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

uoverimieiil Adver Usemtfiila. [ 24, The firing for Government Prizes [should be superintended, if possible, by a jPield Officer ; and in the absence of any [Field Officer, there mast be (exclusive of any Medical Officer) at least one Commissioned usicer on the ground besides the Adjutant, both or all of whom must certify to the correctness of the Return. 25. The senior officer present will appoint one person to sal! the names of competitors at the place of firing, and another .■ j a tin with tu t -n true an' sa tar» >5. 26. The senior officer present will appoint a marker, who will he under the immediate supervision of the officer ap* pointed to remain near the target. Markers will receive pay at the rate of 5s per diem, if remanded. | 27. A return of the names of all eompe* titors, with the return of the number of points and hits scored by each, duly signed, aj 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 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 riiie 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 ihc line of the fire. Diageaai of Target for colonial and District Prizes, 1866-7. T. M. Hacltain. I Colonial Defence Office, W ellington, (From the New Zealand Gazetto, No. 19, April 17th, 1861, folio 57. Militia Notice. Colonial°Secretary’a Office, Auckland 17th April, 1861. The Government having been informed that riiles issued to Militiamen and Volunteers have been tampered with and altered, by filing the tumblers, to fry to I make them what is termed “ hair triggers,” and that the sights have been also filed, thereby destroying their efficiency ; all Militiamen and Volunteers arc warned that by so doing they render themselves liable to the penalty for wilfully damaging arms entrusted to their cure, which will be enforced ; ard also, if on the examination of arms after toe competition for Government Prizes, it is found that the rifle useci by any winner of a Prize has been in any way tamperd with or altered, the Prize to which he Wi ui<i otherwise have been entitled will bo withheld. E. W. Stafford. Subject to the above Rules, Regulations, and Conditions, the following prizes will bo awarded: — Colonial Prizes. The Champion Prize will £ 1. d. consist of a Gold Medal, presented by the |New Zealand Government, a purse of 100 sovereigns, and the nse of the Cliampion licit until the next Colonial prizes are shot for. 2nd Prize, the Silver Medal, presented by the Council District Prizes. The winner of the first prize in each district wiil receive and be entitled to wear, a medal presented by the Government. In jdi hurts where two or more sets of prizes M-e given, the winners of the first prize in each set will fire three shots eacli at 400 yards range, ami the highest scorer wiii receive lno medal for the dhtrict. i\apiei—(Military Settlers;. Ist Prize ... 10 0 0 ‘-'nd „ 5 0 0 3rd „ ==. 3 0 0 4th „ 2 0 0 ——2 O 0 Napier—(Militia and 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 pi £3 each 6 0 0 56 0 0-