RULES AND REGULATIONS RESPECTING THE FIRING FOR FOUR RIFLES, WITH CASES.
PBEBENTED- TO THE VOLUNTEERS IN NEW ZEAZEALAND BY MEBSRB. HERBERT & CO., LONDON, 1. First prize— A Rifle and case, bore No. 451, and. 1,000 rounds of ammunition. 2nd prize. — A Medium Rifle and case. 3rd do. do. do. 4th do. do. do. 2. The firing to take place at such bours and places as the Officers Commanding at the different stations may deem convenient, commencing on Monday, the 3rd March. Should the weather prove unfavorable at any time appointed, ■ - " /-•■'■'•Jr.,: i '".'
the firing may be postponed at the discretion of the Officer Commanding at the Station.
3. The firing to be open to all Volunteers actually sworn in as such (Officers of the Force included). All iutending competitors to send in their names on or before tke 20th February nsxt, to the Senior Officer of the Corps to which they belong, who shall forthwith cause lists to be compiled from the names sent in, but if he considers that any such person shall not have attended, when required, sufficiently regularly at drills, paiades, training or exercise, he is authorised to prevent such person from firing for the prizes.
4. A list giving each competitor a number only, to be given to the Officer and Marker, another list to be made out with each competitor's name and corresponding number oh it to be kept by the Officer Commanding and Officer stationed at the spot where the competitors fire from.
5* Should any competitor absent himself without leave when his turn comes to fire, he is to forfeit his chance, and a shot is to be fired in the air (which the marker will score as a miss), in order to keep the numbers on the lists correct.
6. Rifles supplied by Messrs. Hebbert & Co., and Ammunition supplied by the Government. 7. Without artificial rest. Ist range, standing; 2nd range, kneeling; 3rd range, in any positiou. .
8. Distances at which to fire. 100, 20% and 300 yards.
No. of rounds to be fired at each distance. 5 rounds at each range. Targets to be used at the several distances. Target, one; siae of Bull's Eye, 8 inches; Centre, 2 feet in diameter.
Value in points of hits at each distance; Bull's Eye 3, Centre 2, Outer 1. Wooden Targets when required to be ordered by the Officer Commanding, to be made at the different Stations, 6 feet by 2 feet painted as shown the end.
9. Ties to fire 5 rounds at 400 yards at one Target In this case, shots to be measured from the centre of the Bull's Eye. Ties to be fired for and decided previous to forwarding tbe lists, and names to be placed on the lists in their proper order according to the number of points made.
10. Competitors to have the benefit of any shot on tbe Ring.
11. Any shots which touch the ground before hitting the Target (ricochets) be noted Bin the column for misses.
12. All hits to count according to where the bullet " first strikes the Target--13. All differences as to points &c, to be decided by the Officer commanding the Corps at the Station, before any returns of the firing are finally made up, . 14. Officers Commanding Corps to be on the ground. One Officer to be appointed to call the names of competitors at the place of firing, and another to remain near the target. 15. A marker to be appointed by the Officer Cominanding at each Station, who will be under the officer appointed to remain near the target.
16. The Medical Officer to attend. Where there are no Surgeons of Militia appointed, a Medical Practitioner to be employed* 17. A return of the names of all competitors, with the number of points scored by each, to be forwarded by the Officer Commanding at each Station to the Deputy Adjutant General at Auckland, according to the accompanying form, as soon as possible after the firing has ceased. 18. The attention of Commanding Officers is particularly called to the following rules to prevent accidents : —
No competitor is to cap. or cock his rifle before coming to the spot from which he is to fire.
No competitor is to let the cock of his rifle down when an unexploxed cap is on the nipple, but to keep it at half-cock.
Competitors before firing are to take a few paces in front of all lookers on, and to see that no objects are in the line of fire.
H. C. Balneavis, Deputy Adjutant General of Militia and Volunteers. Auckland, Ist Jan., 1862.
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