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Results. 
! 20 rounds in 12 minutes 17* hits, making 
0*472 “hits per minute per gun.” 
R = 1. 
15* hits, making 0*416 “hits per minute 
per gun.” R = £. 
A/1 and C/1 6" maximum rate — 1J minutes per round. 
Average rate 1*8 minutes per round. 
Times. 
Practice commenced 10 h. 43' 48"") Breakstone due steam- 
„ ended 11 h. 2'36" / erson range from 10 h. 
Records completed for conference 12' 40" f 55 m., 32 s., to 11 h., 
Conference ended V 10" J 2 in., 30 s. 
(Initials) J. F. O., M.G. 
21st November, 1898. Senior officer.f 
Officers 'present . 
Senior officer : Major-Ceneral J. F. Owen, R.A. 
Umpire : Major H. F. E. Goold-Adams, R.A. 
Colonel deC. Daniell, R.A., O.C. Central. 
Lieut.-Colonel W. F. Graham, R.A., O.C. Western. 
Captain F. L. Playfair, R.A., as a/I of G. 
Captain E. H. Robinson, A.O.D., I.O.M. 
Captain E. W. Spedding, R.A. 
Second Lieutenants W. L. Browne, A. Gr. Haig, H. E. S. Wynne, 
R. C. J. Alexander, W. F. Parsons and A. F. B. Fishe, R.A. 
Lieutenants Carbonaro and Falzon, R.M.A. 
APPENDIX II. 
Mode of working out the figure of merit. 
To obtain the “ figure of merit ” of a company from the results of 
its annual practice (shown by the record of the same in the authorized 
“ Form A ” and epitomized in the “Form B ”) we proceed as follows : 
* One shot 17th round (No. 29) broke up. For this the average of [other rounds was allowed 
giving it 0*75 hits. 
t To be initialled here by senior officer present making the critique,„ with date. 
