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 | 72
,, ... 2 8 0 0 Private F. Alderton No. 2 | 68
,, ... 3 6 10 0 Private W. Partington No. 3 | 63
,, ... 4 5 10 0 Sergeant Soall ,, | 63
,, ... 5 5 0 0 Private E. Partington ,, | 63
,, ... 6 3 0 0 Private E. Mills Victoria | 62
,, ... 7 3 0 0 Private S. Kohn No. 3 | 61
,, ... 8 3 0 0 Private W. D. Buttle ,, | 59
,, ... 9 2 0 0 Private W. Brighton ,, | 59
,, ... 10 2 0 0 Private J. May ,, | 58
,, ... 11 2 0 0 Private W. Stone ,, | 58
,, ... 12 2 0 0 Lieutenant Kitchen Engineers | 57
,, ... 13 1 10 0 Captain Morrow No. 3 Company, Rifle Volunteers | 57
,, ... 14 1 10 0 Private Haresnape ,, | 57
,, ... 15 1 10 0 Lieutenant Connolly Hobson | 57
,, ... 16 1 10 0 Corporal Haslett Victoria | 56
,, ... 17 1 0 0 Private McDonald No. 2 | 56
,, ... 18 1 0 0 Private B. Buttle No. 3 | 55
,, ... 19 1 0 0 Private J. Fowler Victoria | 55
,, ... 20 1 0 0 Sergeant Bell No. 2 | 54
,, ... 21 1 0 0 Private Evitt Engineers | 54
,, ... 22 1 0 0 Private McLean Navals | 53
2nd Set 23 1 0 0 Lieutenant Davies No. 3 Company, Rifle Volunteers | 53
,, ... 1 6 0 0 Private Watson ,, | 68
,, ... 2 5 0 0 Private Penk Victoria | 64
,, ... 3 4 0 0 Sergeant Finlay Hobson | 64
,, ... 4 2 10 0 Private Norrie No. 3 | 60
,, ... 5 2 10 0 Private Hill Otahuhu | 59
,, ... 6 2 0 0 Lieutenant Clifton Hobson | 59
,, ... 7 2 0 0 Private F. Lamb Navals | 56
,, ... 8 2 0 0 Private J. Haslett Victoria Company, Rifle Volunteers | 56
,, ... 9 1 10 0 Private Barnes ,, | 56
,, ... 10 1 10 0 Private Whitehead Engineers | 55


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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