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Number of Rounds, Targets, and Score.
| Distances at which to fire. | No. of Rounds to be fired at each distance | Targets to be used at the several distances. | Size of Targets. | Value in Points and Hits at each distance. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300, 400, and 500 yards. | 5 Rounds at each range. | Two. | Bull’s Eye. | 3 |
| Centre. | 2 | |||
| Outer. | 1 | |||
| Hit. | 1 |
Wooden Targets (when required) to be ordered by the Officer commanding or Adjutant to be made at the different stations, 6 feet by 2 feet, painted as shown at the end.
Ties at Stations.
- Ties to fire five rounds at five hundred yards at two Targets. In this case shots to be measured from the centre of the bull’s eye. Ties to be fired for and decided at each station, previous to forwarding the lists and names to be placed on the lists in their proper order according to the number of points and hits made.
Ties.
- Instructions will be forwarded for firing Ties between Provinces or Stations after all the lists have been received at the Deputy Adjutant General’s Office in Auckland.
Hits.
- Competitors to have one point added for each hit, in addition to the value of points made.
Ring Shots.
- Competitors to have the benefit of any shot on the Ring.
Ricochets.
- Any shots which touch the ground before hitting the Target (ricochets) to be noted R in the column for misses.
Score.
- All hits to count according to where the bullet “first” strikes the Target.
Award of Score.
- All differences as to points, &c., to be decided by the Officer commanding or Adjutant at the Station, before any returns of the firing are finally made up.
Commanding Officer.
- Officers commanding Corps, or Adjutants, to be on the ground. One Officer to be appointed to call the names of competitors at the place of firing, and another to remain near the Target.
Marker.
- A marker to be appointed by the Officer commanding, or Adjutant, at each Station, who will be under the Officer appointed to remain near the Target.
Medical Officer.
- The Medical Officer to attend. Where there are no Surgeons of Militia receiving pay, a Medical Practitioner to be employed at £1 1s. per diem for each day he attends, the whole number not to exceed six.
Returns of Firing.
- A return of the names of all competitors, with the number of points and hits scored by each, to be forwarded by the Officer commanding at each Station, to the Deputy Adjutant General at Auckland, according to the accompanying Form, as soon as possible after the firing has been concluded.
Precaution against Accidents.
- The attention of commanding Officers and Adjutants is particularly called to the following rules to prevent accidents:—
No competitor is to cap or cock his rifle before coming to the spot from which he is to fire.
No competitor is to let the cock of his rifle down when an unexploded cap is on the nipple, but to keep it at half cock.
Competitors before firing are to take a few paces in front of all lookers on, and to see that no objects are in the line of fire.
H. C. BALNEAVIS, Lt.-Col.,
Deputy Adjutant General of Militia and Volunteers,
Auckland. 4th April, 1864.
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1864, No 304
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Regulations for New Zealand Government Rifle Shooting Prizes
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🛡️ Defence & Military4 April 1864
Rifle Shooting, Prizes, Regulations, Militia, Volunteers, Targets, Scoring, Ties, Hits, Ricochets
- H. C. Balneavis, Lt.-Col., Deputy Adjutant General of Militia and Volunteers