GARRISON ARTILLERY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 129, 24 February 1908, Page 7

GARRISON ARTILLERY.

' CONCLUSION OF THE CAMP. • The, divisional 'camp at Mahanga Bay for this year lias concluded. On. Saturday morning; tho No. 1 Company wero unablo to continue quick-firing gun-practico from the' - : pounder and 12-pounder batteries owing to the amount of liazo over tho harbour caused by tlie bush fires. It was almost impossible to see beyond tho targets, nrid it was considered unsafe' to firo. Unfortunately somo of the mon of the squads were not pj-esont in the afternoon, and the practico had to be postponed. Tho practico will probably bo resumed at Easter, time. Tho examinations for tho No. 3 Company (electric light branch) concluded at 5 o'clock. on Saturday evening, and subsequently camp was . struok and the whole of the men returned to towii by the Janie Seddon. It is expected that the Division will be ordored out again for harbour dofenco manoeuvres at. Easter timo.

The results in connection with, the gun practice are, so far, as follow:— . First, series (Gin. 8.L.), under Captain Menzies, 12 rounds; time, 4min. 43scc., ton hits, figure of merit, 1.08, or first-class. Second serios (under Lieut. Sloinan), one gun. six rounds, smin., six hits, figuro of mont, 1.23. , Third series (under Liout. Denniston), one gun, six rounds, omin. 26sec., six hits, figuro of merit, 1.08. Tlio mean rango was 4250 yards. Tho averago figure of merit for tlio company theroforo stanch at 1.13, or firse-cldss. Tho standard required to obtain first-class is 7, so it will bo seen ..from tho above figures that the company has scoured a really good margin.