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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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perfecting his men in the numerous and important drills
and duties connected with the service of heavy ordnance,
to instruct them in the distances of the various points in
the neighbourhood of the batteries, and to make them
familiar with the charges, weights, and ranges of the guns
which form the armament.

59. He is responsible for the uniformity of the dress and
    appointments, the smart appearance of his officers and men,
    and the general discipline of his battery or company.

60. He is responsible that his men are at all times complete in regimental necessaries, strictly according to the
    regimental pattern, and that they have no article of regimental clothing which is not so.

61. He must be ready at any moment to account for every
    man under his command, and he is responsible for the publication of all orders relating to his men.

62. He is responsible that the books are properly kept,
    that the entries are regularly made, and that they are
    clearly and legibly written. He will enter daily in his own
    handwriting the punishments awarded to defaulters.

63. The accounts of the battery or company are to be
    closed and signed by the sixth of the month.

64. The men are to be kept complete in their necessaries,
    whether in debit or credit.

65. An Officer in Command of a battery or company going
    upon leave of absence must settle every account, and give
    it over in a proper state; and a certificate to that effect
    must be sent to the Defence Office.

66. He is to inspect the whole of the men’s kits and
    accoutrements once a month, and is responsible that
    the sergeant-major does so once a week. He is himself to
    superintend the fitting of all clothing.

67. The Officer Commanding a battery is directed to be
    most particular in keeping a correct record of the drills carried on by each man. He is held responsible that the instructions relative to drills and exercises contained in the
    regulations are strictly complied with.

68. The variations of service are to be carefully noted on
    the register-sheets.

SERGEANT-MAJOR.

69. Being at the head of the non-commissioned officers
    he must exact prompt obedience to his orders, and instantly correct any want of energy or exertion which he may
    observe.

70. He should make himself acquainted with every man’s
    name, character, temper, and abilities. He must be very
    diligent in informing himself of every part of his duty,
    strictly correct in the execution of it, and, by his manly,
    soldierlike conduct, and zealous activity, set an example
    to the rest of the non-commissioned officers.

71. He will bring any irregularity among the non-commissioned officers at once to the notice of the Commanding
    Officer.

72. He must be able to instruct in all the details of the
    drills of the battery or company.

73. He is to keep a roster for the duties of all non-commissioned officers, detail all duties, give out the daily orders
    to the orderlies as soon after they are published as possible;
    he must exact from the non-commissioned officers performing this important duty the same degree of attention as
    when on parade.

74. He is to see that a list of all men confined to barracks
    is kept in the guard-room, so that defaulters may not be
    allowed to quit the barracks. He is to visit the guard-room
    frequently, and see that it is kept clean, and that the written
    orders for the guard are perfectly legible.

75. He is to furnish a list of all prisoners confined in the
    prisoners’ room, main-guard, or police-station to the Commanding Officer daily.

76. He is responsible for the release of all prisoners from
    the guard-room at the proper hours.

77. He is to parade all prisoners and their escort, also the
    witnesses, and march them off so as to be at the orderly-room
    at the appointed hour.

78. He is to parade all guards, escorts, and orderlies, and
    ascertain that they understand their orders.

79. He must inspect all escorts on their return to barracks,
    and should report their state to the Commanding Officer.
    He is to parade all fatigue parties.

80. All passes for non-commissioned officers and men are
    to be signed on the back by the sergeant-major previous to
    being submitted to the Officer Commanding the battery or
    company.

81. The sergeant-major will perform the duties of master-gunner as well in small districts.

82. All battery or company stores are in his charge, and he
    should see that every article in store is in the best possible
    state.

83. He is to make frequent inspection of the barrack-rooms, utensils, &c., and report all deficiencies, in order that
    at the monthly inspections the charges may fall upon the
    person through whose neglect or carelessness the damage has
    been caused, and not become a general charge against the
    battery or company. He is to be assisted in this duty by the
    non-commissioned officers of rooms.

84. He is to make an immediate report to the Commanding
    Officer of any repairs that may be required in the barrack-rooms or buildings.

85. He is to see that the precincts of the barracks occupied
    by the battery or company are kept clean.

ORDERLY-ROOM CLERK.

86. The situation he holds is one of great responsibility.
    The greatest secrecy must be observed by him and his assistants, not only with respect to official books and documents,
    but to everything that takes place in the orderly-room.
    Any breach of this secrecy will render him liable to be removed from his situation.

87. He is responsible that no book or document is taken
    out of the office without the Commanding Officer’s permission.

88. He is at all times to appear in uniform, and his dress
    must be strictly in accordance with the regulations.

89. The necessaries of the battery or company are to be
    issued through him under the direction of the Commanding
    Officer, and he should see that they are strictly according to
    regimental pattern. No pecuniary transaction is to take
    place between him and the men, save through the Commanding Officer, and all such must appear in the ledger-sheet.

90. The kits of recruits should be properly marked in the
    store, and issued to them in the presence of the orderly-room clerk, who is responsible that every article is properly
    marked before delivery.

91. He is to attend his officers at all inspection of necessaries, arms, barrack-rooms, &c.

92. He is responsible that the arms, accoutrements, and
    clothing of any man deserting, going into hospital, or becoming non-effective by death or other casualty, are immediately enumerated and taken into store. He is also to take
    into store the necessaries of the men in prison, and such
    articles as men do not take with them on furlough. Kits
    belonging to men who go on duty involving an absence of
    more than one night are to be given into store before the
    men quit the barracks.

93. He is to collect reports after every field-day or practice
    before the battery or company is dismissed, and to ascertain
    what may have been lost or broken.

94. He is to keep an exact account of the distribution of
    the barrack bedding, so that in the event of any loss it
    cannot come as a general charge against the battery or company.

ORDERLY NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER.

95. He is to be detailed weekly, and to report any irregularity or neglect which he may observe on the part of any
    non-commissioned officer on duty to the sergeant-major.

96. He is to parade the sick and prisoners at the appointed hour, and see that the orderlies on duty march
    the sick to the hospital, and the prisoners for medical inspection.

97. He is to parade the defaulters at the appointed times,
    and is always to have a correct list of the men under punishment, which he will obtain from the sergeant-major.

98. He is responsible that the men confined in the guard-room are supplied at breakfast hour with such clothing as
    may be required to make them fit to appear at the orderly-room.

99. He must see the lights and fires extinguished in barracks at the times laid down, and report the same to the
    officer on duty.

100. It is his duty to see that the barrack-yard, &c., are
     regularly cleaned and swept every morning.

101. He is to make a report at the close of his duties to
     the sergeant-major, for the information of the Commanding
     Officer, that he has performed the duties required of him.

102. He is to superintend the defaulters at fatigues.

SERVANTS.

103. No officer is to take a man as servant without the permission of the Officer Commanding the Permanent Militia.

104. Men must have passed in their drills before being
     employed as servants.

105. Servants are not to appear in mixed dress, but either
     in uniform or plain clothes.

106. No servant is to be absent from roll-call without a pass
     signed by his master.

107. Any servant who shall misconduct himself, or leave
     his master without good and sufficient cause, is not to be
     employed again as a servant for a twelvemonth. A report of
     the cause of leaving should invariably be made to the Commanding Officer.

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN.

108. From non-commissioned officers is expected the
     strictest attention to all their duties, the greatest sobriety
     and regularity of conduct, and care as to dress and appearance. They must insist on strict compliance with their
     orders, but at the same time use their authority with dis-