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shall consist of all men between the ages of
forty years and fifty-five years, who shall be
called the reserve men.
4. The men of each class shall be formed by
the Senior Officer of the Battalion into one or
more Company or Companies, he having regard
in such formation to secure, as far as possible,
contiguity of residence of the men in each
Company.

T. GORE BROWNE.
Government House,
Auckland, 12th June, 1861.

WELLINGTON MILITIA REGULATIONS.

BY virtue and in exercise of the authority
in me vested by the Militia Act, 1858,
and the Militia Act Amendment Act, 1860, I,
Thomas Gore Browne, Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, do hereby make and issue the
following orders for the Regulation of the
Wellington Regiment of Militia :-

1. The Wellington Militia District shall be
   divided into two Divisions, namely the Wel-
   lington Division and the Hutt Division.
   The Wellington Division shall comprise
   all parts of the District not contained within
   the Electoral District of the Hutt, for the elec-
   tion of Members for the House of Representa-
   tives.
   The boundaries of the Hutt Division shall
   be those prescribed for the Hutt Electoral Dis-
   trict, as described in the schedule to the "Re-
   presentation Act, 1860."
2. The Militiamen resident in each such
   Division shall constitute a Battalion.
3. Each Battalion shall be divided into
   three classes.
4. The first class shall consist of all unmarried
   men and all widowers without children, between
   the ages of sixteen years and forty years, both
   inclusive, who shall be called the first class
   service men. The second class shall consist of
   all married men and widowers with children,
   between the same ages, who shall be called
   second class service men; and the third class
   shall consist of all men between the ages of
   forty years and fifty-five years, who shall be
   called the reserve men.
5. The men of each class shall be formed by
   the Senior Officer of each Battalion into one or
   more Company or Companies, he having regard
   in such formation to secure, as far as possible,
   contiguity of residence of the men in each
   Company.

T. GORE BROWNE.
Government House,
Auckland, 12th June, 1861.

NAPIER MILITIA REGULATIONS.

BY virtue and in exercise of the authority
in me vested by the Militia Act, 1858,
and the Militia Act Amendment Act, 1860, I,
Thomas Gore Browne, Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, do hereby make and issue the
following orders for the regulation of the Na-
pier Battalion of Militia :-

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1. The Napier Militia District shall not be
   divided, but the Militiamen resident therein
   shall constitute one Battalion.
2. Such Battalion shall be divided into three
   classes.
3. The first class shall consist of all un-
   married men and all widowers without children
   between the ages of sixteen years and forty
   years, both inclusive, who shall be called the first
   class service men. The second class shall consist
   of all married men and widowers with children
   between the same ages, who shall be called
   second class service men; and the third class
   shall consist of all men between the ages of
   forty years and fifty-five years, who shall be
   called the reserve men.
4. The men of each class shall be formed by the
   Senior Officer of the Battalion into one or more
   Company or Companies, he having regard in
   such formation to secure, as far as possible,
   contiguity of residence of the men in each
   Company.

Government House,
T. GORE BROWNE.
Auckland, 12th June, 1861.

NELSON MILITIA REGULATIONS.

BY virtue and in exercise of the authority
in me vested by the Militia Act, 1858,
and the Militia Act Amendment Act, 1860, I,
Thomas Gore Browne, Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, do hereby make and issue the
following orders for the regulation of the Nelson
Regiment of Militia :-

1. The Nelson Militia District shall be di-
   vided into two Divisions.
   The 1st Division shall comprise the Dis-
   trict contained within the following boundaries:
   South-The stream at Stoke (suburban
   South) and a straight line continued in the
   same direction from its source to the boundary
   line to the Province of Marlborough.
   East-The Province of Marlborough to
   Mount Duppa (suburban North.)
   North-A stream from Mount Duppa falling
   into Blind Bay.
   West-The waters of Blind Bay.
   The 2nd Division shall comprise the Dis-
   trict contained within the following boundaries:
   North-The waters of Blind Bay, the stream
   at Stoke (suburban South), and a line con-
   tinued in the same direction from its source to
   the boundary of the Marlborough Province.
   East-A line thence to the head of Quail
   Valley.
   South and West-A line thence to Fox Hill,
   thence to the junction of the Wangapika with
   the Motueka River, thence to the head of the
   Rewaka, and down that river to the sea.
2. The Militiamen resident in each such
   Division shall constitute a Battalion.
3. Each Battalion shall be divided into
   three classes.
4. The first class shall consist of all unmarried
   men and all widowers without children, between
   the ages of sixteen years and forty years, both