N.Z. Rifle Association.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5163, 7 March 1888, Page 3

N.Z. Rifle Association.

ITS EFFECT ON VOLUNTEERING.

THE MARTINI-HENRY RIFLE.

THE POST CONDEMNS THE CHANGE.

IJS?ECIAI, TO DAILY TELEOUAI'n.J

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Wellington, Last night Tl.n. Post to-night contains the follow- • ''The NZ Rifle Association purE&Tto have for its principal object the pons w Volunteering, and on that a OT arcßtnbandoi.ed this object, and bid* fKT&eiierato into a mere .hooting Srt, Under these circumstances we -haU at alI surprised if the Association » V J Tnt them will, we presume, have to W ffr them The ordinary Volunteer p ay for tbtm. ■«■ Stiiaer wSU b0 o£ dih tnt F , g dut on the accuracy be"vmxld have to depend if called of wnicii BB Apgociation meetings, at »*? ATn7v weapon obtainable by but a w F a distinct i y few must tai« it has now contrary, effect espeoa > leisure to jraolfco »itl tssssssss Vnhmteorforce> if devoted to promoting inV in the use of the ordinary creased efc"""* ™" of di , trii;t prizo-s, feiliSi ? J£*otf-if they wuh it" -wearing tlw SSfom of a corps on ceremonial oec^ons, 4ith the ordinary Volunteer lorco.-