New Zealand Gazette – 1875 – No. 27

Page 347

✨ Militia and Infantry Volunteers Competition Results



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 347
DISTRICT PRIZES FOR MILITIA AND INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS.
TOTAL SCORES and AVERAGE in each DISTRICT.

| | 1st Set. | | | 2nd Set. | | | Total. | | | 1874. | | | 1873. | | | 1872. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | No. of Com- petitors. | Scores. | Average. | No. of Com- petitors. | Scores. | Average. | No. of Com- petitors. | Average. | No. of Com- petitors. | Average. | No. of Com- petitors. | Average. | No. of Com- petitors. |
| Auckland | 52 | 2,580 | 49.61 | 62 | 2,438 | 39.32 | 114 | 44:01 | 100 | 47.57 | 132 | 168 |
| Waiuku | 34 | 1,505 | 44.26 | 33 | 1,589 | 48.14 | 67 | 46.18 | 83 | 45.17 | 70 | 84 |
| Waikato | 14 | 539 | 38.50 | 11 | 391 | 35.54 | 25 | 37.20 | 40 | 31.52 | 27 | 35 |
| Taranaki | 18 | 940 | 52.22 | 28 | 1,365 | 48.75 | 46 | 50.11 | 75 | 45.47 | 50 | 50 |
| Patea and Wanganui | 21 | 1,109 | 52.81 | 15 | 764 | 50.93 | 36 | 52.03 | 63 | 49.63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rangitikei | 11 | 602 | 54.72 | 13 | 673 | 51.77 | 24 | 53.12 | 47 | 45.89 | 42 | 55 |
| Hutt | 24 | 1,242 | 51.71 | 16 | 806 | 50.37 | 40 | 51.20 | 74 | 47.59 | 62 | 73 |
| Wellington | 29 | 1,369 | 47.21 | 31 | 1,355 | 43.71 | 60 | 45.40 | 69 | 48.22 | 127 | 137 |
| Greytown, &c. | 22 | 970 | 44.09 | 20 | 812 | 40.60 | 42 | 42.43 | 41 | 41.05 | 54 | 50 |
| Napier and Wairoa | 15 | 647 | 43.13 | 15 | 538 | 35.87 | 30 | 39.50 | 46 | 40.24 | 36 | 19 |
| Poverty Bay | 11 | 548 | 49.63 | 14 | 615 | 43.86 | 25 | 46.52 | 20 | 45.60 | |
| Tauranga, &c. | 15 | 586 | 39.07 | 13 | 342 | 26.30 | 28 | 33.14 | 56 | 31.71 | 30 | 24 |
| Thames | 50 | 2,419 | 48.38 | 67 | 2,654 | 39.61 | 117 | 43.36 | 95 | 45.58 | 103 | 143 |
| North Island | ... | 316 | 15,056 | 47.64 | 338 | 14,342 | 42.43 | 654 | 44.96 | 809 | 43.57 | 783 | 878 |
| Nelson | ... | 21 | 1,038 | 49.43 | 47 | 1,872 | 39.83 | 68 | 42.79 | 80 | 51.50 | 68 | 110 |
| Marlborough | ... | 15 | 631 | 42.07 | 32 | 946 | 29.56 | 47 | 33.55 | 71 | 47.58 | 95 | 87 |
| Canterbury | ... | 36 | 1,567 | 43.53 | 39 | 1,506 | 38.62 | 75 | 40.99 | 95 | 87 |
| Oamaru | ... | 27 | 1,002 | 37.11 | 16 | 659 | 41.19 | 43 | 38.63 | | | |
| Dunedin | ... | 56 | 2,951 | 52.69 | 77 | 3,851 | 50.01 | 133 | 51.14 | 228 | 49.39 | 261 | 262 |
| Southland | ... | 20 | 1,010 | 50.50 | 20 | 881 | 44.05 | 40 | 24.27 | | | |
| Westland | ... | 16 | 917 | 57.31 | 19 | 868 | 50.42 | 35 | 51.00 | 42 | 49.85 | 35 | 51 |
| South Island | ... | 191 | 9,116 | 47.72 | 250 | 10,583 | 42.33 | 441 | 44.67 | 421 | 49.45 | 459 | 510 |
| All New Zealand | ... | 507 | 24,172 | 47.67 | 588 | 24,925 | 42.39 | 1,095 | 44.84 | 1,230 | 45.50 | 1,242 | 1,388 |

1st Set.—Ranges, 200, 500, and 600 yards. 7 shots at each range. Highest possible score, 84. 2nd Set.—Ranges, 200, 400, and 500 yards. 7 shots at each range. Highest possible score, 84.

District. Prize. Rank and Name. Corps. Score.
£ s. d.
Auckland—
1st Set ... 1 10 0 0 Private D. Kelly No. 3 Company, Rifle Volunteers
,, ... 2 8 0 0 Private F. Alderton No. 2
,, ... 3 6 10 0 Private W. Partington No. 3
,, ... 4 5 10 0 Sergeant Soall ,,
,, ... 5 5 0 0 Private E. Partington ,,
,, ... 6 3 0 0 Private E. Mills Victoria
,, ... 7 3 0 0 Private S. Kohn No. 3
,, ... 8 3 0 0 Private W. D. Buttle ,,
,, ... 9 2 0 0 Private W. Brighton ,,
,, ... 10 2 0 0 Private J. May ,,
,, ... 11 2 0 0 Private W. Stone ,,
,, ... 12 2 0 0 Lieutenant Kitchen Engineers
,, ... 13 1 10 0 Captain Morrow No. 3 Company, Rifle Volunteers
,, ... 14 1 10 0 Private Haresnape ,,
,, ... 15 1 10 0 Lieutenant Connolly Hobson
,, ... 16 1 10 0 Corporal Haslett Victoria
,, ... 17 1 0 0 Private McDonald No. 2
,, ... 18 1 0 0 Private B. Buttle No. 3
,, ... 19 1 0 0 Private J. Fowler Victoria
,, ... 20 1 0 0 Sergeant Bell No. 2
,, ... 21 1 0 0 Private Evitt Engineers
,, ... 22 1 0 0 Private McLean Navals
2nd Set 23 1 0 0 Lieutenant Davies No. 3 Company, Rifle Volunteers
,, ... 1 6 0 0 Private Watson ,,
,, ... 2 5 0 0 Private Penk Victoria
,, ... 3 4 0 0 Sergeant Finlay Hobson
,, ... 4 2 10 0 Private Norrie No. 3
,, ... 5 2 10 0 Private Hill Otahuhu
,, ... 6 2 0 0 Lieutenant Clifton Hobson
,, ... 7 2 0 0 Private F. Lamb Navals
,, ... 8 2 0 0 Private J. Haslett Victoria Company, Rifle Volunteers
,, ... 9 1 10 0 Private Barnes ,,
,, ... 10 1 10 0 Private Whitehead Engineers


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🛡️ District Prizes for Militia and Infantry Volunteers (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
Militia, Infantry Volunteers, Competition results, Scores, Averages
33 names identified
  • D. Kelly (Private), Awarded 1st prize in 1st Set
  • F. Alderton (Private), Awarded 2nd prize in 1st Set
  • W. Partington (Private), Awarded 3rd prize in 1st Set
  • Soall (Sergeant), Awarded 4th prize in 1st Set
  • E. Partington (Private), Awarded 5th prize in 1st Set
  • E. Mills (Private), Awarded 6th prize in 1st Set
  • S. Kohn (Private), Awarded 7th prize in 1st Set
  • W. D. Buttle (Private), Awarded 8th prize in 1st Set
  • W. Brighton (Private), Awarded 9th prize in 1st Set
  • J. May (Private), Awarded 10th prize in 1st Set
  • W. Stone (Private), Awarded 11th prize in 1st Set
  • Kitchen (Lieutenant), Awarded 12th prize in 1st Set
  • Morrow (Captain), Awarded 13th prize in 1st Set
  • Haresnape (Private), Awarded 14th prize in 1st Set
  • Connolly (Lieutenant), Awarded 15th prize in 1st Set
  • Haslett (Corporal), Awarded 16th prize in 1st Set
  • McDonald (Private), Awarded 17th prize in 1st Set
  • B. Buttle (Private), Awarded 18th prize in 1st Set
  • J. Fowler (Private), Awarded 19th prize in 1st Set
  • Bell (Sergeant), Awarded 20th prize in 1st Set
  • Evitt (Private), Awarded 21st prize in 1st Set
  • McLean (Private), Awarded 22nd prize in 1st Set
  • Davies (Lieutenant), Awarded 23rd prize in 2nd Set
  • Watson (Private), Awarded 1st prize in 2nd Set
  • Penk (Private), Awarded 2nd prize in 2nd Set
  • Finlay (Sergeant), Awarded 3rd prize in 2nd Set
  • Norrie (Private), Awarded 4th prize in 2nd Set
  • Hill (Private), Awarded 5th prize in 2nd Set
  • Clifton (Lieutenant), Awarded 6th prize in 2nd Set
  • F. Lamb (Private), Awarded 7th prize in 2nd Set
  • J. Haslett (Private), Awarded 8th prize in 2nd Set
  • Barnes (Private), Awarded 9th prize in 2nd Set
  • Whitehead (Private), Awarded 10th prize in 2nd Set