JUNE 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1279

NEW ZEALAND VETERINARY CORPS.

128. (1.) All veterinary officers shall be formed into a corps to be called the “New Zealand Veterinary Corps.”
     (2.) Such corps shall be under the control of a principal veterinary officer with the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel, who shall report direct to, and shall receive orders and instructions from, the Commandant.

129. All officers of the Veterinary Corps must be members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, or hold equivalent credentials.

130. The ranks of officers in the New Zealand Veterinary Corps shall be as follows: Veterinary-surgeon lieutenant-colonel, veterinary surgeon-major, and veterinary surgeon-captain.

131. All appointments and promotions shall be recommended by P.V.O. to the Commandant, who shall forward the same, with his recommendations, to the Minister for approval or otherwise.

132. Veterinary officers appointed to companies or units prior to the 1st January, 1906, may, if they are members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, transfer to the veterinary corps without loss of seniority.

133. Veterinary officers shall be detailed for duty in districts by P.V.O., notification of which shall be published in “General Orders.”

134. (1.) Veterinary officers shall report direct to P.V.O., and shall be on non-combatant rank.
     (2.) Veterinary officers shall attend such parades and camps as required in the case of medical officers.
     (3.) Members of Veterinary Corps shall not receive any capitation, but for purposes of qualifying for service medals shall be considered efficient.

HONORARY CHAPLAINS.

135. Commissions as honorary chaplains may be granted to clergymen of any denomination on recommendation by Commandant.

136. Os.C. Districts shall, when forwarding and recommending the names of clergymen for honorary commissions, do so on the same form as used for officers, and shall also state the denomination of such clergymen.

137. The rank and promotion of honorary chaplains shall be governed by length of service as follows: Fourth class, with rank of captain; after seven years’ service, third class, with rank of major; after twelve years’ service, second class, with rank of lieutenant-colonel; first class, with rank of colonel, to be by selection.

138. Honorary chaplains shall be considered efficient for the purpose of earning service medals, provided they are shown in the parade states of the companies or units to have attended four parades, and also have attended twice at a company or battalion camp during the Volunteer year.

ACTIVE AND RETIRED LISTS.

139. There shall be two lists for officers of the Permanent Force, Militia, and Volunteer Force that is to say, an active list and a retired list.

Active List.

140. The active list shall consist of all officers of the Permanent Force, Militia, and Volunteer Force who have not reached the age fixed for retirement, and who are in every respect fit for active service in the field; but no officer resigning his commission in a unit who has served for less than four years in the Permanent Force, Militia, or Volunteer Force shall be placed on the active list.

141. Officers on the Active List who are not attached to units or companies may become efficient for service medal purposes by fulfilling the conditions hereinafter laid down for qualifying for capitation for the arm of the service to which they last belonged, with the exception that they shall not be required to go through the annual course of target practice. Such officers shall not, however, be paid capitation. Os.C. Districts shall keep a record of and yearly render a return showing the parades of all such officers in their districts.