Volunteering.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2032, 18 February 1887, Page 2

Volunteering.

The following are the scores of the rifle match on Saturday last, Papawai v Greytown, 200, 300, and 500 yds . Yol Harris 16, 16, 9, 41 ; Col Sergt Willason 18,18, 7, 43 ; Lieut Johnson 18,14, 10, 42; Vol Fisher 16, 14, 5, 35 ; Lieut Porritt 15, 12, 6, 33 . Sergt Humphries 20, 15, 12,47; Vol Hall, sen, 16, 16, 11, 43 ; T Ingley 11, 11, 12, 34 ; F Uawke 14, 4, 10, 28 ; Sergtl Trotman 17, 17, 13, 47 ; Vol Dooley 16,16,0, 32 ; substitute (Willason) 20, 17,16, 53 ; grand total, 478 points, Papawai—Lieut Te Ore 200, 300 and 500 yards, 17, 13, 12, total 42; Vol Stewart 17, 5, 7, total 23 ; Isaac, 12, 9, 10, total 31 ; Taniwha 13, 3. 3, total 19; Goldsmith 12, 4, 7, total 23; Faulkner 15, 6, 2, total 23 ; Duncan 20, 8, 8, total 36; Donald 13, 13, 9, total 35 ; Samuel 11, 6, 13, total 30 ; Noa 21, 21, 14, total 56 ; Poneke 4, 8, 2, total M ; Tinga 20, 20, 6, total 46. Grand total 381 Greytown won by 94 points.

The Featherston Volunteers mustered for inspection on Monday night ; there were 40 on parade. The companies in the Wairarapa ate now endeavouring to outvie each other in good musters and ellioieucy. The Thorndon Kifles tired a friendly match with the Featherston Hi lies at Featherston on Monday. The country corps won by 66 points, the scores being 416 and 330 respectively. Seven shots were tired at 200, 300 and 500 yards. Color Sergeant Clark (Thorndon) 57, Sergeant Fry (Featherston) 57, were the highest scorers. The Thorndon Bifle team were met at the station by Color- Sergeant Holder, who apologised for the unavoidable absence of Captain Donald, and after a very enjoyable day’s shooting, returned to town, highly delighted with the way they were treated by the Featherston corps. Major-General Whitmore inspects the Wairarapa Volunteers at an early date. The Papawai natives meet for drill at 5 p.m. tomorrow.