New Zealand Gazette – 1877 – No. 31

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✨ Rifle Match Results

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

FOURTH RIFLE MATCH.
Ranges, 200, 500, and 600 yards. Seven shots at each range. Targets at 200 yards, 6 x 4 feet; centre, 2 feet; bull's-eye,
8 inches square. At 500 and 600 yards, 6x6 feet; centre, 4 feet; bull's-eye, 2 feet square. Highest possible
score, 84.

Prize. Name. Score. Winning Scores. Remarks.

1 £9 Richardson ... ... ... 71 1876. 1875. 69 64 Winners of Range Prizes.
2 7 Acheson ... ... ... 71 67 63 200 yards, £2 Ross, 27.
3 6 Paynter ... ... ... 70 65 62 500 £2 Hay, 25.
4 5 Smith ... ... ... 69 65 61. 600 £2 Richardson, 25.
5 4 Haslett ... ... ... 69 64 61
6 3 Anderson ... ... ... 68 64 59
7 2 Ballinger ... ... ... 68 64 59
8 1 Murray ... ... ... 68 63 59

54 Competitors. Average, 59·65.
1876--43 " 54·60.
1875-66 " 51·95.

FIFTH RIFLE MATCH.
Ranges, 600, 500, and 200 yards. Seven shots at each range. Targets at 600 and 500 yards, 6 x 6 feet; centre, 4 feet;
bull's-eye, 2 feet square. At 200 yards, 6 x 4 feet; centre, 2 feet; bull's-eye, 8 inches square. Highest possible score,
84 points.

Prize. Name. Score. Winning
Scores,
1876.
Remarks.

1 £9 Anderson ... ... ... 69 67 Winners of Range Prizes.
2 7 Richardson ... ... ... 68 66 600 yards, £2 Hay, 25
3 6 Harding ... ... ... 68 66 500 £2 Ure Whare, 26
4 5 Hay ... ... ... 66 64 200 £2 Willocks, 26
5 4 Ure Whare ... ... ... 64 64
6 3 Mellsop ... ... ... 62 63
7 2 McLeod ... ... ... 62 62
8 1 Crossman ... ... ... 62 61

54 Competitors. Average, 54·19.
1876-43 " 55·14.

SIXTH RIFLE MATCH.
Ranges, 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600 yards. Seven shots at each range. Targets at 200 and 300 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.
Highest possible score, 140.

Prize. Name. Score. Winning
Scores,
1875.
Remarks.

1 £10 Paynter ... ... ... 121 111 Winners of Range Prizes.
2 8 Yates ... ... ... 115 107 200 yards, £2 Gibbons, 26.
3 7 Willocks ... ... ... 113 102 300 £2 Yates, 25.
4 5 Smith ... ... ... 112 101 400 £2 Ross, 27.
5 4 Gibbons ... ... ... 112 100 500 £2 Paynter, 26.
6 3 Keefe ... ... ... 110 100 600 £2. Willocks, 24.
7 2 Murray ... ... ... 110 100
8 1 Ross ... ... ... 109 99

54 Competitors. Average, 102·15.
1875-65 " 87·75.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1877, No 31

The Old Government Buildings (depicted) were completed in 1876 and initially housed the entire Wellington-based civil service as well as the entire New Zealand Cabinet. The Executive Council met there until 1948.

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🛡️ Results for the Fourth Rifle Match (200, 500, and 600 yards)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsRifle match, Shooting competition, Scores, Prize winners, Range prizes
👱🏽 Names

11 names identified

Richardson, Won first prize overall
Acheson, Won second prize overall
Paynter, Won third prize overall
Smith, Won fourth prize overall
Haslett, Won fifth prize overall
Anderson, Won sixth prize overall
Ballinger, Won seventh prize overall
Murray, Won eighth prize overall
Ross, Won 200 yards range prize
Hay, Won 500 yards range prize
Richardson, Won 600 yards range prize

🛡️ Results for the Fifth Rifle Match (600, 500, and 200 yards)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsRifle match, Shooting competition, Scores, Prize winners, Range prizes
👱🏽 Names

11 names identified

Anderson, Won first prize overall
Richardson, Won second prize overall
Harding, Won third prize overall
Hay, Won fourth prize overall
Ure Whare, Won fifth prize overall
Mellsop, Won sixth prize overall
McLeod, Won seventh prize overall
Crossman, Won eighth prize overall
Hay, Won 600 yards range prize
Ure Whare, Won 500 yards range prize
Willocks, Won 200 yards range prize

🛡️ Results for the Sixth Rifle Match (200 to 600 yards)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsRifle match, Shooting competition, Scores, Prize winners, Multi-range
👱🏽 Names

13 names identified

Paynter, Won first prize overall
Yates, Won second prize overall
Willocks, Won third prize overall
Smith, Won fourth prize overall
Gibbons, Won fifth prize overall
Keefe, Won sixth prize overall
Murray, Won seventh prize overall
Ross, Won eighth prize overall
Gibbons, Won 200 yards range prize
Yates, Won 300 yards range prize
Ross, Won 400 yards range prize
Paynter, Won 500 yards range prize
Willocks, Won 600 yards range prize

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