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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 664, 15 March 1869, Page 1

Government Advertisements. >ULES AND KEGCLATIONS v for tlie 'government PJIIZE FIRING, NOU-TH ISLAND, 1869. rExtracfc from the New Zealand Gazette of L the 13th January, 1869.] Colonial Defence Office, Wellington, 11th January, 18R9. Tub following Regulations arc published for eeneral information. 1 b T. M. Hatjltain. Regulations foe Prize Fihing in the North Island, fok the Year 1869. the money voted by the General Assembly for Prize Firing (viz. £500), will be divided amongst the districts named below under the following regulations : Districts. 4. Poverty Bay and Wairoa 5. Napier 4b 7T IT * 1. Each district will receive a sum of money to be fi ed for in proportion to the number of Volunteers, Cadets, and Constabulary that are enrolled, and of Militiamen that are armed on the Ist February, 1869; and Officers commanding are to send .to the Defence Office, as soon as pos eible after that date, Returns showing the aiumber of men they are entitled to reckon under the above heads. 2. All Officers of the Colonial Forces, all persons enrolled in the Militia or Armed Constabulary, and all members of Volunteer or Cadet Corps are eligible to become competitors for the prizes. 3. The Officer commanding each District will fix a dny or days, in the months of March or April, for the competitive iiring to take ploce. Whore two or more places are named as one district, the senior officer will make the necessary arrange ments for the whole. 4. The firing may take place at one or more places within the district, at the discretion of the Commanding Officer. 5. In each district a prize of £lO, or a Mont Storm carbine of that value, and two prizes of £7 and £5 respectively, will be given to the three competitors who make the highest scores, not being less than 35. 6. The remainder of the money apportioned to the district, will be divided, according to their score, amongst all those (winners of the prizes included) who make a greater number of marks than 35 at the competitive firing. No competitor, however, is to receive on this account a greater Bum than £5 ; but should there be a surplus undistributed in any district, it will k available to complete deficiencies, if any, in other places. 7. Competitors will fire at ranges of 400, 500, and 600 yards (Cadets at 200, 250, and 300 yarde); five shots at each range, without artificial rest, any position, highest possible score, 60 marks. Size of the targets, 6x6 feet; bull's eye, 2 feet; centre, 4 feet. 8. Ties shall be decided as follows: — (1.) By the score made at the longest distance. (2.) If still a tie by the score made at the two longest distances. (3.) If still a tie, then by Wimbledon Begulations, 1866, section 13. 9. The highest scorer above forty marks not being a Cadet) in each Province will receive the medal for the Province. General Mules to be observed in firing for the General Government Prizes. 10. The long or medium Enfield ride, the Lancaster rifle, and the breech or muz ile loading carbine, as issued by the General or Provincial Governments, must alone be used. Competitors using the :arbine at the 400, 500, and 600 yard anges, will be allowed one mark at the irst range, two marks at the second, and ihree marks at third range. 11. The minimum pull of the trigger to >e six pounds. 12 Ammunition will be provided by the government. 13. The senior officer on the ground Bay direct the examination of the arms «ed by competitors, at any time before, luring, or after the firing; and should an) »rm be found to have been tampered with, )r the pull of trigger to be below the mini Mm, the competitor using such arm will '6 disqualified, and his score disallowed. 14. In the scoring, the value of shots fill be—Bull's eye, 4; centre, 3; outer, 2. 15. The firing for Government Prizes hould be superintended, if possible, by a Jield Officer; and in the absence of any field Officer, there must be (exclusive of toy Medical Officer) at least two Commis'ioned Officers on the ground. 16. A list, giving each competitor a toffiber only, will be given to the officer md marker; another list will be made W with each competitor's name and corponding number on it, to be kept by " 8 senior officer stationed at the spot "wre the competitors fire from. }'• The senior officer present will appoint one person to call the names of! IQ topetitors at the place of firing, and "WW to remain with the mwkw » e » r