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New Advertisements.' the Adjutant, both or all of whom must certify to the correctness of the Return. 25. The senior officer present will ap point one person to sail the names of com pnf ifnwq of fhn -rtlgp.n nj HTinrng to remain with the marker near the target 26. The senior officer present will ap point a marker, who will be under the im mediate supervision of the officer ap. pointed to remain near the target. Markers will receive pay at the rate of §a per diem, if demanded. 27. A return of the names of all compe- | titora, with the return of the number of points and hits scored by each, duly signed, as laid down in section 24, is to be forwarded by the Officer commanding the district or by the Adjutant, to the Under Secretary, Defence Department, Welling, ton according to the accompanying form, as soon as possible after the firing has been concluded. 28. The attention of the.. Commanding Officers and Adjutants is particularly called to the following rules to prevent accidents : No competitor is to cap or cock his riflfe before coming to the spot from which he is to fire. No competitor is to let the cock of his rifle down when an unexploded cap is on the nipple, but to keep it at half-cock. Competitors before firing are to take a few paces in front of all lookers on, and to see that no objects are in the line of the fire. Diagbam of Taeget for colonial and District Priaes, 1866-7.

6 ft. T. M. Haoltaiic. Colonial Defence Office, Wellington, (From the .New Zealand Gazette, No. 19, April 17th, 1861, folio 97. Militia Notice. Colonial Secretary’s Office, Auckland 17th April, 1861. Tee Government having been informed that rifles issued to Militiamen and Volunteers have been tampered with and altered, by filing the tumblers, to fry to make (hern what is termed “hair triggers,” and that the sights have been also filed, thereby destroying their efficiency ; all Militiamen and Volunteers are warned that by so doing they render themselves liable to the penalty for wilfully damaging arms entrusted to their care, which will be enfor’ed ; ard also, if on the examination of arm? after the competition for Government Prizes, it is found that the rifle used by any winner of a Prize has been in any way tamperd with or altered, the Prize to which he would otherwise have been entitled will be withheld. E- W. Stafford. Subject to the above Rules, Regulations, and Conditions, the following prizes will be awarded:— Colonial Prizes.

The Champion Prize will consist of a Gold Medal, . presented by the New Zealand Government, a purse of 100 sovereigns, and the use of the Champion Belt until the next Colonial prizes are shot for. 2nd Prize, the Silver Medal, presented by the Council of the National Rifle Association, and a pnrse of ... 3rd Prize, a Silver Medal, and 4th Prize, ditto, and sth Prize, ditto, and 75 0 0 50 0 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 District Prizes, The winner of the first prize in each district will receive and be entitled to wear, a medal presented by the Government. In districts where two or more sets of prizes are given, the winners of the first prize in each set will fire three shots each at 400 yards range, and the highest scorer will receive the medal for the district. (Militia sad Volunteers). 2 Prizes of £l2 10s each 25 0 0 2 Prizes of £7 10s each 15 0 0 2 Prizes of £5 each 10 0 0 2 Prizes of £3 each 6 0 0 56 0 Oj VOLUNTEER NOTICE.; Notice is hereby given that a free issue! cf Ball Ammunition, to the extent of fifty rounds per man, is authorized to be givenj to intending competitors for the Colonial] and District Prizes about to be contested