SPENT RIFLE BULLETS
VALUABLE METAL SOURCE [by TELEGRAPH —OWN", correspondent] HASTINGS. Friday That spent ammunition' used on rifleshooting ranges in New Zealand be recovered as a contribution to the campaign for the collection of waste is a suggestion which has been taken up in Hastings and referred-to the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F, Jones. It has been estimated that during the past three years some half a million rounds of ammunition have been fired on tho Okawa range in Hastings alone, representing a great quantity of metal. It has been computed that 1000 rounds of ammunition would represent about 501b. of le£i<l and nickel, worth about 15s. If the was put into effect on all rifle ranges Jn New Zealand the quantity recovered would be a valuable contribution.
The Mayor, Mr. G. Maddison, has written to the Minister asking permission to recover spent bullets from behind the targets on the range and advising that if the department is prepared to allow the work to proceed i would be undertaken by ths council ana no damage would-))©- <iono ;"to.tho i - ange.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23719, 27 July 1940, Page 10
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