OTAGO RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 3854, 24 January 1928, Page 75

OTAGO RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING.

The nfty-third annual meeting of the Otago Rifle Association was held last m the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, Colonel E. R. omith presiding. REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET. In ™°. vln g the adoption of the report the Chairman saM that they were still striving to do their best to encourage young men to come forward. Last year there were 240 prizes and 82 had been von by the tyro and the territorial. That ?'. ou,d show the Defence Department and In ?i Übhc generally that they were doing ® C °\‘ encourage the young men. The clubs in the country districts domg all they could to assist the +bnf C1 ci tl0I » I ? bey h °P cd before very long OtUn he T ? eR WOU 1 I ? be brou S ht back to fl They would remember that last fl? questlo P of ammunition came up aboS if nge ’ A, grCat , deal of complaint about it was made, ana there were some defects in the cartridges. The principal +bf e y> t ii"f S tb s fc the nic kel was split mi the bullets, and that made accurate shoot nig impossible. The cartridges were sent •omnanv the ammunition woufd fnl- hat f adautted the defects, and occur PS tO tbat tllcy did not Th! v e! l >Ort "I s seconded and adopted. ba?a h nce b Wh ’ Ch ® howed a credit oaianco of ±,33 17s, was also adopted. OFFICE-BEARERS. ’Hoe following office-bearers were anIX'r of :_ Defen On i *V T ’ Rollcst °n (MinOngfe r v 1C F T s<?5 <? l 1 ' ° f Du J nedin h Messrs K V • k’Kiiu, and presidents of the rifle cluos in Otago; secretary, Mr R C ( / I '’ a vr d °it Bannerman; range C?m' r ’ff Mr ? l i Montgomery; Programme Committee— Colonel E R. Smith, Messrs R ’ Giflick £1 T? a k*7 Silvius > R- Mackie, R. Gilhck, R. K. Johnston, W. A. Graham, D. 1 arsons, and the secretary; and execute e committee, one representative from Ph? J lfle club 1 ln thc So nthem Command (the same as last year). general. iJt T' as re A sol ?, ed ‘ hat the prize meeting be Leia on April 6, 7, and 9, at the Pclichet Bay range. It was decided to recommend to the Programme Committee that the programme re uiaun up as soon as possible. ♦z? t <i was furt -’? er resolved to recommend to the committee that the entry fee be ofs od for the Easter meeting.