COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 115, 20 December 1873, Page 2

COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

The preliminary contest for District representative from Poverty Bay begins this morning at 6 o’clock, and in connection with which the following may be noted as the order of arrangement prescribed by the General Government. The number of representatives allowed to the different districts is as follow Auckland, 5 ; Wairoa and Waiuku, 3; Waikato, 2; Taranaki, 2; Patea and Wanganui, 2; Rangitikci, 1; Hutt and Porirua, 2 ; Wellington, 2 ; Greytown and Masterton, 1; Napier and Wairoa, 1 ; Poverty Bay, 1 ; Tauranga and Opotiki, 1 ; Thames, 4; Nelson and Marlborough, 1 ; Canterbury, 3; Otago, 8; Westland, 1; Armed Constabulary, 3. The conditions for becoming a representative for 1874 differ from those of this year, the total score required to be made being 80 points out of a possible 112, as compared with 70 out of a possible 100 for 1873. In the event af the full number of Colonial representatives authorised for any district not becoming qualified at the time appointed under the regulations no second competition for choice can he allowed. Officers and men of the Militia called out for actual service or for training and exercise—of the Artillery, Engineer, Rifle, and Naval Volunteer Forces, and of the Armed Constabulary—are eligible to become competitors for the colonial prizes subject to the following rule. No Volunteer will be eligible to compete for the colonial prizes unless he was an efficient Volunteer for the year ending 31st March, 1873. Each company of Volunteers will fire the undermentioned match, on their own ranges, under the supervision of an officer of another company (to be arranged by the officers commanding the respective districts,) before the 31st December, 1873.

(1) Ranges, 200, 400, 500, and 600 yards. (2) Seven (7) shots at each range. (3) Targets, at 200 yards, 6x4 feet; centre, 4x2 feet; bull’s eye, 2xl feet. At 400, 500, and 600 yards, 6x6 feet; centre, 4 feet; bull’s eye, 2 feet. * The six highest scores in the district of Poverty Bay will become district representatives. The district representatives will fire for choice of one colonial representative on their own ranges, between the Ist January and the 12th February, 1874, at such times as the officer commanding the district (who must superintend the same) may appoint. The conditions as to ranges to be the same as in the original firing. The conditions for the Cavalry representatives are in the same proportion as those of this year, the ranges being 150, 200 and 300 yards, 7 shots at each ; the minimum number of points being 63 out of a possible 84, or an average of centres. The nTimLon- of Oa-ralcy representatives for the colony is six, the Armed Constabulary being allowed one.

District Prizes allotted to Poverty Bay are as follow : —Cavalry Volunteers, 2 prizes valued at £5 ; Militia and Volunteers (foot) first set, 7 prizes valued at £l5 ; and 4 in the second set valued at £9.