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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume III, Issue 172, 29 April 1864, Page 2

Emulations eespeotino ter new Zealand; government prizes pob vm BEST RIFLE SHOTS pob the Yeab 1864. Prize*. Time and place of firing. Who eligible to compete. Lists of persons firing Competitors absenting themselves-. Arms andammunition to be used. Mode of firing. 1. The Ist Prize to bo Fifty Pounds, the Winner also to ijeap* nnj wear tho Champion Pouch and Balt for tho Beat Shot in New Zealand'during the' year in which he wins it. The 2nd Prize to be Thirty Five Pounds and tho Modal presented by tho Council of the National Rifle Association. 3rd Prize to bo Thirty Pounds. 4th „ „ Twenty Five Pounds. sth „ „ Twenty Pounds. 6th „ „ Seventeen Pounds Ten Shillings 7th „ „ Seventeen Pounds Ten Shillings Bth „ „ Fifteen Pounds. 9th „ „ Fifteen Pounds. l6th „ „ Twelve Pounds Ten Shillings. 11th „ „ Twelve Pounds Ten Shillings. 12fh „ „ Ten Pounds. 13th „ „ Ten Pounds. 14th „ „ Ten Pounds. 15th „ „ Ten Pounds. 16th „ „ Seven Pounds Ten Shillings. 17th „ „ Seven Pounds Ten Shillings. 18th „ „ Five Pounds. 19th „ „ Five Pounds. 20th „ „ Five Pounds. 2. The firing to take Place at such hours and places as the Officers Commanding at the different stations may deem convenient; each competitor to fire his whole number of rounds on the same day, commencing on the IGth May next. Should tho weather prove unfavourable at any time appointed, the firing may be postponed at tho discretion of tho Officer Commanding at the Station. 3. The firing to be open to any person sworn in and now serving as a Militiaman, except those sworn in for special service, and to all Members of Volunteer Corps (Officers included). All intending competitors to send in their names on or before the 9th May next to tho Officer Commanding the Corps to which they belong, or to the Adjutant, when lists are to be compiled from the names sent in ; but if considered that any such person, whether a Militiaman or Volunteer, shall not have attended, when required, sufficiently regularly at drills, parades, training, or exercise, such person may be prevented from firing for the prizes. 4. A list giving each competitor a number only, to be given to the Officer and Marker, another list to be made out with each competitor’s name and corresponding number on it, to be kept by the Officer Commanding or Adjutant, and Officer stationed at the spot where the competitors fire from. 5. Should any competitor absent himself when his turn comes to fire, he is to forfeit his chance, and a shot is to bo fired in the air (which the marker will score as a miss), in order to keep the numbers on the lists correct. 6. Rifles and ammunition supplied by the Government. 7. Without artificial rest. Ist range, standing or kneeling ; 2nd range, standing or kneeling ; 3rd range, in any position. Ties at Stations. Ties. Hits. Ring Shots. Richochets. Score. Award of score. Commanding Officer. Marker. Medical Officer. Returns of firing. Caution against accidents. Wooden Targets (when required), to be ordered by the Officer Commanding or Adjutant, to be made at the different stations 6 feet by 2 feet, painted as shown at the end. 9. Ties to fire five rounds at five hundred yards at two Targets. In tin's case shots to bo measured from the centre of the bull’s eye. Ties to bo fired for and decided at each station, previous to forwarding the lists, and names to be placed on the lists in their proper order according to the number of points and hits made. 10. Instructions will be forwarded for firing Ties between Provinces or Stations after all the lists have been received at the Deputy Adjutant General’s Office in Auckland. 11. Competitors to have one point added for each hit, in addition to the value of points made. 12. Competitors to have the benefit of any shot on the Ring. 13. Any shots which touch the ground before hitting the Target (richochets) to be noted R in the column for misses. 14. All hits to count according to where the bullet “first” strikes the Target. 15. All differences as to points, &c., to be decided by the Officer Commanding or Adjutant at tho Station, before any returns of the firing are finally made up. 16. Officers Commanding Corps, or Adjutants, to be on the ground. One Officer to be appointed to call the names of competitors at the place of firing, and another to remain near the Target. 17. A marker to be appointed by the Officer Commanding, or Adjutant, at each Station,, who will be under the Officer appointed to remain near the Target. 18. The medical officer to attend. Where there arc no Surgeons of Militia receiving pay, a Medical Practitioner to bo employed at £1 Is. per diem for each day he attends, the whole number not to exceed six. 19. A return of the names of all competitors, with the number of points and bits scored by each, to be forwarded by tho Officer commanding at each Station to the Deputy Adjutant General at Auckland, according to the accompanying Form, as soon as possible after the firing lias been concluded. 20. The attention of Commanding Officers and Adjutants is particularly called to the following rules to prevent accidents : No competitor is to cap or cock his rifle before coming to the spot from which he is to fire. No competitor is to let the cock of his rifle down when an unexplodod cap is on the nipple, but to keep it at half-cock. Competitors before firing are to take a few paces in front of all lookers on and to see that no objects are in the line of fire. 2 Feet. Outer. S 4, Feet