GARRISON RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 650, 29 October 1909, Page 8

GARRISON RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

' PEIZE ' MEETING FOE SCHOOL' CADETS. The' executive committee o£ the' Garrison Eifle:Association,met.at the Garrison Hall last evening,: Major C. D. Mackintosh -presiding. Captain Cowlee, on behalf.- of the sub-com-mittee appointed to report upon a scheme for the,^institution-of. a Cadet Bisley, submitted astatement to the effect, that the' idea, had -been : warmly supported by the'principals of the secondary schools, the officer,commanding the New Zealand Public ■ School Cadet Corps, .and the inspectors, and,;headmasters of the primary: schools.; : ;It was recommendedr(l): That, the 1 date' of • {he meeting- ,be: December- 8; (2)- that defence cadets and primary sohool. cadets,', be-' ' ing! armed: with. different weapons, fire separately-; (3) ■ that'the following . matches _ be';' fired : at;,the! ranges indicated, and that ■ prizes (tro-' phies); as .below,;be awarded:— ' . ; ;,- : : ..Programme , for; defence cadets: — t ■ Four. matches (seven shots and sighter in each), two at 200 yards,.ono at.300 yards, and. ona at.500 yards. '■-, Total. prize; money for each match, JJI ss.—first jprize, 7s. 6d.; second,'ss.} third,-2s. 6d. ; and foe at. _2s; -To the highest ■ aggregate scorer inthe series,a' championship; service: rifle 'will'be' awarded, aiidNto 'the run:, liers-up (second and third), -badges. Total value of the prizes,- .£9 4?. , , (.Programme school cadets:— • : .: Four matohesT-one at 100 ; yards,; one -at -150; yards, and two at'2oo;y'ards..' Prize: money for each' matoh, J!1 ,2s.—first .prize, 55.; second,, is. j thud, ,35.; fourth; 2s.'i arid eight prizes'of: Is. each- . A championship rifle will alSo .be presented:! - to-'■ .the'! highest; aggregate scorer in." the ( primary sohools series, , and second and> third badges to the runners-up. Total value, of the pnzos,- £S ,9s. , ■'i.Theconditions -of - the: firing ;are as' ; follow i—~ : -Position—Defence cadets,-, any. military' 'post: tion; primary: school: cadets,-lying.,, iMarkers and scorers—Schools will/supply markers -, and' eaireis. Cadets.(a,.fire, in'-umform. ; ; i The prize-list is;''computed on a basis of , 80 secondary school caaeis and 120' primary.school; cadets'Jy 'Jf' 'i : On-the special: recommendations of the school > . authorities the.prizes .were fixed at low values; , in order to of shooting for: ?ain After discussio'n;_ tho-'Teriort s was.-, adopted,; and : ;'the' : . :to' proceed, with ,the arrangeirients. '.. . ; . . \.- - -Sorae:..dobat?\took.:pla'ce' over'the question 'of. allowing,reservists tofiioin:the shield matches. ;Ae,thera were.one or two reservists in' the. lists, ,of i.teams ali«ady (.accepted,vmatters-: were allowed to stand as at present. • 7., J . -' f A letter: was . received;, from .Major-'.. T. W.'; M'Donald, .Officer;- .Commanding' the Public School, Cadets," asking for. the use,, during the daytime, of thti, miniature ' rifle,-rangfc .'at,'the! Garrison 'Hall for.,the .ipity 'scho6l;cadets.. ; :Jt ■ wia decided : to'fdiTnally."refer;-.'tte '.-m'ittir : to the trustees of..the .hall;,,with a recommendation that the, request be:acceded>'to,' corps, us : ' ing-, the;' range to - be ■; held: '.responsible for ■ the ■ .charges for electric-lighting'at the ranges. ':: •The Permanent Foroe Eine Club was graded Junior -A for the shields,,competition. : i.-The .Collins and Sommerville ranges it Tren'.tham- h'ave..;been , allotted , for -, the.' :garrison : shields'competitions, at 200/ 500,and'600 yards,'on -Saturday;'next- . .Targets- : 1: to' lon ■ the. Seddon 'Eange (800. and 900-:y'ards), have been:' allotted to the Karon Rifle Club,, and Target/No.S on tho same raiige ; tO[the'.Kelburne Eifies;' •,