New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 52

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✨ Military Establishment Tables

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 52

Otago Military District.—Comprising the land districts of Otago and Southland, with headquarters at the City of Dunedin.

The term “land district” or “land districts,” in reference to the said military districts, means a “land district” or “land districts” constituted under “The Land Act, 1892,” or any Act amending the same.

ESTABLISHMENT.

The establishment for the various arms shall be as follows:—

(1.) PERMANENT FORCE.

(a.) Depot and Regimental Staff.

Lieut.-Colonel.	Lieutenant and Adjutant.	Honorary Chaplain.	Regimental Sergeant-major (Testing S.A.A.)	Armourer Section.	Master Gunner, 1st Class.	Master Gunners, 2nd Class.	Mobilisation Storekeepers.	Officers.	N.C.Os. and Men.	Total.
1	1	1	1	2	4	1	4	3	16	19

(b.) Royal New Zealand Artillery.

Captains.	Lieutenants.	Regimental Sergeant-majors (L.G.).	Company Sergeant-majors	Company Quartermaster Sergeants.	Sergeant Artificers.	Sergeants.	Corporals.	Bombardiers.	Acting-Bombardiers.	Gunners, 1st Class.	Gunners, 2nd Class.	Bombardier Trumpeter.	Trumpeters.	Sergeant Saddler.	Corporal and Bombardier.	Drivers.	Officers.	N.C.Os. and Men.	Total.
3	5	4	4	2	12	9	9	9	8	56	113	1	8	1	1	2	14	8	255

(c.) Royal New Zealand Engineers.

Captain.	Honorary Captains.	Lieutenants.	Chief Engineer and Inspector of Machinery, with Rank of Honorary Lieutenant.	Engineer, with Rank of Honorary Lieutenant.	Regimental Sergeant-Major Instructor.	Company Sergeant-Majors.	Sergeant Mechanists.	Sergeants.	Corporals.	Second Corporals.	Acting Second Corporals.	Sappers, 1st Class.	Sappers, 2nd Class.	Officers.	N.C.Os. and Men.	Total.
1	2	3	1	1	1	4	11	5	6	8	3	36	31	8	105	113

(2.) VOLUNTEERS.

(a.) New Zealand Field Artillery.

Battery Establishment.

—	Captain or Major.*	Lieutenants.	Battery Sergeant-Majors.	Battery Quartermaster-Sergeants.	Farrier-sergeants.	Sergeants.	Corporals.	Bombardiers.	Gunners.	Trumpeters.	Drivers.	Officers.	N.C.Os. and Men.	Total.

Higher Establishment. (15 Pr. B.L.)

| Maximum | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 76 | 81 |
| Minimum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 60 | 63 |

Lower Establishment. (6 Pr. Nordenfeldt.)

| Maximum | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 60 | 63 |
| Minimum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 40 | 43 |

Batteries shall consist each of four guns, and in batteries of the higher establishment a section shall consist of one gun and wagon completely manned. In batteries of the lower establishment a section shall consist of two guns. The various batteries of the regiment of New Zealand Field Artillery Volunteers shall retain the initials now held by them.

An officer after seven years’ efficient service as captain of a battery of Field or company of Garrison Artillery will be eligible for promotion to rank of major.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1905, No 52

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🛡️ General Regulations of the Defence Forces of New Zealand (continued from previous page)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated1 June 1905
KeywordsDefence Forces, Military districts, Permanent Force, Volunteer units, Royal New Zealand Artillery, Royal New Zealand Engineers, Otago Military District, Establishment tables

🛡️ Establishment of the Otago Military District

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsOtago Military District, Land districts, Defence Forces, Permanent Force, Volunteers, Royal New Zealand Artillery, Royal New Zealand Engineers, New Zealand Field Artillery, Battery establishment, Military organisation

🛡️ Personnel establishment for the Permanent Force in the Otago Military District

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsPermanent Force, Depot and Regimental Staff, Royal New Zealand Artillery, Royal New Zealand Engineers, Officers, N.C.Os and Men, Establishment tables, Military ranks, Armourer Section, Master Gunner, Mobilisation Storekeepers

🛡️ Battery establishment for New Zealand Field Artillery Volunteers

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsNew Zealand Field Artillery, Volunteers, Battery establishment, Higher Establishment, Lower Establishment, B.L. guns, Nordenfeldt guns, Gunners, Drivers, Trumpeters, Battery Sergeant-Majors, Efficient service, Promotion to Major

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