THE VOLUNTEERS.
The Wellington "Volunteer Artillery fired at the Polhill Gully butts yesterday morning at half-past five o'clock, in the match with the Wanganui Rifle Volunteers, who fired at Wanganui on the 21st of last month. Eight men were selected, and also an emergency man, but at the appointed time only seven, including the emergency man, turned up, Gunners Webb and Batkin being absent. The match, however, was fired, the emergency man (Gunner Dixon) taking Gunner Webb's place, whilst Gunner Batkin wa3 credited with the average, which brought the Wellington score up to 404 points, as against 460 points made by Wanganui—a difference of 56 points. Appended are the scores : WANGANUI.
400 500 600 T t , yards, yards, yards. Priva e J. Purnell.. Priva Sub-L Priva Priva ifff ton .. ney 23 18 18 69 18 24 17 59 18 20 20 58 Priva Privat Colore W. Arm e G. H. At Sergt. Col] strong . mstrong. ard 24 19 11 54 23 14 11 48 460 Gunn Corpo Gunn ar Mason ral Diamond.. rMcCredie .. 400 500 600 T A, yards, yards, yards. • 21 17 23 01 25 15 17 57 24 20 13 57 Lieutt nant McTavish Sergt. Gann Gunn Gunn say Major Stevens r Grace r Dixon er Batkic, average BISbSHEbKSH
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4309, 12 January 1875, Page 3
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211THE VOLUNTEERS. New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4309, 12 January 1875, Page 3
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