RIFLE MATCH.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 37, 12 February 1874, Page 2

RIFLE MATCH.

A rifle match; took place* yesterday at tho Maitai butts, between the City Bifles, and Stoke Rifles, ten men a i side. The City Rifles proved victorious by 53 points, their total scores being 421 points against 368 of tbe Stoke. Several members of the City Rifles made some very good scores. The ranges were 200, 400, and 500 yards, 200 yards target 6x4, position standing, 400 and 500 yards target 6x6, position aDy, five shots at each range, The following are the scores : — I

The following^ remarks were lately •fa^enby; Mr *Mundel.a;{ M;P;* in a >■ speech delivered at Sheffield, referring to the supply and consumption of meat in the United Kingdom:—-There are few questions which are c-fsuch interest ! and importance to the peb pie of this country as the question of food supply. We have to-day a population of thirtytwo millions. We have doubled our numbers* since "the- beginning ".of: the present century, and there are some j wbo are listening to me who will pro- ', bably see ouf "population augmented to fifty millions. How are these mouths < to be fed? You will have Been from: tbe statistics I haVe quoted that the in- | creased consumption of meat in the past two years is fully 330,000,0001bs weight, and of the value of £13,000,000 sterling. What wili it be as the country continues to increase in rpopulation and prosperity? The area of land in this country is a fixed quantity; indeed I might, without impropriety l, say that: it is a diminishing quantity, for as population increases, railways, towns, and manufactures extend and diminish the area of cultivable land. Unless,. therefore, we can greatly increase the' production of the soil in this country,! we must depend entirely upon imports ! for the vast and daily increasing wants of our people. : ~y *,;*..';

CITX Ell LBS. '\ •■• 200 yds 40Dyd« SCOyds TU Pvt Kissel 41344 41444 33403 52 CorplD Bums... 43433 34d44 33323 51 ' Vvt. Croesman ... ■ 32393 43444 33443 50 Pvt C. Moore ... 33344 43234 44321 £0 Sergt J. A. Burn 22333 843 14 23434 47 Lieut D. Burn ... ■ 42334 , 40443 33323. 45 -Pvt H.Moore ... 23434 33484 33002 40 ' Pvt Gollop ... 42023 42422 32323 38 PvtEscourt ... 32334 30200 03303 29 Pvfc Godfrey ..-. 30323 : 00302 ' 30000 19 Total 421 ;

Sxok^j Rifles. : . • r i 200 yds 400 yds 500 yds Tl. Oorpl Bradley ... 43333 44414 43302 47 Lieut Barnett. • .;; 33344 43412; .43830 46 Sub-Lieut Paynfcer 22332 33233 44332 42 Pvt 6. F. Martin 40444 23343 33004 41 ; Corpl Doidge ... 44344, .44022 . 3032.1 ,41 ; Prt 0. Martin ... 34344 22322 32230 39 ! Pvt Nicholsoa ... 24222 32310 02034 33 Pvt Best ... 32230 24332 40000 28 : Pvt Parker ... 04234 43000 22jr20 96 j Pvt Cresswell ... 32022 20200 33402 25 Total ............... 368 i