ROD AND GUN.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 3, 1 April 1920, Page 8

ROD AND GUN.

Several stalkers who have paid a visit to the "Wild West" in the vicinity of the Hororata track in quest of Red deer, have returned to town. They report havirig seen numerous herds and a few shags, but the latter not possessing the quality of head sought after, were left alone. They propose returning during Easter holidays. Files just to hand contain particnlars of a doublo barrel shotgun of standard design, that the B.S.A. people are manufacturing 100,000 of, in an at-tempt upon th » market of the Brit-ish Empire and abroad. This is the first- time, in the history of the sporting gun trade in the Old Count.'y mass production is to be tried. According to the following details, rille shooting on full sized range at Otatara will again be in full swing ere long. Average number of men enrploycd dafly i j f orty-six. -Average nronthly rate of pr^ress, three chain of retaining wall and five chain of bridgeway. Estimated time of completion, September next. All work is being carried out by the Prison's Department. To date sixty-seven chain of retaining wali and 111 chain of bridgeway have been completed.