RIFLE UNION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 110, 11 May 1908, Page 5

RIFLE UNION.

The annual mooting of the Marlborou%h Rifle Union was held -on Saturday night.' Capt. Law was in the chair. The Blenheim Rifies were represented by Lieut. O'Sullivan, SergtsHadfield and Jordan; Marlborough Mounted Rifles by Capt. Watson; Waitohi Rifles by - Lieut. Lloyd and Corporal Lane; Tua Marina Rifle Club by Capt. Law, ' Riflemen Davies and Cuthbertson; Sounds -Rifle Club by Capt. Cresswell; and the Renwick Riflle Club by Rifleman Gee. The annual balance-sheet, as read by . the Secretary, showed 'the Union to be > in a sound financial position, and was adopted. Lieut.-Colonel Chaytor was re-elect-ed president, and Captain Watson, secretary. After routine business had been transacted, the meeting rose, and the first meeting of the new executive was subsequently held, when it was decided* to hold the field-firing competition as usual on 3rd June. Capt. Watson and Lieut. O'Sullivan were appointed a sub-committee to make arrangements for the annual re-union and presentation of the Union trophies, to be held on the evening of the same day. It was resolved that the Union enter a team for the Daily Mail Empire Day

Competition. . I A matter of great importance, the holding of an Association meeting to , take place immediately before the an- i nual meeting at Trentham, was touched upon. It was thought that a large i number of marksmen on their way to j the Trentham meeting would call at Blenheim to participate in a shooting , meeting here. The matter was allow- ■ ed to stand over till next meeting on ! May 23rd, to allow of the variousdele^-j gates ascertaining what support would be forthcoming. meeting concluded with a vote or thanks to the chair.