May 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 679

Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.

J. BALANCE,
Minister of Lands.

Approved in Council.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Volunteer Rules and Regulations amended.

(l.s.) Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Defence Act, 1886,” power is given to the Governor from time to time to make, alter, and revoke regulations respecting the enrolment, promotion, discipline, training, exercise, arms, accoutrements, clothing, equipment, conveyance, pay, rations, and lodging of the forces or any portion thereof, and respecting the several other matters specified in the said Act, and providing generally for the more effectual carrying out of the said Act:

And whereas by Proclamation dated the fifteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, certain regulations were made under the said Act for the purposes aforesaid: And whereas it is expedient now to amend the regulations so made:

Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of the said recited power and authority, do, by this present order, revise Rules ninety-five and ninety-six, and revoke Subsection (b) of Rule one hundred and thirty-two, and Rule two hundred and twenty of the aforesaid regulations, and do hereby declare that in lieu thereof the following rules, as revised and amended, shall come into force from the date of the publication hereof.

SCHEDULE.

PARAGRAPH 95: In third line, for “two” read “one.”

Paragraph 96: Insert after “4. Military administration,” “4A. Elementary field fortification, vide Appendix E.”

Paragraph 132: Subsection (b) cancelled, and the following substituted: “Fired sixty rounds in class-firing as laid down in the new regulations for target-practice, and passed into or fired in the second class.”

Paragraph 220 cancelled, and new paragraph to read as follows: “Each Volunteer will be required to fire annually sixty rounds in class-firing, as laid down in new regulations for target-practice.”

Paragraph 51A (new): Captains of the Volunteer Force of ten years’ continuous service as such will, on application, and passing a qualifying examination, be promoted to the rank of brevet-major.

Captains commandant and captains of Naval Artillery corps of similar service will have equal relative rank and command in the Volunteer Force without the title of major. The names of such captains of Naval Artillery corps and all brevet-majors will be included in the general list of majors in the Army List, according to their seniority.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, Lieutenant-General in Her Majesty’s Army, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.

J. BALANCE.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Permanent Militia Regulations.

(l.s.) Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Defence Act, 1886,” power is given to the Governor from time to time to make, alter, and revoke regulations respecting the enrolment, promotion, discipline, training, exercise, arms, accoutrements, clothing, equipment, conveyance, pay, rations, and lodging of the forces or any portion thereof, and respecting the several other matters specified in the said Act, and providing generally for the more effectual carrying out of the said Act:

And whereas by a Proclamation dated the eleventh day of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, certain regulations were made under “The Armed Constabulary Act Amendment Act, 1869,” for the purposes as above recited, and by subsequent Proclamations dated the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, and the sixteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, certain amendments were made in the said regulations: And whereas it is expedient now to revoke the several regulations so made by the above-recited Proclamations, and to make other regulations in lieu thereof:

Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of the said recited power and authority, do, by this present order, revoke the aforesaid regulations, and do make the regulations specified in the Schedule hereinafter written; such regulations to come into force from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

DISCIPLINE.

(1.) General Instructions.

1. A Commanding Officer cannot pay too much attention to the prevention of crime, but he must bear in mind that the absence of crime and not its screened existence is the criterion of a well-established discipline. For first offences not of an aggravated character mild reproof and admonition are to be tried, and punishment is not to be resorted to until a repetition of the offence shall have shown that the milder treatment has not been productive of the desired effect.

2. As it is desirable to keep up in all ranks of the service a proper feeling and willing discharge of duty, officers of every rank should adopt towards the non-commissioned officers and men a system of command and treatment which shall insure respect towards superiors.

3. Officers are not only to observe this injunction themselves, but they are to require it to be observed by the non-commissioned officers. If acts of intentional neglect or insubordination should take place, and the means of punishment authorized by the regulations of the service have to be resorted to, these measures will have double effect if not preceded by intemperate language.

4. Officers are to avoid reproving non-commissioned officers for any irregularity, neglect of duty, or awkwardness in the presence or hearing of the men, unless it shall be necessary for the benefit of example that the reproof be public, lest their authority should be weakened and their self-respect lessened.

5. Officers are at all times accountable for the maintenance of good order and the rules and discipline of the service. It is their duty to take notice of any negligence or impropriety of conduct on the part of any members of the Permanent Militia irrespective of the branch to which he or they may belong whether on or off duty.

6. A Commanding Officer should impress upon all under his command, by every means in his power, the propriety of civility and courtesy in their intercourse with all ranks and classes of society, and should particularly caution them to pay proper deference and respect to Magistrates and all civil authorities.

7. Deliberations or discussions having the object of conveying praise, censure, or mark of approbation towards their superior officer or any others in the Defence Forces are strictly prohibited as being subversive of discipline. Every officer will therefore be held responsible who shall allow himself to be complimented by officers or members of the Defence Forces, who are serving or who have served under his command, by means of presents of plate, swords, &c., or by any collective expression of their opinion.

8. Members of the Permanent Militia are forbidden to institute or take part in any meetings, demonstrations, or processions for party, denominational, political, or other purposes.

9. Commanding Officers are to use their utmost vigilance to prevent members of the Permanent Militia from communicating information relative to the numbers, movements, or operations of troops, or any military details, especially as regards the defences, both land and submarine; and all such members will be held personally responsible for reports of this kind which they may make without special permission, or for placing the information beyond their control, so that it finds its way into unauthorized hands. Furthermore, they are forbidden to give publicity to their individual opinions in any manner tending to prejudice questions that may at the time be undergoing official investigation by the military authorities. Anonymous complaints, and the publication through the