NATIONAL LEAGUE OF NEW ZEALAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13491, 18 May 1907, Page 6

NATIONAL LEAGUE OF NEW ZEALAND.

mi— .... :, | MINIATURE RIFLE RANGE ' MOVEMENT. A DEPCTiTIOS from tho Auckland Eettf masters' Aiuociaticn waited on the Gea*»l Council of tho National,Leagv, of "j{2! ' Zealand in fcha league's room, h- t night** confer with the league Vith ; »ra to t£ •' erection of miniature rifo ranges i a t jZ Auckland city and suburban schools. Xhl deputation consisted of Mr. Alfred Hoslo (president), Mount Eden school; ,\j r . Jo,Ll WooHor. (secretary), Ellerslio schec.!-, '$£ . ' Cbas. Carter, Napier-street tehool; Ji/.j" R. Vhitaker, Mount Albert school; ",„d Mr. J. C. Dickenson, Ponsonby school Mj W.B. Leyland, president of tho leasee welcomed the deputation. *"" '

Mr. Hosking said the schoolmasters ««*• inxienn that all Lxr-r should be tvj;Sj» rifle shooting, but the majority 01 th« schools had no appliances, aad the school, masters thought the National Lcairae uji^'

assist in procuring plana, estimates o^aSat,'-,:. ! etc., so/that schoolmasters and school coat etc., se» that schoclmaskrs and school committees would have some information to wctfc - • upon. Mr.'Carter explained that there had ben a miniature ritio range at his school l ot some- four years. './'They were fortunate ia. ! having a suitable building, and the cost-of the range had been less than £5, while th* ' ■ boys only paid, a penny for six or eight shot*. Mr. DiekenscE said that, at the v school i there would bo no difficulty at all in actual practice. The only difficulty was-to-get the ■'ranges. Mr. Wooller suggested that the, branches i'' ¥ of the league in the various districts mtrtjs' ''• co-operate with the schoolmasters m tfto ' movement to establish ranges so that in dV tricts where it was impossible to get a. school and a public .-arise a o'Jmbraed range could •bo established, which woi«M servo the school as well as th« district members of rho league " . * * Affrr further dismission Lieutenant. Colonel White undertook on behalf of tha League Miniature Bine Shoofcin» i Comittco to procure detailed information <,» ' cost, together with necessary plans, »Kitnin a. few days, the information to bo com muwoatod to the *chcoimastors and to all the league's branches. ' . Vlt-*rae also rcscaeu that the branches o' the league be requested to co-operate with the schoolmasters in establishing miniature ".;■•■ rifle range*. ; . .The meeting agreed to re<rues» the Hon. R..McNab; Minister for Defence, to recoil a joint deputation from ; the league and : ' the Headmasters' Association t during hi| !' visit to, Auckland next week. ' ' < : i The-. Council, resolved to form an Auckland , district council t undertake further organisation on behalf of the league In ■Auckland ' city and suburbs, and a design for a league badge was adopted. .1 As announced elsewhere meetings under the auspice* of theHoague are to be i held.,'. ] at • Jfortneoto'-. on Wednesday next, May 22, . . Remuera on .Thursday next,. May 23, and Mount Eden on Friday, May 31. ' The folio wing donation* to tho workbj funds of, the league wero announced:—. .'

" Friends," Auckland, £25; Mr. J. J. Crate, ; £5 ss; Mr. Archibald * Clark, £5 ss; Mr." V :E. i Caldwell, / £&,: 5?; Messrs. -..-.Vlckc'rss'?aad :, ##« 1 Stevens, Inglewo'od, £5 ss; Messrs. Williams' • ? and Kettle, Napier, £2 2s; Air. £. W. Aitson.l ,: ; I M.H.8., £2 2s; Mr. J. P. Firth, Wellington, '■■■>l\ I College, £1 Is; Dr. Gordon. Auckland, £VUirfiWs I Captain J. G, Bughe». Wellington. £1. id; Major lierdct', Stratford, £1 Is; Mr. Felli .. •' McGulre..' Hawera, £1 Is; Mr W. Symes, M.-.'i 1... Stratford.: £1 Is; ' Dr. Bamford. Auckland, ;£i Is; : Mr. . Chas.-. Edwardi, Napier,- £1 1«; Mr. G. J. MRckay. Auckland, •' £1 Is; Mr. A. E. Gifford, High-street, land, £1 Is: Rov. W. Beatty.' Rcmuers., £1"; Mrs. Khanaehan. Hamilton. 10s; ,A. W. Rfri sen., Mamaku, 10s; Captain;.Kenny, Pietcn■.■■'. 9s: Mr, J. A. Hamilton, 58: Mr. ■' John Taylor (Seamen's Union), Auckland, ss; Mr. Hcnr*- Davis Nf-rmnuHi', 4«- , Mr. ' Win.' Wrisht, Pakiri, : 4s; v F. .H. ■: WoodhouW, mm Waihcke. is 6d: Anonymous Eltham. is ddj Contain Hood. New Plymouth. 2s; Mr. Thou, Williams ■ (s.s. Manaponri), 2s; Mr. 3. B. Jordon.' Kankapakana, ? Is 6d; • Dr. E. Cor, Cambridge. is 6d; Mr. A. J. Beaver, Hawa*den, Is. '