✨ Shooting Competition Results
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
WINNERS of MEDALS for the PROVINCES, being the Highest Scorers in the First Set District
Prizes.
| Province. | Rank and Name. | Corps. | Score. | Winning Score,
1874. |
| :---------- | :----------------------- | :----------------------------------------- | :----- | :------------------- |
| Auckland | ... | Private D. Kelly | ... | 69 |
| | | No. 3 Company, Auckland Rifle Volunteers | 72 | |
| Taranaki | ... | Lieutenant T. Humphries | ... | 67 |
| | | Militia | 68 | |
| Wellington | ... | Private J. Ballinger | ... | 68 |
| | | Wellington Scottish Rifle Volunteers | 71 | |
| Hawke's Bay | ... | T. Parker | ... | 61 |
| | | Wairoa Rifle Volunteers | 59 | |
| Nelson | ... | Gunner G. Nicholson | ... | 66 |
| | | Nelson Artillery | 61 | |
| Marlborough | ... | Private J. Blizzard | ... | 61 |
| | | Picton Rifle Volunteers | 63 | |
| Canterbury | ... | Cameron | ... | 71 |
| | | No. 9 Company, Rifle Volunteers | 58 | |
| Otago | ... | Sergeant W. Nichol | ... | 72 |
| | | West Taieri Rifle Volunteers | 72 | |
| Westland | ... | Private C. L. Morice | ... | 67 |
| | | Greymouth Rifle Volunteers | 73 | |
1875—Average, 66-33.
1874— 63-55.
DISTRICT PRIZES FOR CADETS.
Ranges, 100, 200, and 300 yards. Seven shots at each range. Target, 6 x 4 feet; centre, 4 x 2 feet; bull's-eye, 2 x 1 feet.
Highest possible score, 84.
| District. | Prize. | Rank and Name. | Corps. | Score. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 1 | £ s. d. 4 0 0 | Sergeant Partington | 72 |
| 2 | 3 10 0 | Corporal Yates | 71 | |
| 3 | 3 0 0 | Honorary Sub-Lieut. Beale | Engineer | |
| 4 | 2 10 0 | Lieutenant Rattray | Grammar School | |
| 5 | 1 10 0 | Sergeant Saunders | Engineer | |
| 6 | 1 10 0 | Honorary Lieutenant King, | Grammar School | |
| 7 | 1 0 0 | Cadet Reid | " | |
| 8 | 1 0 0 | Baddeley | Engineer | |
| Waiuku | 1 | 3 0 0 | G. Currie | No. 1 Waiuku |
| 2 | 2 10 0 | E. Yates | Forest | |
| 3 | 1 10 0 | F. Alexander | No. 2 Waiuku | |
| 4 | 1 0 0 | E. Mowbray | Forest | |
| 5 | 1 0 0 | J. Hamilton | Manukau | |
| Waikato | 1 | 1 0 0 | W. Hankin | Waikato |
| 2 | 0 12 6 | G. Pearson | " | |
| 3 | 0 7 6 | R. Vincent | " | |
| Taranaki | 1 | 2 0 0 | No competition. | |
| 2 | 1 0 0 | |||
| 3 | 0 10 0 | |||
| 4 | 0 10 0 | |||
| Wanganui | 1 | 2 0 0 | Sergeant C. Aamodt | Wanganui |
| 2 | 1 0 0 | Corporal W. Copeland | " | |
| 3 | 0 10 0 | Cadet E. Townsend | " | |
| 4 | 0 10 0 | J. Barr | " | |
| Rangitikei | 1 | 2 0 0 | Ensign J. McDonald | Marton |
| 2 | 1 0 0 | Corporal W. Johnston | " | |
| 3 | 0 15 0 | Cadet A. Howie | " | |
| 4 | 0 12 6 | A. Perry | " | |
| 5 | 0 12 6 | K. Newman | " | |
| Wellington | 1 | 4 0 0 | Sergeant W. Ballinger | Te Aro School |
| 2 | 3 10 0 | Cadet A. Ballinger | " | |
| 3 | 3 0 0 | W. Wilton | Wellington | |
| 4 | 2 10 0 | G. Howe | Te Aro School | |
| 5 | 1 10 0 | C. Stewart... | Wellington | |
| 6 | 1 10 0 | Sergeant J. Read | Te Aro School | |
| 7 | 1 0 0 | Cadet F. Dransfield | Grammar School | |
| 8 | 0 15 0 | J. Brown | Wellington | |
| 9 | 0 15 0 | A. Leech | " | |
| 10 | 0 15 0 | H. Bennett | " | |
| 11 | 0 15 0 | J. Crowther | Te Aro School | |
| Napier | 1 | 2 0 0 | Honorary Sub-Lieut. Ellison | Napier |
| 2 | 1 0 0 | Cadet R. Williams | " | |
| 3 | 0 15 0 | Corporal Mogridge | " | |
| 4 | 0 12 6 | Cadet W. Newton | " | |
| 5 | 0 12 6 | Honorary Lieut. Kennedy... | " | |
| Thames | 1 | 3 0 0 | Cadet W. Freason | Engineer |
| 2 | 2 10 0 | S. Dabb | Scottish | |
| 3 | 1 10 0 | G. Horn | " | |
| 4 | 1 0 0 | W. Negus | Engineer | |
| 5 | 1 0 0 | J. Roycroft | " | |
| Nelson | 1 | 3 0 0 | Corporal W. Rout | Stoke |
