268. Os.C. detachments R.N.Z.E. are responsible to the O.C.
     the District for the care of all submarine mining establishments,
     vessels, electric-light installations, and stores on charge within the
     district.

269. The senior officer of each station is held responsible that
     the secrecy regarding all matters connected with the harbour de-
     fences of his respective stations is maintained. (See “The Official
     and Colonial Defences Secrets Act, 1891,” and the Order in Council
     relative to the use of Defence wharves, &c., dated the 23rd September, 1901.)

270. The senior officer at each station is responsible to the O.C.
     the District for all matters connected with discipline, and interior
     economy of both detachments at the station. He shall report the
     arrival, departure, and destination of all men-of-war by telegram
     direct to the Chief Staff Officer at headquarters, and also inform the
     O.C. the District.

271. Os.C. detachments shall report direct to Os.C. Districts,
     but matters of a purely technical Artillery nature shall be reported
     direct to Artillery Staff officer by O.C. detachments, R.N.Z.A.
     Matters of a purely technical Submarine Mining nature shall be
     reported by O.C. R.N.Z.E. detachment through the Inspector of
     Submarine Mining, who shall forward the same to headquarters.

272. Os.C. detachments at the various stations shall be respon-
     sible to the Os.C. their several districts for the instruction and
     training of all Artillery, Submarine Mining, and Field Engineer
     Volunteers in their districts.

DISCIPLINE OF PERMANENT FORCE.

273. In all cases when and where practicable, and when not
     provided for otherwise in these Regulations, the King’s Regulations
     may be taken as a guide and as forming part of these regulations in
     so far as the maintenance of discipline of the Permanent Force is
     concerned.

274. Men drunk on duty and in uniform shall be dismissed from
     the Permanent Force. A first offender for drunkenness (not on
     duty or in uniform) shall be fined 10s.; if a second offence is com-
     mitted within six months the man shall be dismissed. If the offence
     is committed at a greater than six months’ interval from the first
     offence he shall be fined £1. In case of a third offence the man
     shall be dismissed.

275. When a member of the Permanent Force is convicted of
     any serious offence by the civil power the case is to be reported by
     the O.C. the detachment for the consideration of the O.C. the
     District, who shall report all cases to the O.C.P.F., who shall sus-
     pend such member and report the same to the Commandant.

276. Members of the Permanent Force against whom debts are
     proved in a civil Court will have such recorded in their defaulter-
     sheets, and entries of this description shall be a bar to all promo-
     tion or advancement, if not more severely dealt with.

277. A member shall forfeit the whole of his day’s pay for every
     day he is absent without leave. A member shall be regarded as
     absent for one day—

(a.) When he has been absent without leave for six consecutive
hours:

(b.) When, owing to his absence without leave, he has been
prevented from fulfilling some military duty, which was
thereby thrown on some other person.

INTERIOR ECONOMY OF PERMANENT FORCE.

278. Os.C. detachments of Permanent Force shall make such
     arrangements as regards barrack accommodation as will tend most
     to the convenience of the men and the good of the service.

279. The regularity of the men’s messing is of the first import-
     ance, as their health, good order, and comfort in a great measure
     depend upon it; the strictest attention of officers and N.C.Os. is
     therefore demanded to this. Officers shall frequently visit the mess-
     room during meals to ascertain that all matters as to messing are
     satisfactory.

280. For the purpose of enabling members of the Permanent
     Force to provide themselves with the different articles according to
     the regulated pattern and quality, the material and articles can be
     obtained on requisition from the Defence Store. The prices to be