VOLUNTEER NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81908, 20 December 1906, Page 2

VOLUNTEER NOTES.

llie .raranaki llifles concluded firm" ut matches for prizes o ii i...r*1..y and Saturday. Tlie winner Wdor-l'irst class, Private Bruce• sc con, class, Abbott, hot,, member'; tinul class, Private Harvey. A match between the two headuuart™ companies is mooted, but it would th„ match until new taige.s are obtained. ilie majority of the present targets '"■'' «i a lamentable condition. The ™i,es also require a complete over ~;!"'• , US w ?7*'y »»y l«ir now bal- ■ u. 1,1 v, cij.it the consequence being li.it a marker's billet is a sort ,3 nun-killing occupation, owing to (he lii'miu- required in hoisting ti u . p,,/ f,'' ls - , l " (l " , , l! - il ■'* HurpVising that ii'i' markers have not ere this gone on

: in number of entries from this 10 . eulity lor the Xortli Island Championh up Association meeting, to ~,. ]R . ld •it Viaiignnui during the liolidavs is ™ I')' imU this year compared" will, tin.' preceding one. There i s only ,„„, reason tor this regrettable falling „il' H» not because there is a sW age ot willing marksmen. The rcas<m is that tile men's rillcs are unite useless for high class firing. i> r | lcli .' cully the whole of the ride hands in mis locality are worn out. The rillcs to the local corps have not k-i-u JjisjM.-clud for two years, ttllll ' «i*t ui. li.cm .have been in use since I'IUl. .Many ot l.he barrels have hid ■mu rounds through them. \\l mi it >s staled that Mm rounds represent sturT?? W ° ° J " sU.ul'i, not magazine, tire at UiutLlui condition of many of the m^ ■"' l i >»■ readily understood. It j s ■"•'iiifcstly miliar to lKa , Ja , H «'ssi„g mi h, miiileincias tu im " uyamst vo uuicer marksmen who are , 1 "°- ' vll: ' bl «. H'capons. The matter Uunly re.i„,res looking into, and no uu. necessary subject could engage he attention ot the new Council of '■';■;•• ~,f if U * «™> ure deiicicnt,

■lie larauaki l!,lle Volunteers reunify made a partial canvass of the town for trophies for a series of com petitions to „e arranged for the Xew i-Xi-.M' : \ lil,una «'"* '■ail.. In ih„ business people, the lirst I'ompctiiion will be held on 'sew -rears ilay, wi,,. n competitions * f or » uud second-class shots will take v'„- ; U ' K '-' S ' lru m > m '""I *'W J aids, and the prizes in each case ate—lst, silver m L .u : ,l ( g o ],i m111 . L .,. - IK !' tl '°l ll 'y value 10s (id; ;jr,|, a.uii„u---,ull- JI i» H'vd to complete the canvass during u„. next l'e,v days, Miwii the munes of those who fi'cuerous y made donations will be published. In order to induce attend, unco at parades, it has been decided ■u adit one point to competitors' talics for each inspection parade they at end during the progress of the cow- I petitions.