OUR VOLUNTEERS.
THE ANNUAL GLASS FIRING.
The annunl course of Class firing, which in the regular Army and Volunteers is exactly similar, commenced during the past week, at the Rifle Range, and was concluded this morning. The ranges for the third class were 150, 200, 250, and 300 yards; five shots at each range $ position, standing throiighoufc. The number of points required to be made in accordance with the Government tegrilivtions in this class are 36, which place the Volunteer making the required number in the second or mSxt class. The squads fired at G a.m. and 2 p.m., with the following result :
Thuse who have pass<-d into th« seftonil elaSs- hv hiking 30 {joints at 100, 500, 550, and GOO yards, kneeling, rank as first-class shots.
150 200 250 300 Tl. Lieut. Munyavcl..'. W 17 12 10- - 64 Crp.. Palamontaiii io 12 1(5 10--57 Pv»Vi»t8Miltc!ieH; 15 ii i2 i4--52 Private Marshall. 11 15 12 8--46 Private Sampson. 15 15 14 2--46 Priv. T. Caldwell 13 9 8 12--42 P'riviUe B.aitnali-.-. 16 13 8 5 - -42 Private BreMiail. In ti 10 6- -- 46 Private Harvey... 13 8 !) 4 - -34 Private Dale 12 9 4 < - -32 Private Walker... 8 9 G 8--31 Private Stanley..-. 4 S ? 11•^27 Private Higgins... ii 4 3 3--21
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Kumara Times, Issue 736, 7 February 1879, Page 2
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212OUR VOLUNTEERS. Kumara Times, Issue 736, 7 February 1879, Page 2
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