VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 4012, 5 January 1876, Page 3

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

THE COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING. The East Taieri Rifles fired for choice of Colonial representatives on their own range yesterday, Sub-Lieut. Eagerty, S.D.R., in command. Only three men competed, but as will be seen from the scores below, the filing throughout was good : 200 400 500 600 Tt. Christie 4433444 2334434 3444443 4020342—90 Andrew 3344424 0343344 3444434 0224404- 87 Smith 2223344 3344343 2432434 3222344—86 The Port Chalmers Naval furnished two representatives—Captain Goldie and Lieut. Wilson—who fired at the Waikari range this morning under the superintendence of Lieut. Marshall. The weather was favorable, and it will be seen that the scoring, especially by Captain Goldie, was very good. At 500 yds Lieutenant Wilson made 26 out of a possible 28, and at the next range Captain Goldie, whose total score is the highest yot made in this year’s competition, attained a similar result. 200 400 500 600 „ . « „. yds yda yds y ds T1 Capt. Goldie 3343334 4343434 4333244 4434344-97 Lieut, Wilson 4322243 3423343 4434443 2433244-90 The following is the result of the firing by the Waikari Rifles, Sub-Lientenant Wilson, P.C.N.R., being in command : 200 400 500 600 , T ~ , yds yds fyds T1 Vol. Adams 4313444 2334343 244‘22a4 0444433 -88 Lieut. M'Kenzie 4 3433333 3444343 2344442 2033332—86 Lieut. Marshall 4432333 3433433 0334234 2333433-85 tSergfc. Whyte 4333332 3334343 2433300 2243443-81 The Portobcllo Volunteers fired on Monday forenoon, Lieut. Wilson, P.C.N.8., in charge. There was over twelve feet of windage at the long ranges, thus accounting for the poor scores. The only competitor to make over SO points was 200 400 500 600 yds yds yds yds T1 Vol. W. G. M'Cartney 9 3223323 4344444 2344434 0242430 -84 We would remind those companies who have not furnished their returns of the firing to the Militia Office, that unless these arc sent in by Friday next those who have taken part in the competition will be disqualified. Strange to say, the returns of the South District Rifles, who were the first to fire, have not yet been sent in. The Waikari Rangers when inspected by Lieut. Pell (Acting-Adjutant of the Dunedin district), turned out twenty rank and file under the command of Lieutenant Marshall. Two-thirds of those present were not in uniform ; and there are ten additional members who have not yet received arms. The Acting-Adjutant found most of the rifles brought to the parade in good order ; but he reports that the company knew nothing of inspection drill, apparently never having been put through it previously.