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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume III, Issue 173, 6 May 1864, Page 4

Regulations rkspbotino- the new Zealand government tsizes foe me 1 BEST RIFLE SHOTS fob the Yeah 1864. JMm. Who eligible to compete. Ties at Stations. Ties. Sits. Sing Shots. Sichochets. Score. Award of score. Commanding Officer. Marker. Medical Officer. Seturns of firing. Caution against accidents. 1. Tho Ist Prize to be Fifty Pounds, the Winner also to keep and wear the Champion Pouch and Belt for the Best Shot in Now Zealand during the yea* in which he'wins it. Tho 2nd Prizo to be Thirty Five Pounds and tho Medal presented by the Ocnuudl of tho National Rifle Association. 3rd Prize to be Thirty Pounds, Kme and place of firing. 4th 6th 6th 7th Bth 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th manding at the differc Twenty Five Pounds* Twenty Pounds. Seventeen Pounds Ten Shillings Seventeen Pounds Ten Shilling! Fifteen Pounds. Fifteen Pounds. Twelve Pounds Ten Shillings. Twelve Pounds Ten Shillings. Ten Pounds. Ten Pounds. Ton Pounds. Ten Pounds. Seven Pounds Ten Shillings. Seven Pounds Ten Shillings. Five Pounds. Five Pounds. Five Pounds. 2. The firing to take Place at such hours and places as the Officers ComJjisis of persons firing Competitors absenting themselves. Arms and ammunition’ to be used. Mode of firing. nt stations may deem convenient; each competitor to fire his whole number of rounds on the same day, commencing on the 16th May next. Should the weather prove unfavourable nt any time appointee, tho firing may be postponed at the discretion of tho Officer Commandin'* 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 the" Officer Commanding the Corps to which they belong, or to the Adjutant, when lists are to be compiled from tho 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 o»lg, 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 whore 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 (wide!: the marker will score as a miss), in order to keep tho numbers on the lists correct, 6. Rifles and ammunition supplied by the Government. 7. Without artificial rest. Ist range, standing or kneeling ; 2nd standing or kneeling ; 3rd range, in any position. range, 8 Number of Sounds , Target and Score. Distances at which to Fire. 300, 400, and 500 yards AVooden Targets (when required), to be ordered bv the Officer Commanding or Adjutant, to bo made at the different stations' 6 foot by 2 feet, painted as shown at the end. 9. Ties to fire five rounds at five hundred yards at two Targets. In this case shots to be measured from the centre of the bull’s eye. Ties to be 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 tho value of points made. 12. Competitors to have the benefit, of any shot on tho Ring. 13. Any shots which touch the ground before hitting the Target (richochets) to ho 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 the Station, before any returns of the firing are finally made up. ° 16. Officers Commanding Corps, or Adjutants, to be on tho 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 Commandin'*, or Adjutant, at each Station who will be under the Officer appointed to remain near the rr ——a. 1 Target. _ 18. ‘ Tho medical officer to attend. AVhere there are no Surgeons of Militia receiving pay, a Medical Practitioner to bo employed at £T Is. per diem for each day ho attends, tho whole number not to exceed sis 19. A return of the names of all competitors, with the number of points and hits scored by each, to bo forwarded by the Officer commanding at each Station to the Deputy Adjutant General at Auckland, according to the accompanying Form, as soon as possible after the firing has been concluded. 20. Tho 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 unoxploded cap is on the nipple, but to keep if at half-cock. Competitors before firing arc to fake a few paces m front of all lookers on and to see that no objects are in the line of fire. Outer. 8 inches. 2 Feet, 4 F»et