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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 458, 4 March 1867, Page 4

luri/verimieat Advertisements, X> ULE3 AND REGULATIONS FOB it THE GOVERNMENT PRIZE FIRING, 1867. Colonial Defence Office, "Wellington, Bth February, 1867. Thb following Buies and Begulations are published for general information. * WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, For the Defence Minister. Colonial Prizes. 1. The firing for the Colonial Prizes will take piace at or near Wellington on a day to be named by the Government. 2. Competitors for the * Colonial Prizes’ will fire at ranges of 400, sl)d, and 6UO yards—five shots at each range, without artificial rest, any position. Size of target 6x6, centre 4 feet, bull’s eye 2 feet. Value of poinls—bud’s eye 3, centre 2, outer X, Highest possible score, 60 points. 3. All officers of the Colonial Forces, any Eersoa sworn in and now serving as a Mitiaman, and all members of Volunteer Corps, are eligible to be chosen as competitors for the “ Colonial Prizes,” but as the number of such competitors must bo very limited, the best shots will be selected from each Province or District by preliminary competitive firing, the ranges for which, number of shots, posiiion, size of targets, and value of points, will be the same as in firing for the Colonial Prizes. 4. Each Province or District will be al lowed to send one representative to Wellington for every 30 nv n who score 20 points at the competitive firing, but no re pre sentative will be recognised who doe? not himself score 30 points. 5. Every person wishing to be a representative must give notice thereof, in writing, on or before the twenty-eighth February, to the Adjutant, who will under directions of the officer commanding the district, ap point a day or days between the 1.-t and 15th of March for the competitive firing, when the highest scorer or scorers (according to the number of representatives to be sent by the Province or District) will be entitled to lire at Wellington ior the Co>! lonial Prizes. 6. The cost of a saloon cabin passage to and from Wellington (calculated at tinrvtes charged for return tickets) will be allowed to the competitors, together with t. e sum of ten shillings a day to each non-I'c.-idcnt during his unavoidable detention at Weilington. District Prizes. 7. ( ffieers Commanding Districts will appeint the times and places for the firing lor < : e District Prizes. Every intending cc modi'or must give notice in writing of Ins L't lion to the Adjutant of the permanent staff on or before the twenty eighth February next. 8 Cd mpetitors for the District Prizes vill fit at ranges of 30 J, 400, and 500 yrrfi —five shots at each range, without i.it lied rest, any position ; size of target mV. vrbte of points same as for the Colomat Frizes. 9. No Prizes will be given for which there eve not at least twenty competitors. 10. No person will be allowed to com pete for more than one set of District prizes, G- ".'cl PPes io he observed in f. ring for Loih ihe Colonial and District Prizes. 11. The long or medium Er.lield rifle, the Lancaster riile, and the breech or pin'e loading carbine, as issued by the Gcae, .1 or Provincial Governments, must r one I'c used, and attention is particular y e ’led to the notice from the Government Gazette printed at the foot, as the oi fie • therein laid down will be strictly enforced. 12. Ammunition will be provided by the Government. 13. One sighting shot at each range veil, be allowed. 14. No prizes whatever will be given in Rny case for a less score than 20 points , 15. Each competitor will fire his whole pun her of shots in the same day, unless the weather turns out unfavorable, when the senior officer present may at any time At his discretion postpone the firing until the next favorable opportunity. 16. A list, giving each competitor a pumber only, will be given to the officer and marker ; another list will be made out with each competitor’s name and corresponding number on it, to be kept by the genior officer stationed at the spot where the competitors fire from, 17- Should any competitor absent hirngeli when bis turn comes to iiie, he is to forfeit his chance, and a shot is to be fireci in the air (which the marker will score as a miss), in order to ke.p Ihe numbers ou the lists correct,, 18. All disputed-,points are to be decided by the scnifir'pfficer present, whose derision will he final. a. 19. Ties will fire one shot at the*loDgest range until the best shot be returned. 20. In the scoring ouo point will be added to each hit. 21. Oompeti’ors will have the benefit of spy shot on the ring. 22 Any i-hots which touch the ground before hitting the target (ricochets) are to R. in <V»g CoIIUGD micooe, 23. All hits will according to where the bullet ** first” strikes the target.