THE VOLUNTEERS. THE DISTRICT MEDAL.
The Wellington city volunteers fired on Saturday for the district medal. Lieut.-Col. Newall and Sergt.-Major Finn represented the Government. The scores made in the other parts of tho Wellington Volunteer District have yet to be received. The conditions were — No sighters ; 10 shots, standing position, 2003'ds; 10 shots, kneeling position, 300 yd s; 10 shots, prone position, 500 yds. The following are the principal scores :— 1 200 300 500 yds. yds. yds. Tl. B. Love (Guards) ... 31 27 36 94 H. Marshall (City Rifles) 26 32 34 92 Aamodt (Guards) ... 25 32 34 91 J. Turner (City Rifles)... 30 27 34 91 M'Askill (Guards)' ... 31 25 34 90 James (Guards) 25 24 37 86 C. Hale (Guards) ... 32 25 29 80 Lacey (Guards) 26 26 32 84 F. Wickens (City Rifles) 28 27 28 83 Curry (City Rifles) ... 24 28 30 82 Bunckenburg(Cityßifles) 27 26 29 82 Thawley (Guards) ... 28 24 29 81 A. Guise (City Rifles) ... 23 29 28 80 Halpin (City Rifles) ... 10 28 30 74 B.Halpin (Citv ßiHes)... 20 22 26 68 Willason (City Rifles) ... 21 19 24 64 Robertson (Navals) ... 19 19 19 57 Nixon (Navals) 21 24 11 56 Perry (Navals) ' 19 18 15 52
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Evening Post, Volume LIII, Issue 109, 10 May 1897, Page 5
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