Mr E. Mitchelsbn, Minister, of Public Works, will leave Onehunga for Welling* ton by. the s.s. Rotorua thisaftetnoon. Should there be a team chosen toj-night to represent Auckland ab the Cen-; tennial Rifle meeting afc" Melbourne a number of local ■" shots " will compete for thehonour. An Auckland riflU team has visited Melbourne on a former occasion. In; September, 1873; i-.ioxiv. representatives were sent to compete in the IntercoloniaV rifle match held Melbourne.' Funds were raised by subscriptions 1 and otherwayß, dad riineteen men firod.bodecide who were to be sent over to do battle for Auckland, and the four highest, viz., Messrs vV, H. Skinner, Stone, G. Partington and Aldertosn, were serib over to Melbourne, where tftey upheld the honour of Auckland markpimen in a most creditable manner. .The suggestion at the present time ia to w>n<l o-ver /our marksmeu to represent Auckland". Thnre is little time to lose, and if 10-nighb's meeting agrees to send a team the men will havo t<> start practice at onco with the MartiniHenry rifles sent lip for tije purpose by the overnment.
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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 219, 17 September 1888, Page 8
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