COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 825, 13 February 1877, Page 3

COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

A Wellington contemporary publishes the following list of intending competitors at the forthcoming Colonial Prize Firing at Hokitika : GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES. CARBINE. Auckland and Waiuku—Gunner Rose, Auckland Artillery, 160 Auckland and Waiuku—Trooper Walters, Waiuku Cavalry, 158 Waikato—Lieutenant Rutherford, Te Awamutu Cavalry, 149 Taranaki, Patea, and Wanganui—Corporal Littlewood, Alexandra Cavalry, 173 Rangitikei and Wellington Bandsman Bannister, Wellington Artillery, 178 Napier and Opotiki—Gunner Mogridge, Napier Artillery, 158 Thames—Private Fagg, Thames Naval, 160

Nelson—Sergeant Kissel, Nelson Artillery, 160

Canterbury—Sergeaht-Major Fox, Christchurch Artillery, 174 Camara and Southland —Corporal Laing, Camaru Artillery, 155 Dunedin—Lieutenant Muir, Dunedin Artillery, 175 Dunedin—Sergeant Kettle, Dunedin Artillery, 163 armed Constabulary—Constable Blake, Tauranga, 148 RIFLE; Auckland—Private J. Leigh, Victoria Rifles, 155 Auckland—Private J. Dore, No 3 Rifles, 154 Auckland—Private A, Yates, No 3 Rifles, 149 Waiuku Sub-Lieutenant King, No 1 Waiuku Rifles, 156 Waiuku—Lieutenant J. Mellsop, Forest Rifles, 164 Taranaki and Wanganui—Private Oakej, Taranaki Rifles, 170 Rangitikei—Private W; Johnston, Royal Rifles, 172 Wellington—J. Mclntosh, City Rifles, 173 Wellington—J. Turner, Kaiwarrawarra Rifles, 159 Masterton and Tauranga—Private J. Keefe, Tauranga Rifles, 139 Thames —Sub-Lieutenant Brownlow, No 2 Company Rifles, 153 Thames—Private W. Armstrong, No 2 Company Rifles, 160 Thames —Captain Murray, Scottish Rifles, 149 Nelson—Private Sunley, City Rifles. 184 Marlborough—Private A. Sutton, Spring Creek Rifles, 166 Marlborough—Corporal F. Sutton, Spring Creek Rifles, 164 Canterbury—Corporal W. Perrin, No 5 Company Rifles, 167 Canterbury—Private Parker, City Guard Rifles, 164 Oamaru—Private R. Harding, Oamaru Rifles, 184 Dunedin—Private A, Blackie, No 1 Olutha Rifles, 194 Dunedin—Private J. C, Anderson, No 1 Clutha Rifles, 187 • Dunedin—Corporal B. R. Smith, No 1 City Guard Rifles, 184 Southland—Sergeant B. Dunlop, Invercargill Rifles, 181 Westland—Private Stonebridge, Ist Westland Rifles, 173 Armed Constabulary—Constable Blake, Ohinemuri, 160 Armed Constabulary—Constable Campbell, Taupo, 158 Armed Constabulary—Constable Gibbons, Taranaki, 157 EXTRA REPRESENTATIVES. CARBINE, Auckland and Waiuku —Gunner Kearns, Artillery, 160 Auckland and Waiuku—Gunner Bell, Artillery, 148 Waikato—Gunner Stevens, Wellington Artillery, 165 (selected to fill vacancy) Taranaki, &c—Trooper Cummins, Alexandra Cavalry, 160 Rangitikei and Wellington—Second Lieutenant M‘Credie, Artillery, 168 Napier, &o—Gunner Sellars, Artillery, 133 Thames—Private Sykes, Naval, 158 Nelson —Lieutenant Strange, Christchurch Artillery, 162 (selected to fill vacancy) Canterbury—Sergeant Hill, Christchurch Artillery, 171 Oamaru, &c—Gunner Rolleston, Artillery, 120 Dunedin—Serjeant Peak, Artillery, 156’ Dunedin—Sergeant Major Broughton, Rangitikei Cavalry, IGS (selected to fill vacancy ) Armed Constabulary —Sergeant Black, Depot, 132 RIFLE. Auckland —Private Partington, No 3 Rifles, 143 Auckland—Sergeant Hay, No 3 Rifles, 142 Auckland Corporal Haslett, Victoria Rifles, 141 Waiuku—Lieutenant M'Kenzie, Waikato Rifles, 174 (selected to fill vacancy) Waiuku—Corporal Troseder, No I Otago Rifles, 171 (selected to fill vacancy) Taranaki, &c--Private Ross, Wanganui Rifles, 169 Rangitikei—Private J. Johnson, Royal Rifles, 164 Wellington—Sergeant MTlvride, Wainuiomata Rifles, IC4 Wellington—Private Ballinger, City Rifles, 164

Mastcrtou, &c Private A. Matthews, Mastcrtou RilldS, 96 Thames Private Ura Whare, Native Bides, 143 Thames—Private Clarke, Scottish Rifles, 112 Thames—-Sergeant M'Reod, Scottish s*i§eS) U\

Nelson—Sergeant Grossman, City Bides, 181

Marlborough— Lieutenant Paynter, Stoke (Nelson) Rifles, 178 (selected to fill vacancy) Marlborough—Private Richardson, North Dunedin Rifles, 174 (selected to fill vacancy) Canterbury Corporal Campbell, No 6 Rifles, 169 Canterbury Sergeant Chapman, Engineers, 155 Oamaru -Sergeant King, Oamaru Rifles, 175

Dunedin —Lieutenant Macartney, Portobello Rifles, 181 Dunedin—Sub-Lieutenant Willocks, No 1 Clutha Rifles, 180 Dunedin—Private Smail, No 1 Clutha Rifles, 177 Southland Sergeant Acheson, Riverton Rifles, 175 Westland—Private Davies, Ist Westland Rifles, 172 Armed Constabulary Constable Foley, Depot, 152 Armed Constabulary—Constable Robinson, Depot.