THE RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S MEETING. Local Entries.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 39, 1 March 1884, Page 3

THE RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S MEETING. Local Entries.

We publish the local entries for theforthcoming meeting of the New Zealand Riflo Association. The entries are as follows: — Auckland.— Gity Guards : Volunteers White, Osborne, Hazard, Leigh, Soall, Corporal Leigh, Sergeant Buchanan, Col.Sergeant Hay. Victoria : Sergeants Taylor and Bloxsome, Corporals Lee and Fairs, Coi. -Sergeant Rose, Vols. E. Cooper, Handley, Rose, Okey, Harvie, James Haslett, John Haslett. Artillery : Gunners Webster, Shaw, Parslow, W. S. Trayes, H. Rose, W. Lumsden, T. Bell, A. Woolley, A. Payne, Corporal Henderson. Naval Artillery: P. Moulden, J. Fenton, J. Savage, W. Brannigan, P. O. Smith. Garrison Band : Bandsman Mettam. Hobson : Volunteers W. Jennings and Little. Waiuku. —Captain E. Hamiin, Lieuts. G. Barriball and A. M. Barriball, Sergeant G. Barriball, Trooper/* J. May, Crawford, and Williams— all of the Waiuku Cavalry, Whang arel— Sergeant W. Cox and J. McLeod, of the Whangarei Rifles. Thames.— P. Weir, H. Brownlee, E. Cartwright, B. Lukey, J. Cameron, J. Floyd, F. Johns, and G. Gill -of the Thames Naval Artille y. Lieutenant Lucas, N. Climo, A. Newdick, J. Thomas, T. Clark, G. Downie, J. Cluutt, J. Ingles, J. Gelpin, W. Patterson, W. Hawke, A. Thomas, and G. Simpson — of the Thames Rifle Rangers. I Wairoa South.— Lieutenant Crawford, Colour-Sergeant W. Moore, Sergeant McCormick, Corporal R. Coatts, Corporal F. J. Wilson, Volunteers D. Wright, J. W. Wallis, and G. A. Wilson, of the Wairoa Rifles.

Arrival of Competitors. The bulk of the Southern competitors are now here. The Rotorua brought up a number yesterdry, and the Tarawera this afternoon has several on board. Amongst those now in Auckland are the Hon. Major Baillie, and Mr Collins, Staff Officer, I and two ex-champions — Mr Hoskin, of Taranaki (formerly of the 7 hames), and Mr Paynter, of Nelson. The Wellington men are pretty confident that they will be able to take home the carbine belt this time, as in the person of Webb they have a steady reliable shot.

The Scorers. Sixteen scorers and 10 markers h^ve been engaged. The names of the former are as follows :— Messrs Lieut. Selfe, Robertshaw, Huell, Brogan, Davis, Henry, Ardern, Walker, Gibbs, Kellar, Bradshaw, Renner, Dormer, Knight, Keyworth, and O'Donnell,

Sale of Privileges. The sale of privileges for the meeting took place at Messrs B. Tonks and Co.'s auction mart at noon to-day, but the lots offered did not elicit as much competition as was expected. The right to the luncheon room and No. 1 publican's booth fetched £50, being purchased by Mr Sargent, and the right to sell fruit, tea, coffee, etc., was disposed of to Mr Lindsay for £3 los.

Additional Entries. Captain Burwell, of the Southland Hussars, and Trooper Currie of the Waiuku Cavalry, have been entered by telegraph.