VOLUNTEERS' COLUMN.

Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 811, 11 December 1865, Page 2

VOLUNTEERS' COLUMN.

The Council of tlie Otago Rifle Association met on Saturday evening, and finally settled the programme of the forthcoming meeting, commencing at the Kaikori butts on the 6th January. It was decided that the cups given by the Daily Times and the Evening Star' should remain the property of the winner, and not as last year be subjected a second time to competition. It was further determined to exclude'from the contest all Government medium rifles (General Hay's, 1864). The Southland Times says :—" We understand that, in order to encourage the Volunteer movement throughout New Zealand, the General Government have determined on giving prizes to the best marksmen in the various Provinces at rifle matches shortly to be -held for that purpose." The "return match between the married and single members of the Waikari Rangers was fired on Saturday at the Company's butts with following result : SINGLE MEMBERS. Sergeant Chalmers ... ... 37 Private W. Jenkins 49 R. Dalziel 32 H. Lekey 34 T. Nicol ... ... 36 D. Hepburn 39 ~ Cosser 36 263 MARRIED MEMBEHS. Capt. Borton ... ... ... 58 Sergfc. Miller 33 Capt. Fountain*..-. ... ... 23 Private W. Faithful 38 J. High 29 D. Miller 39 39 TV. Shanks 26 246 [ The Editor will be obliged by Officer* and Secretaries of all Volvnteer Carpi supplying him with any items of information interesting to Volunteers, s\czh, as the Scores of Match-;*;, <£-c. All communications received before two o'clock p.m. will be inserted the same evening.]