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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 457, 28 February 1867, Page 4

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24, The firing for Government Prizes should be 6Uperiilte n ded, if possible, by a Field Officer; and in the absence of any Field Officer, there must be (exclusive of any Medical Officer) at least one Commissioned Officer on the ground besides jthe Adjutant, both or all of whom must I certify to the correctness of the Betam,

zo. xne senior o nicer present win an. point one person to tail the names of com* petitors at the place of firing, and another rj aiia irith tin nicks.* .m* c i :ir{»t 26. The senior officer present will spnoink a marker, who will be under the immediate supervision of the officer sp» pointed to remain near the target. Markers will receive pa; at the rate of 5s ner diem, if r'eajaydsd. 27. A return of the names of all compe* titui-s, with the return of the number of points and hits scored by each, duly signed, as laid dowu 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 alter 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 rifle 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 lew paces in front of all lookers on, and to see that no objects are in the line of the fire. Diagsam of Tabget for colonial and District Prizes, 1866-7. d T. M, Haiiltain. Colonial Defence Office, Wellington, (From the New Zealand Gazette, No. 19, April 17th, 1861, folio 97. Outer, Centre. 2 ft 4 ft. Militia Notice.

Colonial'Secretary’a Office, Auckland 17th April, 1861. The Government having been informed that rifles issued to Militiamen and Volunteers have been tampered with and altered, by filing the tumblers, to try to make them 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; and also, if on the examination of arms 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. !£• W. Stafford. Subject to the above Rules, Regulations, and Conditions, the following prizes will be awarded:— Colonial Prizes. The Champion Prize will £ b. d. consist of a Gold Medal, presented by the JNew 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 Nati mal Rifle Association, and a pnrse of ... 75 0 Oj 3rd Prize, a Silver Medal, and ... 60 0 0 4th Prize, ditto, and ... 30 0 0 sth Prize, ditto, and ... 20 0 0

Disteict Peizes. 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. each 25 0 0 2 Prizes of £7 10s each ... ... 15 0 0 2 Prizes of £5 each 10 G G 2 Prize* of £3 each 6 0 0 5S 0 0