OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 11281, 30 May 1891, Page 2

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

1 RESULTS OF MEDAL COMPETI- | TIONS. The following are the scores made by the various competitors for the gold and l silver medals offered annually by the De- " fence Department. From the fist given below it will be seen that Wanganui -has again come out head of the list, Privates J. Anderson and W. Churton, of-the Wanganui Rifles, appropriating respectively the gold and silver medals for the best shot of the North Mand and in the 3 district: — : WINNER OF GOLD MEDAL FOR J BEST SHOT IN EACH ISLAND. * North Island, ', " Pts. s Private J. Anderson, Wang. Rifles ...96 ' SouTat Island. . Private G. Wood, Gore Rifles 93 GOLD AND SILVER MEDAL FOR SECOND BEST SHOT IN EACH ISLAND. . North Island. Pts. t Private Northe, Hastings Rifles ... 89 ( . South Island. . Corpl. J. Forsyth, Eiverton Rifles ... 90 SILVER MEDAL FOR BEST SHOT IN DISTRICT. Wan»anui — ' Pts. Private W. Churton, Wang. R. ... 89 Westland— Sergt. Jones, Kumara Rifles ... 89 j Nelson — , Gunner Carr, Weatport Navals ... 87 . Napier— t Col-Sergt. Faulkner, Hastings R. 86 [ Oamaru — t Sergt. Andrews (corps not given) 85 k Dunedin — j Prvt- A. McDonald, N. Dunedin R. 85 Wellington — I Col-Sergt. Oakley, Wellington R. 83 Marlborough — Parkes, Blenheim Rifles ... 82 North Canterbury — Gun. H, Field, Lyttelton Navals... 80 South Canterbury — Sergt. Whitehead, Temuka Rifles 77 Southland— Private W. Pattison, River. R.... 75 Wajrarapa ■- Corpl. Tigswell, Featherston R. „, 74 Auckland — | Sergt. M. McCallum, O. Battery... 71 ' Taranaki — ■ " Color-Sergt. Oakey, Taranaki R.... G9 ■ Poverty Bay — ' Trpr. Primrose, E. Coast Hussars 62 1 C. A. Hume, Lieut-Colonel, ' Acting Under-Secretary Defence. ,