Volunteering.
A meeting of the shooting committee of the Greytown Rifle Volunteers was held lust night, and some important business was transacted. Captain Cameron presided. It was resolved that a match be fired on Saturday, November 27, between the first and second teams of the Greytown corps. The following to represent the first team : Captain Cameron, Lieut Porritt, Color Sergt Willasou, Sergeants Trotman, Humphries and Gooding, Corpl Collier, Vols Fisher, Sayers and Harris. Emergencies—Vols J B Hobman, Hall senr., and Blake. The second team to be represented as follows Vole J R Hobman, Hall, sen., Blake, Tooker, Bragging, Smith, Benge, W S Collier, Corpls Maguire and F Hawke, Johnson, Dooley, C E Gooding bugler Hobman, Lieutenant Johnson, and Vol Phillips. It was resolved that the second team be selected from the last named team to permanently represent the second team for the season, the match on Saturday to commence at 2 p.m., members to find their own arnmu* nitiou. It was resolved that the Secretary write to the Carterton corps and endeavour to arrange a match at Carterton between the Carterton second team and the Greytown second team, on Saturday, December 4. It was resolved that the Secretary write to the Maaterton Corps and endeavour to to arrange a match at Greytown between the Masterton first team and the Carterton second team on Saturday next, December 4, commencing at 2 pm. It was resolved that the captain’s cup be competed for in five matches, the highest aggregate scorer in three matches to be declared the winner, distances to be 200, 300, and 500 yards, any military position as laid down in the N.Z. Manual, or drill book, seven shots at each range, sighting shots if required.
The highest two scorers in each match will receive cash prizes of 10s and 5s respectively the third prize and fourth next to got ammunition prizes: The captain reported that at a late meeting of the Corps (Nov 6) Mr £ 8 Maunscll was unanimously elected a honorary member of the Corps.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1907, 26 November 1886, Page 2
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