NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 21, 24 January 1880, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

. ' : .. , [Ntto, 'Z§atoiider,- 3[an.!;2O.] ;.-•-.: A meeting of the executive of the & ' ; fPW , d?ft*l«M; R^^li-Ase&eiatiptfT i raa ;.:.. held last nighty Gblonel Reader oo3U^ pied the chair, and there were tlao ; : ißrefieatjr— Colonel: /Ijßckie, Captains' „ ; ^ob*Dßton" andV .Orowe, Orbeii, and fealliogerV rnd „ Tolhurst, Scott, Mason, and ' Steve.pß (secretary),, The^ Sepret irj^ . wbs insfructecf to urge on ', ''tie " comj letion of iheiiiys for the ABsociatitn's , . medalq, 19. or'^ier that the medals mi| ;bt ' ba ( ready: in I time for ihe forthoom ng , meeting of tte Association at Nelsio. ' ■ A conversation took place as to Ihe . r^tive to'eHta; of Ihe fytf Aft baits" s a& ! thdee ! QoW in use a Wimbledon, in ibe course of which (hs Secretary dascribed i\x€ latter in detait. It n rar ultimately* deoided -that thepresint i;^rt^eh(Ma ; byh^f|^k^iy§ryfer to— E" J preVeTQt4ffeH)^ i;he targets experienced at last year's conpetition. It wa's'poibted out that this work would be available for the subntition of the Swiss targets; now in use at , Wimbledon, next year. The particulars relaitivieT tb thesb 4 laVgefV were not „ received until it was too late for thsm . tobe adopted 6t tße erisa'ing meeting. —By permission of Colpnel Header, itwas an*abge ; d that Armourer Chris ie, of ><th'e v Ij|efedßtf ' Db partnaen t, ehoi »l d lea'Ve -jfbjr^elsßJi to ]prena|c>" the rac g6 ' •-..» sometime about the iirst in >'' : ittC : ihl'-"4e'mun^ratiM-t ? ov'b'e'' : -'-pia to-- - Armourer Christie,; ia : the course of which high enoomiuraß, were .pßsaed on that officer. Colonel RBadetMdid>, not know where- they- would ? find bis? eqjial if they lost him. I? „ wbblil'lfafe baiett impossible .to carrjbut the meeting at' Hokitika if he had not been there. JEIeV was a man who could do any thing* The Secretary' was; well able ib; judge of bis qualities, having, attended every prize meeting, at all of which Christie had been employed, and he always did what was reqdired'williugly addr'eadily. On the motion of Colonel Leckjie, seconded by Mr Tolbursf, it was re- , solved that an enhanced remuneration, as compared with former years,- should be paid to Armourer Christie.— lt was stated that better accommodation would be provided for the telegraphist at the - Neboa meeting than there bad been on a previous occasion —The' Secretary was authorised to give instructions for the calling of tenders for messingjat Nelson. —The Secretary intimated tliat several commissioned officers throughout the Colony would be willing to attend the meeting, paying their own travelling expenses, in order to see the firing, if they could be identified with ifc in some way. It was resolved that their services should be utilised as scorers. — Lieut. Bennett had had a communication from several Auckland Volunteers asking if arrangements could h lf6'iniiae li ifdt ; their returning by r .,. ei^:^aW.;:;J^:'Tpßu^ fought" " th?ey"Bn6uld 6VO every thing to 1 encourage ( •:■ r the : B^etiary, intimated) • tbafc he was in communication with the , /ffnioa^hip^ mkfc 1' y 'ss*:' 1 :':^'LB u 'gg?w^on» ; ;6manatingr. from Majo^T (Ndakey: with' respect to tihe : 'citfalr^ tflCtfti&m^iitfi' WSfiQeft to' be decided bytecl)mThi#o^on the „.,?-rrAQ iickftdWledgmepi^jpf 'thejcontH r ■"■■ •> I> :r: bufcioa ■$&<) the. Home f 'National IHfle r •- Association's rea^and it was intimated that tKOT^ffiedalfof t&e As- : Boclati6n^w.t>ui^) be foj?w)ar3ed ,' . to t)he ! ' Colony through the <.C/pionial Office.^-- , Oapfeftm'Stead ; >Bllis; of^the 43rdr W6st ; , r ( Torf Bi« !^ifote^sKifi| if- he ; woiild I W elfgitiM fo <i*##&9 ' as an- efficient j volunteer here,? feeing; that he Was .- efficient^ at Home. Colonel Seader pointed out. that cdrnpetitoramust b©!' * efficient v6lunt^W; ; Wccbrd% to the rules of the New Zealand Association. - •

Qn'thetnofcipti ;ff "Mr - Tolbu'rjifc) i i was resolved, that the gentleman in qu estion should be informed that he could only compete in other than the open svents ; joiihc^Jyl^ t^ottf6ltgulej;~-o|li|r matters iti connection with the meeting, which commences on MDn3ay the ' tfsVMatchi weie decided, a n lmber i » of accounts vrera pasaed, a?id the meet* ing then adiourned. ' s " :.- ■■i.i . "" t ~i r-m*imim '