When a former General Manager of the New Zealand Railways, E. H. Hiley, Esq. (now Sir E. Haviland Hiley, K.B.E.), presented a Cup to stimulate miniature rifle shooting amongst members of the Head Office staff, he started a competition that has increased in popularity each succeeding year. Interesting particulars regarding the annual competition for the Cup are given below.

The Hiley Cup is competed for by teams of five from the various departments, the team winning two “shoots” to hold it.

Last year there were only three teams entered—Chief Accountant's A, Chief Accountant's B, and a team from the Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office—now designated Locomotive Superintendent's Office (the holders). In the first round the Chief Mechanical Engineer's team won by the narrow margin of five points. In the second round, however, they decided the issue with a comfortable win of 17 points.

It is interesting to note the names of the various members who have helped their department to win the cup in the eighteen “shoots” that have been held for it. The Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office tops the list, having held the Cup on nine different occasions; the Chief Engineer's Office are next, having held it four times; the Chief Accountant's Office and District Engineer's Office have each held it twice, and the General Manager's Office once, the competitors being as follows:—

1914—Chief Mechanical Engineer's: C. G. G. Berry, N. Ewart, S. H. Jenkinson, B. A. Marris, J. P. McKeown, H. Porteous.

1915—Chief Mechanical Engineer's: C. G. G. Berry, N. Ewart, S. H. Jenkinson, B. A. Marris, J. P. McKeown, H. Porteous.

1916—Chief Mechanical Engineer's: C. G. G. Berry, N. Ewart, S. H. Jenkinson, B. A. Marris, J. P. McKeown, H. Porteous.

1917—Chief Engineer's: V. W. Venimore, E. D. Richards, R. S. Kent, E. Meek, W. B. Lee.

1918—Chief Engineer's: R. S. Kent, C. W. Watson, H. M. Cook, A. Howitt, W. B. Lee.

1919—District Engineer's: E. D. Richards, C. W. R. Watson, R. S. Kent, D. Hooper, J. Dow.

1920—General Manager's: C. Robieson, W. Wellings, A. Levick, C. Cameron, H. Grant.

1921—District Engineer's: E. D. Richards, C. W. R. Watson, J. Dow, A. H. Murison, D. Hooper, J. G. Tandy.

1922—Chief Accountant's: J. W. Dayman, J. P. Treaky, A. W. Yates, F. G. Hall, J. A. Baine, K. D. Croft.

1923—Chief Engineer's: H. W. Cook, C. G. Wilson, A. Murieson, H. Hawk, R. Tullock, M. Sheehan.

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1924—Chief Engineer's: C. G. Wilson, M. Sheehan, H. T. Hoskin, B. P. Dillon, H. W. Cook.

1925—Chief Mechanical Engineer's: A. Ainslie, C. G. G. Berry, N. Ewart, H. L. Fabian, T. G. L. Webster, G. R. Wilson.

1926—Chief Mechanical Engineer's: C. G. G. Berry, L. L. Corles, N. Ewart, H. L. Fabian, G. R. Wilson.

1927—Chief Mechanical Engineer's: A. Ainslie, R. H. Askew, L. L. Corles, H. L. Fabian, G. R. Wilson.

1928—Chief Mechanical Engineer's: R. H. Askew, L. L. Corles, T. G. L. Webster, G. R. Wilson, L. E. Wood.

1929—Chief Accountant's: Misses McCluggage, Goodwin, Banks, Minogue, Messrs. A. Scott, A. Anderson.

1930—Chief Mechanical Engineer's: R. C. H. Askew, L. L. Corles, G. R. Wilson, R. Skilton, L. E. Wood.

1931—Chief Mechanical Engineer's: G. R. Wilson, L. L. Corles, T. E. Olifent, R. C. H. Askew, L. E. Wood.

Russian Railway News

Information recently issued from Moscow gives the mileage of the Russian railways as 50,795. Employees are put at 1,040,084; locomotives, 17,810; passenger carriages 27,798; and goods wagons 525,000. Both coal and oil-burning engines are employed, and passenger locomotives are mainly of the 0-10-0 and 2-10-0 types. All the Russian railways are built to a gauge of 5ft. In their statistics of rolling-stock, the Moscow authorities speak with pride of a number of “parlour cars.” As a matter of fact, these vehicles are the property of the International Sleeping Car Company, of Brussels, and were confiscated by the Russian authorities during the Great War. No payment has ever been made the rightful owners of these vehicles, and all efforts to secure their return have failed.—From our London Correspondent.