New Zealand Gazette – 1877 – No. 31

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✨ Prize Firing Representatives List

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

CHOICE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING, 1877.

CARBINE REPRESENTATIVES.
Ranges, 200, 250, 300, and 400 yards. Seven (7) shots at each range. Targets at 200, 250, and 300 yards, 6 x 4 feet; centre,
2 feet; bull's-eye, 8 inches square. At 400 yards, 6 x 6 feet; centre, 4 feet; bull's-eye, 2 feet square. The firing took place
twice over, and the highest aggregate scorers became the representatives.

RIFLE REPRESENTATIVES.
Ranges, 200, 400, 500, and 600 yards. Seven (7) shots at each range. Targets at 200 yards, 6 x 4 feet; centre, 2 feet; bull's-
eye, 8 inches square. At 400, 500, and 600 yards, 6 x 6 feet; centre, 4 feet; bull's-eye, 2 feet square. The firing took place
twice over, and the highest aggregate scorers became the representatives.

Thirteen Carbine and twenty-seven Rifle Representatives were allowed as "Government" men for the whole colony, and a
like number of "Extra" men, apportioned according to the strength of the Volunteer force in the several districts.
Weapons used—Snider Artillery Carbines, and Snider Medium Rifles.

GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES—CARBINE.

District.	Rank and Name.	Corps.	Score.
Auckland and Waiuku	Gunner Rose	Auckland Artillery	160
"	Trooper Walters...	Waiku Cavalry	158
Waikato	Lieutenant Rutherford	Te Awamutu Cavalry	149
Taranaki, Patea, and Wanganui	Corporal Littlewood	Alexandra Cavalry	173
Rangitikei and Wellington	Bandsman Bannister	Wellington Artillery	178
Napier and Opotiki	Gunner Mogridge	Napier Artillery	158
Thames	Private Fagg	Thames Naval....	160
Nelson	Sergeant Kissel	Nelson Artillery	160
Canterbury	Sergeant-Major Fox	Christchurch Artillery	174
Oamaru and Southland	Corporal Laing	Oamaru	155
Dunedin	Lieutenant Muir...	Dunedin	175
"	Sergeant Kettle	"	163
A.C."	Sergeant Blake	Tauranga	148

RIFLE.

District.	Rank and Name.	Corps.	Score.
Auckland	Private J. Leigh...	Victoria Rifles...	155
"	J. Dore	No. 3	154
"	A. Yates...	"	149
Waiuku	Sub-Lieutenant King	No. 1 Waiuku Rifles	156
"	Lieutenant J. Mellsop	Forest	154
Taranaki and Wanganui	Private Okey	Taranaki	170
Rangitikei	W. Johnston	Royal	172
Wellington	J. McIntosh	City	173
"	J. Turner	Kaiwarawara	169
Masterton and Tauranga	J. Keefe	Tauranga	139
"	Sub-Lieutenant Brownlow.	No. 2 Company	153
Thames	Private W. Armstrong	Scottish	150
"	Captain Murray	City	149
Nelson	Private Sunley	Spring Creek	184
Marlborough	A. Sutton	No. 5 Company	166
"	Corporal F. Sutton	"	164
Canterbury	W. Perrin	"	167
"	Private Parker	City Guards	164
Oamaru	R. Harding	Oamaru	184
"	A. Blackie	No. 1 Clutha	194
Dunedin	J. C. Anderson	"	187
"	Corporal E. R. Smith	No. 1 City Guards Rifles	184
Southland	Sergeant R. Dunlop	Invercargill	181
Westland	Private Stonebridge	1st Westland	172
A.C."	Constable Blake	Ohinemuri	160
"	Campbell	Taupo	158
"	Gibbons	Taranaki	157

EXTRA REPRESENTATIVES—CARBINE.

District.	Rank and Name.	Corps.	Score.
Auckland and Waiuku	Private J. McLean	Naval	152
"	Gunner Bell	Artillery	148
Waikato	Stevens*...	Wellington Artillery	165
Taranaki, &c.	Trooper Cummins	Alexandra Cavalry	160
Rangitikei and Wellington	Second Lieutenant McCredie	Artillery	168
Napier, &c.	Gunner Sellers	"	133
Thames	Private Sykes	Naval	158
Nelson	Lieutenant Strange*	Christchurch Artillery	162
Canterbury	Sergeant Hill	"	171
Oamaru, &c.	Gunner Roulston	Artillery	126
Dunedin	Sergeant Peak	"	156
"	Sergeant-Major Broughton*	Rangitikei Cavalry	165

*Selected to fill vacancies.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1877, No 31

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🛡️ Colonial Prize Firing Representatives 1877 Carbine and Rifle Selections

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsPrize Firing, Rifle competition, Carbine competition, Volunteer representatives, Scores
👱🏽 Names

52 names identified

Rose (Gunner), Selected as Government Carbine Representative
Walters (Trooper), Selected as Government Carbine Representative
Rutherford (Lieutenant), Selected as Government Carbine Representative
Littlewood (Corporal), Selected as Government Carbine Representative
Bannister (Bandsman), Selected as Government Carbine Representative
Mogridge (Gunner), Selected as Government Carbine Representative
Fagg (Private), Selected as Government Carbine Representative
Kissel (Sergeant), Selected as Government Carbine Representative
Fox (Sergeant-Major), Selected as Government Carbine Representative
Laing (Corporal), Selected as Government Carbine Representative
Muir (Lieutenant), Selected as Government Carbine Representative
Kettle (Sergeant), Selected as Government Carbine Representative
Blake (Sergeant), Selected as Government Carbine Representative
J. Leigh (Private), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
J. Dore, Selected as Government Rifle Representative
A. Yates, Selected as Government Rifle Representative
King (Sub-Lieutenant), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
J. Mellsop (Lieutenant), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
Okey (Private), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
W. Johnston, Selected as Government Rifle Representative
J. McIntosh, Selected as Government Rifle Representative
J. Turner, Selected as Government Rifle Representative
J. Keefe, Selected as Government Rifle Representative
Brownlow (Sub-Lieutenant), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
W. Armstrong (Private), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
Murray (Captain), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
Sunley (Private), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
A. Sutton, Selected as Government Rifle Representative
F. Sutton (Corporal), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
W. Perrin, Selected as Government Rifle Representative
Parker (Private), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
R. Harding, Selected as Government Rifle Representative
A. Blackie, Selected as Government Rifle Representative
J. C. Anderson, Selected as Government Rifle Representative
E. R. Smith (Corporal), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
R. Dunlop (Sergeant), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
Stonebridge (Private), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
Blake (Constable), Selected as Government Rifle Representative
Campbell, Selected as Government Rifle Representative
Gibbons, Selected as Government Rifle Representative
J. McLean (Private), Selected as Extra Carbine Representative
Bell (Gunner), Selected as Extra Carbine Representative
Stevens, Selected as Extra Carbine Representative
Cummins (Trooper), Selected as Extra Carbine Representative
McCredie (Second Lieutenant), Selected as Extra Carbine Representative
Sellers (Gunner), Selected as Extra Carbine Representative
Sykes (Private), Selected as Extra Carbine Representative
Strange (Lieutenant), Selected as Extra Carbine Representative
Hill (Sergeant), Selected as Extra Carbine Representative
Roulston (Gunner), Selected as Extra Carbine Representative
Peak (Sergeant), Selected as Extra Carbine Representative
Broughton (Sergeant-Major), Selected as Extra Carbine Representative

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