1402
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48

Gunnery.

The subjects of examination for men qualifying for gunnery are: Knotting and splicing; drill; general knowledge of the guns, carriages, and platforms, and the names of their principal parts; knowledge of all stores connected with working the above, and their use; mounting and dismounting working-gear for R.M.L. guns, carriages, and platforms; general knowledge of the working of gear of B.L. and quick-firing guns and carriages; knowledge of sights and the method of using them; description, weights, and marking of filled cartridges; description, weights, and marking of projectiles, and the circumstances under which the different natures would be used; description of ammunition for quick-firing guns; knowledge of the cases, cylinders, and boxes in which filled cartridges for R.M.L. and B.L. guns and ammunition for quick-firing guns are stowed, and the means of opening and closing them; storage of shell and cartridge stores in forts, and the means of supplying ammunition to guns; general description of fuses in use with the R.M.L. and B.L. guns, and how to fit them; description of tubes for use with R.M.L. and B.L. guns; knowledge of fuse and shell implements, and how to use them; method of filling cartridges and shells; theoretical—definition of principal gunnery terms, as laid down in Manual of Garrison Artillery.

Members who qualify for gunnery certificates as above may, in addition, earn badges and certificates carrying payment of £1 by qualifying in gun-laying, and members who have once qualified for gunnery certificates as above may earn badges and certificates carrying payment of £1 by qualifying in depression range-finding, or in signalling, instead of gunnery, provided that the number of men to whom personal payments will be made is limited to twelve for gun-laying, twelve for depression range-finding, and eight for signalling, per company. In companies of the higher establishment the number of men to whom the above additional payments may be made will be doubled.

Gun-laying.

The test will be that laid down from time to time in “Instructions for Practice.”

Range-finding.

The subjects for examination for men qualifying for D.R.F. certificates are: Setting up instrument accurately; the four tests for adjustment; finding correct height, with and without datum points; orienting; electric lamp, electric batteries in use; duties of a depression range-finder detachment; accuracy in finding ranges at a moving and stationary target; general care of D.R.F. instruments and electric dials.

Garrison Artillery Volunteers whose armament consists of guns of position will receive the following badges and payments:—

Members who qualify in the undermentioned sections, and pass an examination in them, will receive a certificate of qualification and be permitted to wear a badge.

A personal payment of £1 will be made to each of the two men most proficient in gunnery per gun, and to each of the two men most proficient in gun-laying per gun, and to each of the four men most proficient in signalling and the three men most proficient in range-finding in the company, per annum: Provided that no one member can receive a personal payment for proficiency in more than one subject during a year.

Gunnery.

The subjects for examination in gunnery are: Knotting and splicing; drill; general knowledge of guns, carriages, sights, and equipment in use; description and use of ammunition; definition of gunnery terms; theoretical gunnery; use of clinometers; auxiliary laying.

Gun-laying.

The test will be that laid down in “Instructions for Practice.”

Range-finding.

The subjects for examination for men qualifying in range-finding will be as follows: Care of mekometer or telemeter; range-finding at stationary and at moving objects; points to attend to when range-finding under fire, and in view of an enemy; map-reading.

Submarine Mining Engineer Volunteers.

Members who qualify in any of the undermentioned sections, and pass an examination in them, will receive a certificate of qualification, carrying with it a personal payment of £1 each per annum, and be permitted to wear a badge; and the four most proficient men in each section will be granted an extra personal payment of £1 each: Provided that no one member can receive a personal payment for proficiency in more than one section during a year.

The subjects of examination for men qualifying in submarine mining corps are:—

Submarine Mining Section.

First year: To pass in subjects 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9. Second year: To pass in subjects 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9. Third and subsequent years: To pass in all subjects.

Subjects.—1. Ropes, cordage, chain, blocks, and tackles. 2. Knots, splices, making boat-fenders, &c. 3. Rowing and management of small boats. 4. Electric cables, wires, and stores connected therewith. 5. Preparing and jointing the ends of electric cables. 6. Mine-cases, buoys, mooring-gear, trucks, apparatus, and inserting apparatus into mine-cases. 7. Gun-cotton and other explosive agents. 8. Loading. 9. Drills for connecting up, slinging, laying out, and raising.

Testing Section.

First year: To pass in subjects 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 12. Second year: To pass in subjects 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 12. Third and subsequent years: To pass in all subjects, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

Subjects.—1. Batteries. 2. Instruments. 3. Electrical tests. 4. Detonators and fuses. 5. Apparatus for testing and making watertight joints. 6. Description of circuit-closer and relays. 7. Fitting and testing relays, fitting up apparatus, priming apparatus. 8. Electro-contact mines. 9. Electro-observation mines. 10. Arrangement of test-room and observing-station for signalling and firing mines. 11. Electrical testing in the test-room. 12. Regulations concerning live charges, &c.

Electric Lighting Section.

First year: To pass in subjects 1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16. Second year: To pass in subjects 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18. Third and subsequent years: To pass in subjects 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.

Subjects.—1. Magnetism. 2. Principles of dynamic induction. 3. Armatures. 4. Electro-magnetism. 5. Field magnets. 6. Commutators, brushes, sparking, &c. 7. Service dynamos. 8. Testing dynamos, and examination for faults. 9. Dynamos as motors. 10. Arc, carbons, &c. 11. Lamps and their management. 12. Projectors, mirrors, &c. 13. Measuring and testing instruments. 14. Leads and accessories. 15. Automatic shunts. 16. Directing the light. 17. Tactical use of the light. 18. Distance of light from dynamo.

Field Engineer Volunteers.

Members who qualify in the undermentioned sections, and pass an examination in them, will receive a certificate of qualification and be permitted to wear a badge. A personal payment of £1 will be made to each of the eight men most proficient in signalling, and to each of the four men most proficient in field-engineering, and to each of the four men most proficient in field-telegraphy, and to each of the four men most proficient in bridging, in each company per annum, provided that no one member can receive a personal payment for proficiency in more than one section during a year.

Field Engineering Section.

First year—recruits’ course: Subjects 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15. Second year: Subjects 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15. Third and subsequent years: To pass in all subjects.

Subjects.—1. Field geometry and field level. 2. Entrenching-tools. 3. Working-parties, and execution of work. 4. Materials. 5. Revetments. 6. Clearing of foreground. 7. Defence of localities. 8. Earthworks. 9. Obstacles. 10. Siege-works. 11. Boning and levelling. 12. Roads. 13. Railways and telegraphs (theory only). 14. Cordage, and use of spars. 15. Camping arrangements.

Bridging Section.

First year—recruits’ course: Subjects 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13. Second year: Subjects 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13. Third and subsequent years: Subjects 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14.

Subjects.—1. Field geometry and field level. 2. Entrenching-tools. 3. Working-parties, and execution of work. 4. Materials. 5. Revetments. 6. Clearing the foreground. 7. Obstacles. 8. Boning and levelling. 9. Roads. 10. Cordage, and use of spars. 11. Bridges. 12. Floating bridges. 13. Camping arrangements. 14. Escalading.

Field Telegraph System.

First year—recruits’ course: Subjects 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8. Second year: Subjects 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Third and subsequent years: Subjects 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Subjects.—1. Principles of electric telegraphy. 2. Method and routine. 3. Description of apparatus. 4. Construction of advanced and semi-transparent lines. 5. Testing and maintenance. 6. Rules for counting words. 7. Air-line drill in open country. 8. Cable-cart drill. 9. Circular relative to Telephone Exchange switchboards, &c.

Signalling Section.

In addition to qualifying as hereinbefore laid down for signallers, members of engineer corps must qualify in the undermentioned subjects:—