May 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1059

3. Education Boards shall set apart certain hours for military drill, not exceeding one hour in each week.

4. In every school in which there are twenty or more boys of twelve years of age or upwards the instruction in the military drill required by section 85 of “The Education Act, 1877,” shall include physical drill, the manual and firing exercises, and such parts of company drill as it is possible to carry out.

5. The drill-book used shall be “Infantry Drill, 1896,” or a later edition, or such special manual of drill as may be issued by the Department.

6. The Minister may recognise a cadet company in any school with a minimum establishment as follows: 2 lieutenants (or 1 captain and 1 lieutenant), 1 colour-sergeant, 2 sergeants, 2 corporals, 1 bugler, 40 privates (of whom 3 may be lance-corporals): total, 48 of all ranks.

7. In any school in which the number of enrolments brings the total establishment to more than 96 of all ranks, two companies shall be formed.

8. If there are less than 48 of all ranks, but not less than 24 of all ranks, a detachment may be formed, 20 at least being privates, under the charge of a lieutenant.

9. Two or three detachments from neighbouring schools may be formed into a company. The combined officers and non-commissioned officers of the detachments shall not exceed 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 1 colour-sergeant, 3 sergeants, 4 corporals, and 1 bugler.

10. The officers shall be appointed by the Minister, on the recommendation of the headmaster, if the Board signifies its approval of such recommendation.

11. The non-commissioned officers shall be appointed, after examination, by the officer commanding the company or detachment.

12. At least one of the officers in each company or detachment must be a master of the school.

13. At the time of being enrolled in a public-school cadet company or detachment a cadet must, except as provided in clause 11,—

    (a.) Be on the roll of a public school;
    (b.) Be over twelve years of age; or
    (c.) Being under twelve years of age, be 4ft. 7in. in his stockinged feet, and be otherwise physically fit;
    (d.) Have obtained the consent of his parent or guardian to enrol.

14. The majority of a company at any time must be actually on the roll of the school, but—

    (a.) If already enrolled in a public-school cadet company, a boy may continue to belong to it after he has left school, provided that he may not be retained on the roll of the company after he has reached the age of sixteen;
    (b.) Where there are not sufficient boys over twelve on the roll of a school to form a detachment or a company, and where no other cadet corps exists, the required number may be made up by the addition of former pupils of the school who are over twelve and not over sixteen.

15. Battalions, consisting of not less than four companies nor more than six, may be formed in localities where the formation can be satisfactorily carried out. A battalion staff shall consist of 1 major, 1 adjutant, 1 quartermaster, 1 sergeant-major, 1 quartermaster-sergeant.

16. Battalion officers shall be appointed by the Minister on the recommendation of the inspecting officer indorsed by the Board.

17. Battalion bands, either brass or military, may be formed.

18. There shall, out of any funds appropriated by Parliament for the purpose, be paid for the benefit of each company, by way of capitation, the sum of two shillings and sixpence in respect of every cadet who attends the number of parades required by the Minister to be attended. Such capitation shall in each case be paid and applied in such manner as the Minister directs.

19. The Minister may appoint persons to inspect recognised public-school cadet companies, the times and places of such inspections being fixed by agreement with the Board in such a way as not to interfere with the ordinary routine of the schools.

20. In case of every recognised company or detachment, the Department will supply to the Board for the use of such company or detachment,—

    1 model rifle and waistbelt for each cadet;
    1 miniature rifle for each 10 cadets, but not more than 10 for any public school;
    1 officer’s sword with sling and knot if there are 24 cadets, 2 if 48 cadets, 3 if 72 cadets, and so on; but not more than 5 to any school;
    Rank-badges for non-commissioned officers, as required;
    1 bugle for each company or detachment;
    25 ball cartridges per cadet per annum.

21. Caps with badges, and haversacks, will be supplied at 2s. each respectively, and extra ammunition at cost price.

22. Rifles are to be kept clean, dry, and in good order, and after use must be placed safely in racks provided for them. The miniature rifles must be cleaned by means of the “pull-through” after firing at each range, and on completion of the firing each rifle must be thoroughly cleaned before leaving the firing-point, and a piece of flannelette smeared with vaseline run through the barrel; the lock-action and barrel also must be rubbed over with vaseline in order to prevent erosion. The miniature rifles must be kept locked up, and are not to be used except for target practice or for teaching the firing exercise. Neither miniature nor model rifles may be taken from the precincts of the schools except for an authorised parade or manoeuvre.

23. The ammunition issued for ball practice is to be expended as follows—viz., five rounds each at the 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 yard ranges respectively; and to be fired standing at 100 yards, kneeling at 200 yards, sitting at 300 yards, and lying down at 400 and 500 yards. At all target practice and rifle matches every precaution must be taken to prevent accident, and the senior officer present on the range will be responsible to see that this is done. A bugler must be present at all times when ball-firing takes place. The number of ball cartridges issued at any one time to a cadet shall on no account be more than the number to be actually expended at a particular range, and the officer in charge shall see that every cartridge is accounted for.

24. Uniforms, if worn, shall be of a pattern approved by the Minister.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and two.

W. C. WALKER,
Minister of Education.

Warrant authorising the Council of the Borough of Onslow to construct and maintain Part of the Hutt Road, and apportioning the Cost of Construction and Maintenance.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by section eight of “The Public Works Acts Amendment Act, 1900,” it is enacted that in any case where a road in one district is largely used by or for the purpose of traffic to or from any other district or districts, and affords access to or from such district or districts, and the Governor is of opinion that it is equitable that the latter district should contribute towards the cost of constructing or maintaining the whole or any portion of such road in the former district, the Governor may from time to time apportion the cost of constructing or maintaining the whole or any part of such road among the local authorities of the respective districts as he thinks fit; and for that purpose, and to enable effect to be given thereto, the provisions of sections one hundred and thirteen and one hundred and fourteen of the principal Act shall, mutatis mutandis, apply:

And whereas the Council of the Borough of Onslow has made application to the Governor to authorise the construction and maintenance of the road mentioned in the Schedule hereto (hereinafter referred to as “the said road”), and to apportion the cost of constructing and maintaining the said road between the said borough and other districts largely using the said road:

And whereas by section one hundred and thirteen of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” it is further provided that the Governor may, with the view of determining whether or not the work should be done, or what proportion, if any, of the cost of the same should be borne by any local authority, and what local authority should do the work, direct any person to be a Commissioner to inquire and report to him upon any matter which he shall deem necessary to enable him to determine any such question as aforesaid:

And whereas subsection seven of section one hundred and fourteen of the said Act contains similar provisions in respect to maintenance and other matters:

And whereas a Commissioner was appointed and an inquiry duly held: And whereas such Commissioner did report to the Governor, after due inquiry, his opinion thereon:

And whereas the Governor is of opinion that the said road should be constructed and maintained:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Acts, do hereby authorise the Council of the Borough of Onslow to construct and maintain the said road. And I do hereby declare that the cost of constructing and maintaining the said road shall be borne by the Council of the City of Wellington, the Council of the Borough of Onslow, the