RIFLE SHOOTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3078, 24 December 1908, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

-CADET COMPETITIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, December 23. In the Cadet shooting competitions Under the auspices of the Educatior Department, the Government Shielc lor the North Island was won by the Dannevirke North No. 1 Company With the fine score of 798 out of a possible 840. This Company won the same shield last year with a score of 752. The Shield for the South Island • was won by the North East Valley School (Dunedin), whose score was "724. Last ysar Oamaru North won v with a score of 705. The "Weekly Press" Shield for a ' the North Island was again won by ..r_ ■ '" "Wood'Ville No. 1 'Company, the score being 766. Onehunga was again sec- • ond with 573. Waimate again won the "Press" Shield for the South Island with a -- score of 725. Geraldine was second with a score of OS4. MAURICEVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of the XMauriceville County Council was held on Saturday last. There were present Crs F. W. H. Kummer, H. J. Dagg, C. Forsberg, J. E. Perry and Ole Itaks-jti. Leave of absence was ■ granted to Cr Jackson. The Chief Inspector of factories forwarded form of requisition that the closing hour lor shops be fixed under action 25 of "The Shops and Offices Act, 1903." A list of articles of food and quantities approved by the Charitable Aid Board was received from its Inspector, . also form for Believing Officer's report. M Cr Forsberg proposed thai an ▼ effort should be made to protect the ends of the cables, at the suspension . bridge on Mauriceville South Road, •irom rusting, and he was authorised • to get them boxed in. It was deci:led to get several re-painted, and the C'erk was directed to order special paint for this purbose. The Overseer was instructed to proceed at once with the re-erection of a bridge on Mangaoronga Road, and to get sufficient decking laid down at the bride on Mauriceville South Road, ■ known as Gundersen's Bridge. It was resolved to invite applications for the position of permanent Roadman on the Main Road, and for a second carter, al?o for the maintenance for one year of Jackson's and Mauriceville North Koads. Accour.ts amounting to £179 16s lOd were passed for payment. The next meeting of the Councilwill be held on Saturday, January -30 th, 1909.