Mar. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 703

73. Medical officers who have served for more than twenty years in the Defence Forces will, on completing such period of service, be entitled to be appointed Brigade-Surgeons Lieutenant-Colonel; and a medical officer who has served for more than twelve years will be entitled to be appointed Surgeon-Major. In both cases such officers will be entitled to count extra service as provided for by preceding paragraphs. A medical officer may be specially selected for any medical rank.

74. The Surgeon-General will be appointed by the Governor from time to time, and will be responsible that the Principal Medical Officers of districts recommend only such medical officers for appointment as are properly qualified practitioners, and will receive and forward to the Commander of the Forces all applications for appointment to the general list; and, if any medical officer has been reported as having rendered himself liable by misconduct to be struck off the list of medical officers, the Surgeon-General will assist in the investigation of the complaint.

74A. A Principal Medical Officer will be appointed for each district. He will be responsible for the efficiency of the medical services in his district. An equipment will be at his disposal when required on service or in camp. He will be President of the Board which will assemble annually to examine the Bearer corps at each centre, according to the Bearer corps regulations (paragraph 138A).

77. Medical officers will make such arrangements as they may deem necessary to insure four men from each Volunteer corps being thoroughly instructed in stretcher-drill and field-dressing, and in the course laid down by the St. John’s Society. These men on passing the prescribed examination will be entitled to wear the badge of the society.

BEARER CORPS.

100A. These corps will be attached to the Infantry battalions at each of the four centres—Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

CYCLE CORPS.

100B. These corps will be attached to the Infantry battalions at each of the four centres—Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

BANDS AND BANDSMEN.

101. A garrison band will be allowed for each centre, to be of the strength of one bandmaster and twenty-five men.

102. Battalion bands will be allowed at battalion or half-battalion headquarters, to consist of twenty men, who will draw capitation in the same way as garrison bands in the centres, but shall not be entitled to the additional £25 granted garrison bands. At places where there is only one corps no bandsmen will be allowed to enrol.

103. An annual allowance of £25 will be made to garrison bands at the centres.

104. All bandsmen must be enrolled Volunteers, and in uniform.

105. Bandsmen will be entitled to capitation, subject to the above rule, provided they are efficient musicians, have attended the requisite parades, have served six months, and are properly clothed in uniform.

106. Garrison and other bands will be under the immediate orders and direct control of the District Commanding Officer, and the financial and general affairs thereof shall be managed by a committee. The Officer commanding the District shall be President; and all money received from Government and all property of any kind contributed or given for the use of the band shall be deemed to be vested in the Officer commanding the District, and shall be under the control of the committee.

107. All bandsmen may be required to undergo an annual course of instruction in ambulance drill.

108. Garrison and other bands will be required to attend such ceremonial parades, guards of honour, &c., as the Commanding Officer of the District may direct, and for which they will receive 2s. 6d. per man per diem.

109. Bandsmen will not be required to undergo musketry instruction.

NAVAL AND GARRISON ARTILLERY AND SUBMARINE MINERS.

136. The drills of these corps at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Port Chalmers will be principally confined to heavy-gun or submarine-mining and boat drills; and to qualify for capitation the corps must go into camp at the works of defence for sixteen days each year. Every man must be present and sleep in camp at least eight out of the sixteen days, and must attend at least eighteen parades during the year, three being afternoon parades, and two-thirds of the strength must be present on at least four parades during the year.

FIELD ARTILLERY.

137A. The drills of these corps will be principally confined to gun-drill; and to qualify for capitation each corps must go into camp for a fortnight each year. Every man must be present and sleep in camp at least seven out of the fourteen days, and must attend at least eighteen parades during the the year, three being afternoon parades, and two-thirds of the strength must be present on at least four parades during the year.

BEARER CORPS.

138A. (1.) To earn capitation each man must qualify as laid down for Infantry Volunteers, with the exception of the musketry course, and, in addition, each man must earn a certificate on being examined practically by a Board consisting of the Principal Medical Officer of the district, the commanding officer of the company, and another officer to be named by the Principal Medical Officer, in the drills, &c., laid down in the “Manual for Medical Staff Corps” in use in the Imperial service.

(2.) The Medical Board will issue certificates to those who are, in their opinion, proficient in the knowledge of their duties, and qualify in the following syllabus:—

(a.) General duties (“Manual for Medical Staff Corps,” subsection 1, section 1, Appendix IV.).

(b.) Elementary anatomy and physiology (“Manual for Medical Staff Corps,” section 1, paragraphs 12 to 32).

(c.) First aid to the wounded (“Manual for Medical Staff Corps,” section 1, subsections 3 to 11 and 14).

(d.) Stretcher drills and exercises (“Manual for Medical Staff Corps,” section 2, subsections 1 to 8).

ENGINEERS, INFANTRY, CYCLE CORPS, AND BANDS.

139. Each man must attend eighteen parades, three of these being whole afternoon parades, during the year. Two-thirds of the strength must be present on at least four parades during the year. The officer in command of a Cycle corps must certify that each member is in possession of a serviceable bicycle, and that he is an expert rider, before he can earn capitation. Men of the Cyclist corps will complete the recruits course of Infantry drill, and be further instructed in the special “Cyclist” drill as may be authorised from time to time. No special allowance will be made the men for the use of their bicycles.

140. To enable a Volunteer, except those of Naval, Garrison, or Field Artillery, Submarine Miners, and Bearer corps, to qualify for capitation he must have annually fulfilled the following conditions, viz.:—

(a.) The trained Volunteer must have fired 40 rounds of ball ammunition at individual firing, and passed into or fired in the second class. Marksmen and first-class shots of the preceding year will be exempted from firing in the first period, third class, provided that they pass out of the second class. The amount of ammunition so saved to be at the disposal of the Officer Commanding the District for field-firing, where possible, or for matches, &c.

(b.) The recruit must have fired 50 rounds of ball ammunition at individual firing, and passed into the second class.

(c.) In addition to the above, trained men and recruits must have fired with their companies or squads—10 rounds volley firing and 10 rounds independent firing.

(d.) To enable a Volunteer in the Naval, Garrison, or Field Artillery, and Submarine Miners to qualify for capitation he must annually have fired 20 rounds of ball ammunition—10 rounds at 200 yards, five kneeling and five standing; 10 rounds at 500 yards, five kneeling and five lying down—at a third-class target, and must make at least 35 points. Recruits of these corps must fire the usual recruits’ course, as in (b).

(e.) These corps may, if they so desire, go through the volley and independent firing, as in (c).

164. Four badges will be issued to each 4-gun, and six to each 6-gun battery of Field Artillery for competition, and will be allotted to the most efficient gunners who have qualified for capitation. A practical examination in the various duties of gunners will be held by the instructor while the battery is undergoing its annual camp of instruction, to enable the battery commander to select the most efficient gunners. Badges for gun-laying will also be issued to field batteries on the conditions laid down from time to time.