✨ Rifle shooting competition regulations
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Colonial Secretary\'s Office,
Auckland, 27th March, 1861.
THE following Regulations, by which the firing for the Prizes given by the Government will be conducted, are published for general information.
E. W. STAFFORD.
REGULATIONS RESPECTING THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT PRIZES FOR THE BEST RIFLE SHOTS.
Prizes.
- The first prize to be One Hundred and Forty Pounds, the winner also to keep and wear the Champion Pouch and Belt for the best shot in New Zealand during the year in which he wins it.
The second prize to be Fifty pounds.
The third prize to be Forty pounds.
The fourth prize to be Thirty pounds.
The fifth prize to be Twenty pounds.
The sixth prize to be Five pounds.
Time and place of firing.
- The firing to take place at such hours and places as the officers commanding at the different stations may deem convenient, commencing on Monday, 27th May. Should the weather prove unfavourable at any time appointed, the firing may be postponed at the discretion of the officer commanding at the station.
Who eligible to compete.
- The firing to be open to any person sworn in as a militiaman since the 1st January, 1860, and to all members of volunteer corps (officers of both forces included.) All intending competitors to send in their names on or before the 23rd May next to the senior officer of the corps to which they belong, who shall forthwith cause lists to be compiled from the names sent in; but if he considers that any such person, whether a militiaman or volunteer, shall not have attended when required sufficiently at drills, parades, training, or exercise, he is authorised to prevent such person from firing for the prizes.
Lists of persons Firing.
- A list of the competitors to be made out numbered only, and given to the officer and marker, another list to be made out and kept by the officer commanding and officer stationed at the spot where the competitors fire from, numbered the same as the other, but in addition to have the names of the competitors written on it.
Competitors absenting themselves.
- Should any competitor be absent without leave when his turn comes during the firing, he is to forfeit his chance, and a shot is to be fired in the air (which the marker will score as a miss,) in order to keep the numbers on the lists correct.
Arms and Ammunition to be used.
- Rifles and ammunition supplied by the Government.—N.B. Spare rifles will be furnished on the days of firing to those who may require them.
Mode of Firing.
- In any position without artificial rest.
| Distances at which to fire. | 100, 200, and 300 yards. | ||
| Number of Rounds, and Score. | No. of Rounds to be fired at each distance | 3 rounds at each range. | |
| Targets to be used at the several distances. | Target. | One. | |
| Bull\'s eye. | 8 inches. | ||
| Centre. | 2 feet diameter. | ||
| Value in point of hits at each distance. | Bull\'s eye. | 3 | |
| Centre. | 2 | ||
| Outer. | 1 |
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1861, No 141
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🛡️ Regulations for New Zealand Government Rifle Shooting Prizes
🛡️ Defence & Military27 March 1861
Rifle shooting, Government prizes, Competition regulations, Militia, Volunteers
- E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary