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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 76]

formed long or distinguished service; provided that
their sons are, on account of such service, recom-
mended by the Commander-in-Chief, with the
approval of the Secretary of State, and that the
special grounds for the recommendation be set forth
in each case.

An honorary Queen's cadetship does not carry
with it any pecuniary advantage, and no declaration
as to the circumstances of the deceased officer's
family is required; but in all other respects they
enjoy the privileges attaching to Queen's cadetships.
27. Applications for Queen's cadetships and hon-
orary Queen's cadetships, except as in paragraph 28,
should be addressed to the Military Secretary, if the
candidate is the son of an officer of the army, or to
the Secretary of the Admiralty, if the candidate is
the son of an officer of the Royal navy or Royal
marines.

28. Indian cadets are the sons of persons who
    have served in India in the military or civil service
    of Her Majesty or of the East India Company, and
    are nominated by the Secretary of State for India in
    Council, under the provisions of 21 and 22 Vict.,
    c. 106, and 23 and 24 Vict., c. 100. Applications
    for Indian cadetships and for honorary Queen's
    cadetships for the sons of officers of the Indian army
    should be addressed to the Military Secretary, India
    Office.

29. A Queen's cadet, honorary Queen's cadet,
    Indian cadet, or page of honour, when ready for
    examination, will apply in the manner directed by
    paragraph 13, 16, or 17.

30. Queen's cadets, honorary Queen's cadets, In-
    dian cadets, and pages of honour, before admission to
    the Royal Military College, will be required to pass
    a qualifying entrance examination only; i.e., after
    having passed the preliminary examination under
    paragraph 14, or having obtained exemption from it
    under paragraph 15, they must attend the further
    examination referred to in paragraph 18, and must
    obtain thereat such an aggregate of marks as may
    indicate, in the judgment of the Civil Service Com-
    missioners, a competent amount of general profi-
    ciency.

31. A Queen's cadet, honorary Queen's cadet,
    Indian cadet, or page of honour, who can produce
    a University certificate, as prescribed in paragraph
    2 (6), will be exempted from the qualifying entrance
    examination described in the preceding paragraph,
    except in geometrical drawing.

III.—Terms of Payment.

32. The terms of payment for cadets of the Royal
    Military College are regulated by the following
    articles of the Royal Warrant of the 1st May, 1878
    (Revised Army Regulations, Vol. i.), as amended by
    the Royal Warrant of the 23rd March, 1880 (clause
    86, Army Circulars, 1880):—

[600.] The payment to be contributed on behalf
of a cadet at our Royal Military College shall be
as follows:—

Queen's cadets ... ... ... Annually.
£
Nil.

For an Indian cadet. By special arrange-
ment with the India Office.

For the son of an officer of the army or
navy who has died in the service, and
whose family is left in pecuniary dis-
tress (subject to the approval of our
Secretary of State) ... ... 20

For the son of an officer below the rank
of colonel or regimental field officer in
the army and captain or commander in
the navy, or of an instructor at the
Royal Military Academy or Royal Mili-
tary College or Staff College ... ... 40

Annually.
£

For the son of a colonel or regimental
field officer in the army, or of a captain
or commander in the navy, or of a pro-
fessor at the Royal Military Academy
or Royal Military College or Staff Col-
lege ... ... 60

For the son of a general officer who is not
colonel of a regiment, or of a vice- or
rear-admiral ... ... 70

For the son of an admiral, or of a general
officer who is colonel of a regiment or in
receipt of Indian colonel's allowances ... 80

For the son of a private gentleman ... 125

[601.] In determining the rate of payment—

(a.) A general officer on the half-pay of his last
regimental commission shall pay in accordance
with such regimental rank.

(b.) Officers shall pay as private gentlemen in
the following cases:—

1. If they have sold their commissions:
2. If they have resigned :
3. If they have commuted subsequently
   to the publication of our Warrant of the
   13th December, 1873:
4. If they have surrendered their half-pay
   under Articles 1148 or 1149:
5. In the case of officers who shall have
   voluntarily retired under a liability to
   serve when called upon in the case of a
   national emergency, if they have attained
   the age at which such liability ceases.

(c.) Officers shall pay in accordance with their
last substantive or regimental rank in the
following cases:—

1. If they are on retired full or half-pay,
   after twenty-five years' service:
2. If placed on half-pay on reduction of
   establishment, or on account of ill-health:
3. If placed on half-pay under Articles
   127 to 131:
4. In the case of officers who shall have
   voluntarily retired under a liability to
   serve when called upon in the case of a
   national emergency, if they are below the
   age at which such liability ceases.

(d.) Officers of the departments of our army
and navy, according to their relative rank, of
the permanent staff of the militia, adjutants of
the volunteer force, as well as officers of our
Indian military and naval forces, shall be
treated on the same terms as military or naval
officers.

(e.) The sons of deceased officers shall be con-
tributed for in accordance with the foregoing
regulations in regard to the rank or classifi-
cation of their fathers.

(f.) Any change which may take place by pro-
motion or retirement in the rank of the father
of a cadet shall be notified to our Commander-
in-Chief, and the contribution paid to the
College on account of such cadet shall be
regulated accordingly.

[602.] If a cadet be absent a whole term in con-
sequence of rustication, a payment of £10 shall be
required for the privilege of his name being kept
on the rolls of the establishment, and for a vacancy
being kept open at the commencement of the next
term.

[603.] In the case of a cadet who is an orphan,
whose annual contribution is only £20, the amount
to be paid when absence extends over a whole
term shall be determined by our Secretary of
State.