NAVAL VOLUNTEERS
RESULTS OF BIG GUN PRACTICE. .Following are the detailed results of the big gun, practice carried out by the Wellington Naval Artillery Volunteers during the recent camp o£ instruction at Mahanga Bay;— Fort Gordon (detachment officer, Lieut. Sloman; non-commissioned officer, P.O. Martin), percentage of hits to rounds fired, 60; figuiu ot merit; .538. , Kau Point (Liout. Denniston, P.O. Francis), 60, .632. , Halswell (Lieut. Sommerville, P.O. McKay). 50, .530. . Ballance. Eight, Gin B.L. (Captain Menzies, P.O. Skilton), 87; and Left, 6in B.L. (Captain Menzies, P.O. Cainan), 75, .866.
Ballance, 12-pounder (Captain Menzies, P.O. Ross). 50, and 12-poimder (Captain Menzies, P.O. Steele), 81, .700. Ballance, 6-pounder (Captain Menzies, P.O. Johnson), 55, .600. Ballance, G-pounder (Captain Menzies, P.O. Gott), 00, 1.000. Ballance, 6-pounder (Captain Menzies, P.O. Bishop), 70, 1.050. . Ballance, 6-nomuler (Captain Menzies, P.O. Griffiths), CO, .660. The company qualified for first-class badges with a figure of merit of .719.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6159, 15 March 1907, Page 2
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