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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 52
(6.) Officers of position artillery will be examined as for field artillery, with modifications to suit the armament and equipment on charge.
(7.) Officers of field artillery, garrison artillery, and engineers will have the option of taking either the artillery or infantry portion of their examinations at any of the quarterly examinations held during the period of their acting-appointments.
(8.) The N.C.Os. may apply to be examined for the rank of lieutenant at any quarterly examination. A certificate that an N.C.O. has passed for the rank of lieutenant in a particular arm will entitle him to exemption from further examination for that rank and arm for three years from date of such certificate.
Books recommended.
- The following are the books recommended for the foregoing examinations:—
All Arms.
“ The King’s Regulations ” (in so far as they apply to New Zealand Forces); “ Defence Act and Volunteer Regulations ”; “ Regulations and Instructions for Camps and Cantonments ”; “ Notes from Lectures by Lieut.-Colonel R. H. Owen.”
Field Artillery.
“ Field Artillery Training ”; “ Instructions for Practice ”; “ Handbook for Gun ”; “ Handbook for Field Range-finding ”; “ Treatise on Ammunition ”; “ Field Artillery Service Handbook ”; “ Tactics of Field Artillery ”; “ Infantry Manual.”
Garrison Artillery.
“ Garrison Artillery Training ”; “ Handbook for Guns in Use ”; “ Treatise on Ammunition ”; “ Regulations for Magazines ”; “ Handbook of Depression Range-finder ”; “ Fort Record-book of Work to be manned ”; “ Infantry Manual.”
Field Engineers.
“ Signalling Instructions ”; “ Manual of Military Engineering ”; “ Infantry Manual.”
Submarine Miners.
“ Manual of Submarine Mining ”; “ Infantry Manual.”
Mounted Rifles.
“ Manual for Mounted Rifles ”; “ Regulations and Instructions for Camps and Cantonments ”; “ Manual of Military Topography ”; “ Signalling Instructions.”
Rifles.
“ Infantry Manual ”; “ Regulations and Instructions for Camps and Cantonments ”; “ Manual of Military Topography ”; “ Signalling Instructions.”
Cyclists.
“ Infantry Manual ”; “ Cyclists’ Training Manual ”; “ Signalling Instructions ”; “ Field Sketching.”
Bearer Companies.
“ Manual for the Royal Army Medical Corps.”
Quartermasters.
“ Manual of Military Cooking ”; “ Standing Orders for Mobilisation ”; “ Supply Handbook for Imperial Army Service Corps ”; “ Regulations and Instructions for Camps and Cantonments.”
The use of “ The King’s Regulations ” will be allowed during examination in discipline.
MILITARY EXAMINATIONS OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
- The subjects for examination of N.C.Os. shall be as mentioned below.
All Arms.
(1.) Discipline.—1, general instructions; 2, general knowledge of Defence Act and Volunteer Regulations.
(2.) Duties.—1, roster of duties; 2, guards and sentries; 3, duties of non-commissioned officers in garrison and in the field. (N.C.Os. of each arm will, in addition, be examined in the special duties of that particular arm.)
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Instructions for Military Examination of Officers
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🛡️ Defence & MilitaryMilitary Examination, Officers, Field Artillery, Garrison Artillery, Field Engineers, Submarine Mining, Mounted Rifles, Examination Subjects, King's Regulations, New Zealand Defence Act
🛡️ Recommended Books for Military Examinations
🛡️ Defence & MilitaryMilitary Examination, Recommended Books, All Arms, Field Artillery, Garrison Artillery, Field Engineers, Submarine Miners, Mounted Rifles, Cyclists, Bearer Companies, Quartermasters
🛡️ Subjects for Non-Commissioned Officers' Military Examinations
🛡️ Defence & MilitaryMilitary Examination, Non-Commissioned Officers, Discipline, Duties, Defence Act, Volunteer Regulations, Roster, Guards, Sentries, Special Duties by Arm