VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3697, 28 December 1874, Page 2

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

cadets’ competition. The filing by the Cadets for the District Prizes awarded by the General Government took place on Saturday and to-day, under the superintendence of Major Atkinson and Captain Walls. For the Dunedin, corps—North Dunedin and No. 1 Company—eleven prizes of the value of L2O are offered ; but, as no representatives from the lormer company took part in the firing, the contest was exclusively contiued to No 1 Company, The ranges were—loo, 200, and 300 yards, seven shots at each; weapon—-muzzle-loading carbine. The following were the scores made

The prizes, therefore, fall as under First prize, L4—J. Whyte Second do, L 3 10s —W. Eyre Third do, L3—H. Growden Fourth do, L2 10s—F. Whittaker Fifth do, LI 10s—J. Leith Sixth do, LJ 10s—C. Laing Seventh do, LI —W. Brodrick Eighth do, 15s—A. Davys Ninth do, 15s—G. M'Laren Tenth do, 15s—H. Roadman Eleventh do, 15s —J. Hardie The thirty highest scorers in the Colony in this match will compete for the Cadet Champion Belt for 1875 and several money prizes. The conditions of the match will be—Weapons, muzzle-loading carbine; ranges, 100, 200, and 300 yards, seven shots at each; targets, 6x4 feet; centre, 2 feet; bull’s eye, 2xl feet. The following prizes will be awarded in this match: —lst prize, Cadet Champion Belt (to be worn by the winner until next competition) Silver Medal, and L 8; 2nd prize, L 5 ; 3rd do, L3i

J. Whyte ... 100 yds. 25 200 yds. 25 300 yds. 22 Tl. - 72 W. Eyre 26 18 16 — 60 H. Growden ... 26 20 13 — 59 F. Whittaker 27 20 9 — 50 J. Leith ... 21 16 17 - 54 C. Laing 23 19 12 — 54 W, Brodriok... ... 23 18 12 — 53 A. Davys 21 23 9 — 53 G. M'Laren ... 22 16 14 — 52 H. Readman... 18 22 9 - 49 J. Hardie 2 i 17 9 — 48 •T. Wilson 17 12 12 — 41 li. Wilson 20 14 7 — 41 A. M'Leod ... 14 10 7 - 31 M, Ryan ... 14 4 0 - 18 F. Foote 5 6 0 — 11