RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 614, 17 September 1909, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING.

2 '! • .GARRISON RII/LE ASSOCIATION. / J ll " • : ' i " ' if ; ENCOURAGEMENT FOR CADETS. ' ' Tho first annual meeting'of tho Wellington • Garrison Riflo Association was held in the < Officers' Club-room', Garrison Hall, last even--12 ing, Captain C. Harcourt.'Turner presidfng. ' ,0 Tho annual report and balance-sheet (published : S in Tile Dominion -yesterday) was read and i 3 adopted. 3 The ' following officers were elected as the : I Executive Committee for tho ensuing year:— i Major C. D. Mackintosh,-'' Major l'ctherick, 3 Major Courtney, Captains Hume, : Brandon, 1 17 Esson, 'Davis, Harton, Turner, Corrigan, j M'Diarmid, Matheson, Cowles, and.Lieutenants Skolley, Price, Gibbs,' Roberts, Roaclie, Hawthorn, - Bolton, Hutohen, Mirrielees, Butler, Standish, Henderson, .and Colomb. .. i On the motion of • Lieutenant Mutchen, it was resolved that it be a suggestion to tho incoming ' s executive. that arrangements. be made for a !6 two-days' meeting during the coming season. " . Lieutenant Hawthorn brought up the question II of providing a cadet riflo meeting, open to the .S whole of tho cadets in Wellington. He said '• that shooting ought' to be encouraged among n tho boys, and he did not think that there would be any difficulty in getting donations of trophies or cash for prize awards. He moved that it bo a recommendation to tho incoming executive to take such a project into t» consideration.' . . . '■ Lieutenant Hutchen seconded tho motion. Captain Matheson supported the proposal. Something, should be done to cncourage interschool competition, especially among tho cadets of the primary schools. Lieutenant Hawthorn added that it might be ». iv good thing to consider ways and means of instituting.au annual New Zealand cadet Bislev. ' ; ■ .. Tho'mot ion. was carried.. . Considerable discussion aroso over, the ques- . lion (moved by Lientehantfckolley) of including ;s an open championship, for members of the Defence Forccs in the North Island, on tho association's programme for tlio district meet- . . ing. The general opinion was that as' the North Island Championship- Belt was controlled by tho Wanganui Rifle Association, nothing should bo done that might ticnch on ;s the interests of that body.'.lt was considered, however, that volunteers of the North Island j3 should bo encouraged _to concentrate at Trentham for championship honours,' and the institution' of a championship medal comJ>etition. open to members of tho-Defenco Forces, 3t would riot'bo trespassing upon tho interests of .Wanganui: Tho feeling generally was in favour of the idea, and the motion, oil being put, was carried unanimously. . . ' Thero was also some ilesnltory. .discussion' on . tho prospects of an-amalgamation of interest with tho Defence - Rifle Clubs' Association so far "as prizo meetings woro concerned; 1 It-was penorilfy agreed,; however, that anj7 overtures in that direction should come from the rifle olubs. The' Garrison Association had,endeavoured to ; open negotiations on tho subject last year, but the riflemen were not disposed to look fa-rourably "Upon the idea./ . Messrs. Stewart Dawson and Co., Ltd., jewellers, of Wellington. have, opened up a very fine . assortment of Shelßcld cutlery, comprising carving seta in crisos, tablo and doßsert ltnlveß, breadknives. ecissors, etc., and invite tmptctlon