LATE VOLUNTEER NEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1319, 10 March 1877, Page 10

LATE VOLUNTEER NEWS.

The North Dunedin Rifles competed .at- the Pelichet Bay range on the 6th insfc./ for a prize offered by Mr J. E. Hutchinsonl ' The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards ; five shots at each range, standing ,afc 200 yards. The following are.the highest scorers,:T-, . 200 4PO *" 500 TL Corp. E. Johnston.; ' ./ 14 15 14 —43 Vol. J. Dalziel < .. -".. 16 12 14 —42 Vol. G. Millar .. ..14 14 13 — 41 Vol. J. Morgan .. .. U 17 13 —41 Vol. T. Hutchinson .. 13 17 11 —41 VoVW.'Kobertson ..14 13 13 — 40 DISTHICT PRIZE FIRING. - ■ - The following corps fired* on the 6th inst., under the superintendence of .Lieuts. ,Pell and Wilson. The weather was very unfavour* able: — • • BRUCE BIFLES. 200 '500 , 600 11. Vol. Grant 20. 21 21 — 63 VoL Nutsford .. ..17 23 18 — 58 Lieut. Scott .. ..23 22 13 — 68 "CLUTHA MFLES. Vol. Hog?, No. 2 .. ..24 20 26—70 Vol. W. Hillocks, No. 1.. 23 21 19-63 Vol. A. Anderson, No. 2.. 22 '21* 16 —59 "This concludes the District firing* ■ ' - f > • The whole of the- returns for the District Prize-Firing being now sent" in to the Militia Office, we are in a position to publish.the prize \ list. Thirty, five' prizes of ,the value 0f, L89 were offered, and there were 140 competitors. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots at each"; and the scores of the prizewinners average 64.5 per man, or a little over centres. We append, the scores ■of the prizewinners: i -? -, • ■ r . , . -> ' ' ' . „ . 200 ' 60Q 600 k 11. Vol. Christie,' E.T., £12 10 a ' . : 28 '•' -24 -22 '—^72 VoL/Hogff; fclutha, £9 . . - . . -i 21 ; > ;20. . ! ■ ; 26 —70 Vol/Kerr, Portobello, £7 -wU ~26 ,23 — ,70, Sergt. Coxhea&'C.G., £5 - ' .' ,23 ' U '23 '— ' Vo Vo\: M'Cirtney, Port.', £4 108 '- its-!- 25 ' '22 —^70 i Sergt. Smith, W.T., £4 j ; - o y. ,23, 23, 21 — 6,7 YoL^eatpu, Port.,£3Jo3 '.. 28', 22 17 —67 Vo?. FredricK, N.D., £3 ' -■..' -aa 1 ' - 23' 21 —66 Vot Lewis, Port.V£3'..j ,';•• 22 } 23 21.— 66 ! Vol.'M'Ewan, C.G., £2 10 a . ..; j22, -23 r2l-r 66 j Corp. Jones, Waltiri, £»10s .. l 23 - ' '24' '19—' 66 Vol. Ifeith,iO.G.;£2'los.J '• .\V'l9 •' 23 ' 23—65 Vol. Stiepherd,N.D.'.'£aiO3... r 2X 23 -. 21 — 65 Vol. AUen,2i*.D.,£2' .. .. 24 '21 20 —65 Lieut, Blatch. W.T., £2 .. 23' 24 18 — 65' VoL'.DalzieliN.D., £2r..i: .. ,$& 22»i .21—. e5 Lieut. Douglas, C.Q;,,£Z •■ „ ., - 22 > ,- 21, „ 2b— 64 Vol. Roberi?6n, N.D., £2 ' „ 24 20 '20^64 Lieut. M'Owrtner, Port.iT£l 10s 22' "23--"19— '64" VoLSm*Ul i ET..£I 10s ,- .. ,23 22' 19 r- 64 Sergt. Grant, W-fi, 4Hos ....24.' 22' 18 —64 eapt. Iveson; WIT., £l lOs -.. 23' ■ 17 23 —6S VoL Grmt.'Bruce, £1 10 a ..'. 20 . ,2U- 22.-63 VoL Webster, C.G., £Lloa .. 22 r22 19 —63 Vol. Willocks, Clutha; £1. .' 23' >J2lJ 21 ■ 19'— ' 63" Vol. Fraser, Wakari, £1 ..22/ 24 17 —63 Vol. Creagh, CO., £1 . . . . 24 '23 16 —63 VoL J. Webster, C.G-, £1 .. 22 17 23 —62 VoL M'Gregor, CO., £1 ..19 24 19 —62 Corp. M-'Canney, Port., £l ..20 19 22 —61 VoL Coventry, CO., 10s ..22 19 20 —61 Vol. Matheson, Wakari, 10s „ 23 -23 15—61 VoL Wilson, N.D.. 10a.. ..21 19 20 — 60 VoL Provo, C.G.. 10s .. ..21 23 16 —60 Vol. Morgan, N.D., 10s ..23 21 16 —60

Apportioned amongst the various companies the' prizes fall "as follows: — East Taieri, two prizes, Ll4 ; Clutha, two prizes, L 10;1 0; Portoballo, six prizes, L2O 10s : City Guards, ten prizes, Ll7 103 ; West Taieri, four prizes, L 9; North Dunedin Rifles, seven prizes, Ll2 10s ; Wakari, three prizes, L 4; Bruce, one prize, Ll 10a.