WESTLAND DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

Kumara Times, Issue 2876, 22 December 1885, Page 3

WESTLAND DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

The sum of £BOO having been voted by the General Assembly of New Zealand for prizes, the amount has been divided pro rata, amongst the Volunteer Corps, according to the nominal strength on the 31st August, 1885, the districts and the sums allotted for each district being as follow : £ s. d. Auckland ... ... 140 18 9 Waiuku ... ••• 10 14 6 Waikato ... ... 4 9 4 Taranaki ... ... 11 11 5 Patea ... ... 6 16 2 Wanganui ... ... 20 11 0 Rangitikei ... ... 17 14 9 Wellington 58 18 10 Wairarapa ... ... 19 15 3 Napier ... ... 25 8 9 Poverty Bay ... 10 9 0 Thames ... ••• 15 16 8 Nelson 30 15 1 Marlborough ... 13 7 6 Canterbury... ... 133 17 9 Oamaru 39 5 8 Dunedin ... ... 136 18 3 Invercargill ... 35 10 3 Lake 14 9 3 Westland ... ... 22 12 5 A.C. Force 30 9 5 Total ... ... £BOO 0 0 The whole sum voted having been set apart for prizes, no claims for marking, &c., can be entertained. . A district order issued at Hokitika on the 14th November last, gave the following rules and regulations under which the firing for prizes in the Westland District would be conducted : One match of seven rounds at 200, 400, and 500 yards, open to all Volunteers who were enrolled prior to the 31st August, 1885, and who have attended the necessary number of parades and drills so as to qualify for capitation for the current year. Position : Standing, at 200 yards; any military position at 400 and 500 yards. No sighting shots allowed. The Government Prize Firing Regulations, dated September 20, 1883, to be complied with ; targets as laid down in section 17 of these .regulations. The Grey mouth Rifles fired for these district prizes on Saturday, the sth inst,, the First Westland (Hokitika) Rifles on Saturday, the 12th inst,, and the Kumara Rifles fired on Saturday last. The following are the scores of the Kumara Rifle Volunteers, who fired in two squads, the first at 5 a.m., the second at 2 p.m. : FIRST SQUAB. 200 400 500 Tl. Vol. Merveldt 13 10 12—35 Vol. J. Murtha H 20 9—40 Vol. Streight 16 19 20—55 Oapt. Davies 21 22 6 49 Vol. Burns 20 18 10—48 Vol. H0we...... 15 14 14—43 Vol. Green 16 23 16 —55 Corpl. Schulstad 15 9 .12—36 Lieut. Brayshaw 18 12 13—43 Vol. Evenden 13 15 12 —40 SECOND SQUAD. 200 400 500 Tl. Vol. Wylde 15 19 10—44 Vol. Hannah 18 18 15—51 Sergt. Stevenson 19 19 16—54 Lance-Sergt. Keller 19 22 17—58 Vol. W. Evenden 19 18 16—53 Vol. Watters 13 22 7—42 Vol. Hobbs 17 17 13-47 Vol. Passmore 9 7 4—20 Lieut. Borlase 18 20 16—54 Corpl. Woods 21 21 17 —59 Vol. Ellery 16 20 11—47 Sergt. Jones 19 20 11—50 Vol. Mansfield 18 11 13—42 Vol. Barrowraan 21 20 2—43 Lance-Corpl. Smith 19 16 15—49 Vol. C. Murtha 19 21 19—59 The following are the names of the prize-takers, the total number of points obtained at the three ranges, and the amounts of the prizes : _ T ' , ~ No. of Prize. Name and Company. p oints £ s d Corporal Boddington, Ist Westland Rifles ... 60 5 0 0 Vol. Dale, Ist Westland Rifles 60 4 0 0 Vol, Sampson, Greymouth Rifles ... ... ... 59 3 0 0 Vol. C. Murtha, Kumara Rifles ... ... ... 59 2 0 0 Corpl. G. Wood, Kumara Rifles ... ... ... 59 2 0 0 Vol. Richardson, Greymouth Rifles ... ... 59 110 0 Color-Sergt. Peake, Ist Westland Rifles ... 58 1 0 0 Vol. Michel, Ist Westland Rifles ... ... ... 58 10 0 Lance-Sergt. Keller, Kumara Rifles ... ... 58 1 0 0 Vol. Sunbye, Greymouth Rifles 58 012 7 Lieut. Skogluncl, Greymouth Rifles ... ... 57 010 0 Vol. Bachelor, Greymouth Rifles 57 010 0 Vol. Badgei’, Greymouth Rifles ... ... ... 57 0 910