| 2 | 2 0 0 | Cadet A. Shone | City | |
| 3 | 1 0 0 | J. Doige | Stoke | |
| 4 | 1 0 0 | J. Parker | City | |
| 5 | 0 15 0 | Sergeant Kitching | Stoke | |
| 6 | 0 15 0 | Norgate... | City | |
| 7 | 0 10 0 | Cadet II. Edwards | Artillery | |
| 8 | 0 10 0 | McIntosh | " |
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District Prizes Shooting Competition Results Continued
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🛡️ Defence & MilitaryMilitia, Volunteers, Shooting competition, Prizes, Auckland, Taranaki, Wellington, Hawke's Bay, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago, Westland
9 names identified
- D. Kelly (Private), Highest scorer in Auckland District
- T. Humphries (Lieutenant), Highest scorer in Taranaki Militia
- J. Ballinger (Private), Highest scorer in Wellington District
- T. Parker, Highest scorer in Hawke's Bay
- G. Nicholson (Gunner), Highest scorer in Nelson Artillery
- J. Blizzard (Private), Highest scorer in Marlborough District
- Cameron, Highest scorer in Canterbury District
- W. Nichol (Sergeant), Highest scorer in Otago District
- C. L. Morice (Private), Highest scorer in Westland District
🛡️ District Shooting Prizes Awarded to Cadets
🛡️ Defence & MilitaryCadet shooting, Prizes, Auckland, Waiuku, Waikato, Wanganui, Rangitikei, Wellington, Napier, Thames, Nelson
54 names identified
- Partington (Sergeant), Auckland Prize 1 winner
- Yates (Corporal), Auckland Prize 2 winner
- Beale (Honorary Sub-Lieutenant), Auckland Prize 3 winner
- Rattray (Lieutenant), Auckland Prize 4 winner
- Saunders (Sergeant), Auckland Prize 5 winner
- King (Honorary Lieutenant), Auckland Prize 6 winner
- Reid (Cadet), Auckland Prize 7 winner
- Baddeley, Auckland Prize 8 winner
- G. Currie, Waiuku Prize 1 winner
- E. Yates, Waiuku Prize 2 winner
- F. Alexander, Waiuku Prize 3 winner
- E. Mowbray, Waiuku Prize 4 winner
- J. Hamilton, Waiuku Prize 5 winner
- W. Hankin, Waikato Prize 1 winner
- G. Pearson, Waikato Prize 2 winner
- R. Vincent, Waikato Prize 3 winner
- C. Aamodt (Sergeant), Wanganui Prize 1 winner
- W. Copeland (Corporal), Wanganui Prize 2 winner
- E. Townsend (Cadet), Wanganui Prize 3 winner
- J. Barr, Wanganui Prize 4 winner
- J. McDonald (Ensign), Rangitikei Prize 1 winner
- W. Johnston (Corporal), Rangitikei Prize 2 winner
- A. Howie (Cadet), Rangitikei Prize 3 winner
- A. Perry, Rangitikei Prize 4 winner
- K. Newman, Rangitikei Prize 5 winner
- W. Ballinger (Sergeant), Wellington Prize 1 winner
- A. Ballinger (Cadet), Wellington Prize 2 winner
- W. Wilton, Wellington Prize 3 winner
- G. Howe, Wellington Prize 4 winner
- C. Stewart, Wellington Prize 5 winner
- J. Read (Sergeant), Wellington Prize 6 winner
- F. Dransfield (Cadet), Wellington Prize 7 winner
- J. Brown, Wellington Prize 8 winner
- A. Leech, Wellington Prize 9 winner
- H. Bennett, Wellington Prize 10 winner
- J. Crowther, Wellington Prize 11 winner
- Ellison (Honorary Sub-Lieutenant), Napier Prize 1 winner
- R. Williams (Cadet), Napier Prize 2 winner
- Mogridge (Corporal), Napier Prize 3 winner
- W. Newton (Cadet), Napier Prize 4 winner
- Kennedy (Honorary Lieutenant), Napier Prize 5 winner
- W. Freason (Cadet), Thames Prize 1 winner
- S. Dabb, Thames Prize 2 winner
- G. Horn, Thames Prize 3 winner
- W. Negus, Thames Prize 4 winner
- J. Roycroft, Thames Prize 5 winner
- W. Rout (Corporal), Nelson Prize 1 winner
- A. Shone (Cadet), Nelson Prize 2 winner
- J. Doige, Nelson Prize 3 winner
- J. Parker, Nelson Prize 4 winner
- Kitching (Sergeant), Nelson Prize 5 winner
- Norgate, Nelson Prize 6 winner
- H. Edwards (Cadet), Nelson Prize 7 winner
- McIntosh, Nelson Prize 8 winner