VOLUNTEERS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1190, 21 December 1894, Page 33

VOLUNTEERS.

-PETONE NAVAL ARTILLERY.

The Petone held a shootin «• competition oißSaturday for ammunition and other-. prizes. ... The following were the results - . A Class (the Mayor’s trophy), 600 and 700yds. —L.S. Holmes, 59; P.O. Sinclair, 58. B. Class (the watch trophy). P.O. Wood, 53; L.S. Berntsen, 47; Seaman Durrell, 39. C. Class (Mr Edlin’s trophy), 200 and 400yds.—Seaman Harris, 66 ; Seaman Henderson (ammunition prize), 66; Seaman Shore (ammunition prize); 57 ; Bugler Hickson (ammunition prize), 49; L.S. Gwilliam, 49 ; Seaman Dunnill, 43.

THE LAST DAYLIGHT PARADE. . The local .infantry corps met at the Drillshed on Monday for the last battalion or daylight parade this year. The Garrison Band/ under Bandmaster Herd and 21 strong, was also in attendance. The City Rifles numbered 67, under Captain Collins and Lieutenant W. Duthie, while the Guards were 43, under Captain Paterson and Lieutenant J. Duthie. The parade was formed in the open air, and proceeded to march out through the city by way of Lambton quay, Willis, Abel Smith, Cuba and other streets back to the Drillshed, the band playing lively marches in excellent time. On returning to the shed private parades were formed. Captain Collins, addressing his men, congratulated the whole corps on the woik of the pasb year, pointing out particularly that the attendance of that evening showed that Volunteering in Wellington, at any rate, was not dead. In concluding a pleasant speech, he wished everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Speaking to the Guards, Captain Paterson .-pointed out the steady improvement still going on, and which had • been more marked in the passing than even in the previous year in local Volunteering. Volunteering was no farce in this district, but was a useful reality, and he was quite sure that should occasion require there were many of their neighbours who would join them. If they only kept up the practice of soldiery which might one day be necessary, that was a useful duty. He regretted to intimate that Lieutenant Porritt had forwarded to him his resignation. This was because that officer had been permanently appointed to an official position at the Thames. The company heartily endorsed Captain Paterson’s references to Lieutenant Porritt’s qualities and services to Volunteering. In concluding, the Captain on his own and Lieutenant J. Dnthio s behalf wished ali a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

I IMARTINI-HENRY AMMUNITION. During the Premier’s stay in Auckland he was successful in effecting a settlement of the issues between the New Zealand Ammunition Company and the Government in respect of the contract for the supply of Martini - Henry ammunition. The Company wanted the term of five years fixed for the contract to be without any

to the original contract as laid before the House of Representatives, provision being made for the price being lowered from time to time, =£s 5s to be the maximum, unless in case of Great Britain gomg to war, in which case the Agent-General and the experts may raise the price A the circumstances justify it. rh. Ghrvv;.,;;

A teams match was fired by the members of the City Rifles on Monday morning, at the Polhill Gully rifle range, for Captain Collins’ trophy. A keen contest took place, resulting in Guise s team scoring a second win for the prize with a total of 204, the score of Luke’s team being 197, and that of Jackson’s 196. ' The men composing G uise’s team areA, Guise, R. Halpin, G. Harris and A. C. Robinson. The Heretaunga Mounted Rifles were drilled last week for upwards of an hour by Lieutenant Hyde, Sergeants Capstick and Welsh and Corporal Pudney. A race meeting is to take place at the Hutt Racecourse on Boxing Day, in connection with the corps. ■ .... , The result of the weekly competition by the City Rifles for shooting prizes held on Monday was:---A class, Elliot, 60; B class, Jenkilis, 51; C class, Gleeson, 50. All of whom thus score points for their respective class trophies,

The Karori Rifle Club held a competition on Saturday last for club trophies presented by Messrs Bulkley and Cathie, also ior N.Zi-R.A. bronze medal. The following made the highest scores rClub trophies, - ten shots at 200 and 500yds— J. Murphy, 5 points, 83 ; H. Palmer, 2 points, 79; T. Woodger, 2 points, 79 ; J. Burns, 2 points, 77; J. Remington, 5 points, 76 ; W. Williams, 8 points, 72 j R. Randell, 10 points, 72. N.Z.R.A, medal, seven shots at 200 and 500 yd Burns, 1 point, 67 sH. Palmer, 1 point, 56 ; J- Murphy, 3 points, 56: T. Woodger,! point, 56 ;J. Remington, 3 points, 56; W. Williams, 8 points, 53; F. Severne, 4 points, 53.