268 
MILITIA ARTILLERY COMPETITIVE PRACTICE. 
given for it, unless the cause of delay is allowable in the estimation 
of the umpires. 
18. —No allowance of time can be made for buoys being in the line 
of fire ; this will be a matter of luck, bub the regulations on the subject 
must be observed. 
19. —Drill series will be carried out as laid down in para. 10, p. 34, 
“ Practice over sea ranges.” 
Service 'practice series as in paras. 11,12 (omit 13 to 16), 17, 18 and 
19. C.O. company to state if he is going to use case I. or II. 
Pule 35, p. 16, “re” red flag on tug, to be carried out. 
Page 32, in line 5; marks for hits, for 200, read 216. 
20. —The target will be loosed on the tide so as to have an average 
range of about 2000 yards. 
P.A. officers have kindly volunteered to assist in umpiring and 
Colonel Walker, P.A., Commanding Cork Harbour, has kindly con¬ 
sented to give every assistance, decide result and make the award, which 
will be final. 
H. Torkington, Lieut.-Colonel, R.A., and Colonel 
29.5.93. Commanding Militia Artillery District, 
Cork. 
UMPIRE RULES. 
On May 31st at Fort Westmoreland the umpires met and, on 
the basis of the foregoing conditions, made the following rules and 
division of marks, which seemed best suited to the local conditions :—• 
1. —C.O. to receive set of foregoing conditions, by which he must 
be guided. 
2. —Each B.C. to have at his disposal a D.R.F. and each C.O. a 
D.R.E. or P.F. 
3. — a Cease fire ” must bo sounded by C.O. whenever range is 
blocked or guns out of action for any cause and the time will be noted 
by the umpires till “ commence” is again sounded. 
4. —Credits will be awarded thus :—• 
Hits , 216 (36 per round), half marks added to full score when 
using 7" R.M.L. guns. 
Time, 10 points allowed for every minute under 15 in which 
practice is completed, part of minute not counted. 
The maximum credit for discipline = 100, to be divided into 50 for 
drill series and 50 for practice. 
The former 50 to be sub-divided into :— 
10 for time, 
20 „ laying, 
20 „ drill 
(full marks for four minutes. One mark deducted for every 30 
seconds or part of 30 seconds) . 
