COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 45, 23 February 1867, Page 3

COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

The General G-overnment Gazette of llth inst., contains rules and regulations relating the firing for Colonial Prizes, from which the following is taken: — COLONIAL PRIZES. The firing for the colonial prizes will take place at or near Wellington, on a day to be named by the Government. Competitors for the colonial prizes will fire at ranges of 400, 500, aud 600 yardsfive shots at each range, without artificial rest any position. Size of target 6x6, ceutre 4 feet, bull's eye 2 feet. Value of points: — Bull's eye 3, centre 2, outer 1. Highest possible score, 60 points. All officers of the colonial forces, any person sworn in and now serving as a militiaman, and all members of volunteer corps, are eligible to be chosen as competitors for the colonial prizes, but as the number of such competitors msut be very limited, the best shots will he selected from each province or district by preliminary competitive firing, the ranges for which, number of shots, position, size of targets, and value of points, will be the same as iu firing for the colonial prizes. Each province or district will be allowed to send one representative to Wellington for every 30 men who score 20 points at the competitive firing, but no representative will be recognised who does not himself score 30 points. Every person wishing to be a representative must give notice thereof in writing, on or before the 28th February, to the Adjutant, who will, under directions ofthe officer commanding the district, appoint a day or days between the Ist and loth of March for the competitive firing, when the highest scorer or scorers (according to the u umber of representatives to be sent by the province or district) will be entitled to fire at Wellington for the colonial prizes. The cost of a saloon cabin passage to and from Wellington (calculated at the rates charged for return tickets) will be allowed to the competitors, together with a sum of ten shillings a day to each nonresident during his unavoidable detention at Wellington. DISTRICT PRIZES. Officers commanding districts will appoint the time and places for the firing for the district prizes. Every intending competitor must give notice in writing of his intention to the adjutant of the permaueut stafi on or before the 28th February. Competitors for the district prizes will fire at ranges of 300, 400, and 500 yards —5 shots at each range, without artificial rest, any position ; size or target and value of points same as for the colonial prizes. No prizes will be given for which there are not at least twenty competitors. No person will be allowed to compete for more than one set of district prizes.

Mr. W. Hi Foley has again reached New Zealand^ and is now exhibiting at Dunedin some extraordinary wonders in the acrobat line, and other marvels. Mr. Foley may shortly be expected in Wellington with his troupe.