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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 667, 25 March 1869, Page 4

Government Advertisements. AND REGULATIONS \> for the GOVERNMENT PRIZE FIRING, NORTH ISLAND, 18G9. [Extract from the New Zealand Gazette of the 13th January, 1869.] Colonial Defence Office, Wellington, 11th January, 1869. The following Regulations arc published for general information. T. M. Hattltain. Regulations eoe Prize the North Island, for the Year 1869. One-hale the money voted by the General Assembly for Prize Firing (viz. £soo)j will be divided amongst the districts named below under the following regulations : Districts. ***** 4. Poverty Bay and Wairoa 5. Napier # #■;_ '. * ■* *. • 1. Each district a |am of money to be fired for the number of Volunteers, Cherts, ajUfFConetabulary that are enrolled, and of llUEElitiamen that are armed on; the Ist Eebr^fy, send to the Defence Office, as sooft Bible after that date, Returns showinjSfHe number 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 day or days, in the months of March or April, for the competitive firing to take place. Where two or more places are named as one district, the senior officer will make the necessary arrange Bients 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 sum than £5 ; but should there be a surplus undistributed in any district, it will be 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 yards); five shots at each range, without artificial rest, any position. Highest possible score, 60 marks. {Size of the°targets, 6xQ feet ; bull's eye, 2 feet; centre, 4 feet. S. Ties shall bo decided as follows: (1.) Ry 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 Regulations, 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 Bides to be observed in firing for the General Government Prizes. 10. The long or medium Enfield rifle, the Lancaster rifle, and the breech or muzzle loading carbine, as issued by the General or Provincial Governments, must alone be used. Competitors using the carbine at the 400, 500, and 600 yard ranges, will be allowed one mark at the first range, two marks at the second, and three marks at third range. 11. The minimum pull of the trigger to bo six pounds. 12 Ammunition will be provided by the Government. 13. The senior officer on the ground may direct the examination of the arms used by competitors, at any time before, during, or after the firing ; and should any arm be fourd to have been tampered with, or the pull of trigger to be below the mini mum, the competitor using such arm will be disqualified, and his score disallowed. 14. In the scoring, the value of shots will be—Bull's eye, 4; centre, 3; outer, 2. 15. The firing for Government Prizes should be superintended, if possible, by a Field Officer; and in the absence of any Field Officer, there must be (exclusive of any Medical Officer) at least two Commissioned Officers on the ground. 16. A list, giving each competitor a number 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 bv the senior officer stationed at the spot where the competitors fire from. 17. The senior officer present will appoint one person to call the names of competitors at the place of firing, and another to remain with the marker near the target. 18. The senior officer present will appoint a marker, who will be under the immediate supervision of the officer appointed to remain near the target. Markers will receive pay at the rate of 5s per diem, if not in the employ of the Government. 19. Each competitor will firo his whole cumber of shots in the same day, unless]