Nov. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2157

Volunteer Corps attached to Battalion.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 30th October, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under paragraphs 211 and 213, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, of the addition of the under-mentioned Mounted Rifle Volunteer Corps in the Otago Military District to the 2nd Battalion, Otago Mounted Rifle Volunteers, with effect from 1st October, 1901:—

E Company—Murihiku Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
F " Wallace Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Formation of Infantry Volunteer Battalion.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 30th October, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under paragraphs 211 and 213, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, of the formation of the under-mentioned corps in the Nelson Military District into two battalions of Rifle Volunteers, under the designations and with headquarters as set forth below, and with effect from 1st October, 1901:—

1st Battalion, Nelson Infantry Volunteers (Headquarters, Nelson).

A Company—Stoke Rifle Volunteers.
B " Blenheim Rifle Volunteers.
C " Waimea Rifle Volunteers.
D " Nelson Rifle Volunteers.
E " Waitohi Rifle Volunteers.

2nd Battalion, Nelson Infantry Volunteers (Headquarters, Greymouth).

A Company—1st Westland Rifle Volunteers.
B " Greymouth Rifle Volunteers.
C " Denniston Rifle Volunteers.
D " Reefton Rifle Volunteers.
E " Brunner Ranger Rifle Volunteers.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Commissions in the British Army.—Physical and Medical Examination of Candidates.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th November, 1901.

THE following revised regulations with reference to the physical and medical examinations of candidates for commissions in the British army are published for general information.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

(Issued with Army Orders dated 1st July, 1901.)

THE following revised form of Appendix I. (Physical and Medical Examination of Candidates for Commissions in the Army) of the following regulations—

(a.) Regulations respecting admission to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and for first appointments therefrom to the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers;

(b.) Regulations respecting admission to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and for first appointments therefrom to the army;

(c.) Regulations under which commissions in the army may be obtained by officers of the militia;

(d.) Regulations under which commissions in the army may be obtained by university candidates;

(e.) Regulations under which commissions in the British army may be obtained by officers of colonial local military forces, and students from the colonial universities—

has been approved, and will be substituted for Appendix I. in the above-named regulations.

APPENDIX I.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMY.

I. A candidate for a commission in His Majesty’s army must be in good mental and bodily health, and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of military duty.

II. The physical examination will be conducted by a Board of Officers consisting of the Inspector and Assistant Inspector of Gymnasia.

III. The attention of the Board will be directed to the following points:—

(a.) That the correlation of age, height, and chest-girth is equal or superior to that which is given in the following table:—

Physical Equivalents.

• Candidates accepted under the above scale for admission to the Royal Military Academy or Royal Military College must have reached the standard required according to their age before receiving commissions.

(b.) Measurement of height:—
The candidate will be placed against the standard with his feet together, and the weight thrown on the heel, and not on the toes or outside of the feet. He will stand erect without rigidity, and with the heels, calves, buttocks, and shoulders touching the standard; the chin will be depressed to bring the vertex of the head level under the horizontal bar, and the height will be noted in parts of an inch to eighths.

(c.) Measurement of chest:—
The candidate will be made to stand erect with his feet together, and to raise his hands above his head. The tape will be carefully adjusted round the chest, with its posterior upper edge touching the inferior angles of the shoulder-blades, and its anterior lower edge the upper part of the nipples. The arms will then be lowered to hang loosely by the side, and care will be taken that the shoulders are not thrown upwards or backwards so as to displace the tape. The candidate will then be directed to empty his chest of air as much as possible. This is best done by continuous whistling with the lips as long as sound can be produced. The tape is carefully gathered in during the process, and when the minimum is reached it is noted.

He will then be directed to inflate his chest to its utmost capacity. This maximum measurement will likewise be noted.

The girth, with the chest fully expanded, and the range of expansion between the minimum and maximum, will then be recorded.

(d.) Weight:—
The candidate will also be weighed, and his weight recorded on the proceedings of the Board.

• This paragraph is for inclusion in the regulations respecting admission to the Royal Military Academy and Royal Military College only.