JUNE 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1287

228. Cadets for R.N.Z.A. shall be required to pass in the following subjects within twelve months from the day of their appointment as cadets: (1) Discipline; (2) guards and picquets; (3) company drill and musketry; (4) gunnery; (5) ammunition; (6) material and appliances; (7) electricity; (8) range-finding; (9) signalling; (10) equipment; (11) coast defence.

229. Cadets for R.N.Z.E. shall be required to pass in the following subjects within twelve months from the day of their appointment as cadets: (1) Discipline; (2) guards and picquets; (3) company drill and musketry; (4) submarine mining; (5) material and appliances; (6) electricity; (7) signalling. Under special circumstances the period may be extended to two years.

230. Cadets, whether for R.N.Z.A. or R.N.Z.E., shall be required to pass in the following subjects within two years of their appointment as cadets: (1) Tactics; (2) topography; (3) fortification; (4) military law. Under special circumstances the period may be extended by the Minister to three years.

231. Prior to the end of the three years’ service cadets shall be examined, R.N.Z.A. in coast defence subjects generally, and R.N.Z.E. in submarine mining subjects generally.

232. All examinations shall be conducted by the Central Board of Examination.

233. Failure to pass any of the above examinations within the specified time shall render the cadet so failing liable to have his appointment cancelled.

234. Subject to the passing of the above examinations, the Commandant shall recommend to the Minister that a commission as lieutenant be granted.

Promotion.

235. (1.) All promotions of officers of the Permanent Force shall be made by the Governor on the recommendation of the Minister.

(2.) The O.C.P.F. shall notify the Commandant when any vacancies occur, and the Commandant shall thereupon submit to the Minister the name of an officer for promotion to fill the vacancy that has arisen.

(3.) The examination, and other conditions for promotion, shall be the same as for Garrison Artillery Volunteers or Submarine Mining Engineer Volunteers respectively. Those holding “Long Course,” or “Chatham,” certificates shall be exempt from examination in artillery or submarine mining subjects respectively.

ENLISTMENT IN PERMANENT FORCE.

236. (1.) All enlistments in the Permanent Force shall be made by the Minister.

(2.) All applicants for enlistment in the Permanent Force must send in an application on the proper form to the O.C.P.F., Wellington, together with a medical inspection form, duly filled in and certified to by a medical practitioner; also two certificates as to character, one of which must be from a Justice of the Peace or a clergyman.

237. If the applicant is a Volunteer, one of the character certificates must be from the O.C. the unit in which he is serving.

238. A candidate who has been selected for enlistment must report himself for attestation at the Alexandra Military Depot, Wellington, within fourteen days from the date specified in the notice which shall be sent to him. Should he fail to do so, he shall be held to have forfeited the appointment, except in cases of certified sickness, in which case, if fit for service within three months, he becomes eligible for the first subsequent vacancy.

239. The standard for recruits in the Permanent Force is as follows:—

R.N.Z.A.—Gunners: Height, 5 ft. 9 in., minimum; chest, 36 in., full inspiration. Drivers: Height from 5 ft. 5 in. to 5 ft. 8 in.; chest, 35 in., full inspiration.

R.N.Z.E.—Sappers: Height, 5 ft. 6 in., minimum; chest, 35 in., full inspiration.

240. Intending recruits must be between the ages of eighteen and thirty years, and unmarried, and must be willing to undergo vaccination, or revaccination if necessary. Trumpeters may, however, be enlisted if over fourteen years of age, and on reaching the age of eighteen years must, if physically qualified, be