New Zealand Gazette – 1871 – No. 37

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✨ Rifle Firing Competition Results



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

BREECH-LOADING CARBINE PRIZES.

For Corps armed with the Breech-loading Carbine. Ranges, 150, 200, and 250 yards. Five (5) shots
at each range.

Prize. Amount. Rank and Name. Corps. Score. District.
150. 200. 250. Total.
1st £10 and Medal. Sergeant W. Marshall Victoria Troop Cavalry Vols. 18 17 16 51 Rangitikei.
2nd £9 Cornet E. Hamlin Waiuku Troop Royal Cav. Vols. 17 14 17 48 Waiuku.
3rd £8 Trumpeter A. Signal Victoria Troop Cavalry Vols. 16 15 16 47 Rangitikei.
4th £7 Corporal H. Williams Waiuku Troop Royal Cav. Vols. 17 16 14 47 Waiuku.
5th £6 Trooper J. Hague Hawke's Bay Yeomanry Cav. Vols. 16 19 12 47 Napier.
6th £5 Cornet J. May Auckland Troop Royal Cav. Vols. 16 14 15 45 Auckland.
7th £3 Trooper G. Heslop Hawke's Bay Yeomanry Cav. Vols. 16 14 15 45 Napier.
8th £2 Sergeant C. F. Barriball Waiuku Troop Royal Cav. Vols. 14 17 14 45 Waiuku.

TOTAL SCORES AND AVERAGE FOR EACH DISTRICT.

District. Number of Competitors. Total Scores. Average. Remarks.
Auckland 47 1,359 28.92
Waiuku 13 507 39.00 13 competitors retired before completing number of shots.
Wanganui 4 103 25.75
Rangitikei 52 1,405 27.01
Napier 10 347 34.70
Tauranga, &c. 24 490 20.42
Wairarapa 29 772 26.62
Total 179 4,983 27.34

CADET PRIZES.

For all Cadet Corps. Ranges, 150, 200, and 250 yards. Five (5) shots at each range.

Prize. Amount. Rank and Name. Corps. Score. District.
150 200 250 Total.
1st £10 Hon. Lieut. A. Brandon... Grammar School 18 17 19 54 Wellington.
2nd £9 Hon. Ensign W. Cudby... Hutt 17 18 15 50 Hutt.
3rd £8 Sergeant Corry High School 17 15 17 49 Canterbury.
4th £7 Private W. Bird... Wakefield 17 16 16 49 Nelson.
5th £6 ,, Paxton High School 17 15 16 48 Canterbury.
6th £5 ,, W. G. McCartney Port Chalmers 18 16 14 48 Otago.
7th £3 ,, N. Cook ... Hutt 18 17 13 48 Hutt.
8th £2 Hon. Ensign Davies High School 19 13 15 47 Canterbury.

TOTAL SCORES AND AVERAGE FOR EACH DISTRICT.

District. Number of Competitors. Total Scores. Average. Remarks.
Wellington 20 752 37.60
Hutt 17 497 29.24
Nelson 28 830 29.64
Marlborough 26 660 25.38 5 competitors withdrew without completing number of shots.
Canterbury 29 940 32.41
Otago 24 609 25.38
Total 144 4,288 29.78

Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.




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🛡️ Results of Breech-Loading Carbine Rifle Firing Competitions

🛡️ Defence & Military
Rifle competition, Carbine prizes, Individual scores, District averages, Cavalry Volunteers
8 names identified
  • W. Marshall (Sergeant), Won 1st prize in Carbine competition
  • E. Hamlin (Cornet), Won 2nd prize in Carbine competition
  • A. Signal (Trumpeter), Won 3rd prize in Carbine competition
  • H. Williams (Corporal), Won 4th prize in Carbine competition
  • J. Hague (Trooper), Won 5th prize in Carbine competition
  • J. May (Cornet), Won 6th prize in Carbine competition
  • G. Heslop (Trooper), Won 7th prize in Carbine competition
  • C. F. Barriball (Sergeant), Won 8th prize in Carbine competition

🛡️ Results of Cadet Rifle Firing Competitions

🛡️ Defence & Military
Cadet prizes, Rifle competition, School corps, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago
8 names identified
  • A. Brandon (Hon. Lieut.), Won 1st prize in Cadet competition
  • W. Cudby (Hon. Ensign), Won 2nd prize in Cadet competition
  • Corry (Sergeant), Won 3rd prize in Cadet competition
  • W. Bird (Private), Won 4th prize in Cadet competition
  • Paxton (Private), Won 5th prize in Cadet competition
  • W. G. McCartney (Private), Won 6th prize in Cadet competition
  • N. Cook (Private), Won 7th prize in Cadet competition
  • Davies (Hon. Ensign), Won 8th prize in Cadet competition