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Detailed Provincial and District Winners/Scores for Colonial Prize Firing
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🛡️ Defence & Military23 May 1870
Prize firing, Medals, Provincial winners, District scores, Rifle Volunteers, Militia, 1870
10 names identified
- J. W. Duff (Private), Winner of medal in Auckland
- T. Humphries (Ensign), Winner of medal in Taranaki
- J. Bassett (Corporal), Winner of medal in Wellington
- G. D. Hamilton (Ensign), Winner of medal in Hawke's Bay
- J. Black (Gunner), Winner of medal in Nelson
- J. R. Sommerville (Lieutenant), Winner of medal in Marlborough
- P. Blake (Bombardier), Winner of medal in Canterbury
- J. McGregor (Corporal), Winner of medal in Otago
- J. Menzies (Private), Winner of medal in Southland
- J. Smith (Private), Winner of medal in Westland