VOLUNTEERS' COLUMN.

Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 840, 15 January 1866, Page 2

VOLUNTEERS' COLUMN.

The highest 20 scorers in the firing for the district prizes (No. 1) will meet at the Kaikorai butts oil Friday next, the I9th inst, at 5 30 a.m., to contest for the appointment of two representatives to attend the competition in the North for the Colonial prizes. The following are the highest scorers in the District : Gunner Mnir, Artillery ... ... 52 Lieut. Robertson. No. 1, City Guards 51 Private Dalzell, Waikari Ran vers ... 50 Corporal Christie, Last Taieri* ... 49 Gunner Fisher, Artillery* ... ... 49 Private W. L. Christie, East Taie.-i ... 43 Gunner Glendinuing, Artillery ... 4G Ensign Wales, No. 1 City Guards ... 4G Private W. C. Todd, East Taieri ... 45 Sergeant Douglas, No. 1 City Guards 45 Corporal Pro ad. Artillery ... ..." 44 Private Lacey, Waikari Rangers ... 44 Captain Borton, Waikari Rangers . . 44 Sergeant Devore, Artillery ... ... 44 Private A. Todd, East Taieri ... 43 Private C. Todd, East Taieri ... . 43 Sergeant Hannah, Artillery ... 43 Private Stalker, Waika.i Rangers ... 42 Gunner Pell, Artillery ... ... 42 Private D. Millar, Waikari Rangers 42 * The tye between Corporal Christie and Gunner Fisher will he shot off at the same time. The Canterbury Standard says that—“On Monday and Tuesday last the firing for the d s-

trict prizes given by the General Government came off at Hillsborough, Lyttelton, and K.aiapoi. The weather, as our readers know, has . been intensely hot, and the small scores must, in some instances, be attributed to this as well as to the Nor’ West wind interfering with the shooting. The following are the scores of the companies so far as we have been able to ascertain them. It will be seen that No. 3 (Lyttelton) and the Artillery are wanting. Our correspondent at Lyttelton informs us that he was unable to get them this morning :

Engineers. 300 400 500 yards, yards, yards. Tot. Serg. E. Harcourt 16 14 5 — 35 Cor. Pavitt 15 15 2 32 Cor. Holmes 14 11 7 32 Cor. Farr 10 14 15 39 Priv. Thorne 16 5 10 31 Priv. Shepherd 12 9 8 — 20 Priv. C. Cuff 16 15 5 — 36 Priv. A. Cuff 11 12 2 — 25 Priv. Duncan 16 11 8 35 Priv. Jenkins 7 6 6 — 19 Priv. A. Innes 14 5 0 — 19 Total... 332 Average of Company 30.2 No. 1 Company. Lieut Cook 13 12 9 — 34 Serg. Johnston 16 15 12 — 43 Serg. Alison 14 12 12 — 38 Cor. Berry 17 15 13 — 45 Priv. Free 17 0 7 — 24 Priv. Stanley 17 10 6 — 33 Priv. Hawley 19 11 0 — 30 Priv. Barnes 16 7 10 — 33 Priv. Oakes 13 14 7 — 34 Priv. Gollin 7 13 6 — 26 Total... 340 Average of Company 34 No. 2 Company, Lieut Harman 11 12 11 — 34 Serg Papprill 16 7 4 — 27 Drum-major Wolfe 16 0 3 — 19 Priv Gee 9 10 3 — 22 Priv Hobson 9 10 8 — 27 Priv Ilitchie 9 12 ,6 — 27 Priv Nieman 16 9 8 — 33 Priv East 14 14 8 •— 33 Priv H. Free 13 12 15 — 43 Total... 270 Average of Company 30 No. 5, Kaiapoi. Lieut Beswick 16 IS 7 — 41 Serg Wright 14 18 4 — 36 Serg Revell 15 13 4 — 32 Serg Hebden 15 15 10 — 40 Cor W. Wright 11 13 10 — 34 Cor Craig 8 14 7 — 29 Priv Beswick 11 12 10 — 33 Priv Coup 17 14 13 — 44 Priv Moore 14 7 2 — 23 Priv Pearce 11 12 2 — 25 Priv Hassall 12 8 0 — 20 Total... 357 Average of Company 32.45 No. 6 Company. Capt. Steward 17 10 7 — 34 Ensign Dawson 17 8 3 — 28 Serg. Buie 18 15 43 — 46 Cor. Ward 19 13 3 — 35 Priv. His lop 8 19 7 — 34 Priv. Jackson 12 11 10 — 33 Priv. Frew 14 13 6 — 33 Priv. Gilpin 17 0 7 — 24 Priv. Ballard 15 16 6 — 37 Priv. Pratt 17 12 10 — 39 Total... 333 Average of Company 33 3 No. 8 Company. Sergeant Millar 33 3 7 — 23 Sergeant Marbindale 15 10 5 — 30 Cor. Lyons 8 8 8 — 24 Priv. Walters 10 5 8 — 23 Priv. Snowdon 10 8 0 — IS Priv. Garland 14 14 14 — 42 Priv. Dixon 15 13 15 — 43 Cor. Sandford 17 12 11 — 40 Total... 243 Average of Company 30 37