1294
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 52

324. Field Artillery, Mounted Rifles, and officers of other branches when mounted, shall receive an allowance of 1s. 6d. per horse per day for forage.

325. Officers and men attending company camps may be allowed leave of absence to carry on their necessary daily avocations, but must attend all the parades of their companies, otherwise the allowance for that day shall not be paid.

326. The instruction at company camps is to be as practical as possible, and to be purely company or squad training. Where two or more companies are in camp at the same time battalion drill is not to be practised, unless specially sanctioned by the Commandant.

327. Parades carried out at these camps count towards capitation, provided the requisite number attend, but only one parade per day shall be allowed so to count.

“Manœuvre” Camps.

328. Divisions of Garrison Artillery, battalions of Mounted Rifles or Infantry, and batteries and companies of Field Artillery, and Engineers, may, at any time most convenient to them, subject to authority under Regulation No. 302, hold “battalion” camps, the duration of such camps to be four days. The allowance shall be 2s. 6d. per man per day and 1s. 6d. per horse per day for Field Artillery, Mounted Rifles, and mounted officers of other branches.

329. Companies attending these camps may (provided the requisite number of men are present) count three afternoon parades towards capitation. Should any unit or company be willing to remain in camp for six days they are to be encouraged to do so, the same allowances being granted, and such units or companies shall be entitled to count six afternoon parades towards capitation.

330. For Garrison Artillery these camps shall be situated at the ports or harbour defences. Submarine Mining Engineers shall hold these camps adjacent to the mine fields. Field Engineers may be attached to Mounted Rifles or Infantry battalions. Field Hospital and Bearer Companies, or detachments thereof, may be distributed as desired by O.C. the District, on advice of P.M.O.

331. For Field Artillery, Field Engineers, Mounted Rifles, and Infantry, these camps may where facilities exist, and on the approval of the O.C. the District, take the form of route marching; but this should not be attempted unless practical training of N.C.Os. and junior officers can at the same time be carried out.

332. Os.C. Districts shall, as far as possible, inspect the troops in their commands during this training, and report on their progress and efficiency. Os.C. shall also report on the work performed by their units. These reports should afford every information regarding the competency of officers as trainers and leaders of men and the preparedness for war of their unit.

Syllabus of Work.

333. The detailed syllabus of work to be performed during “Manœuvre” Camps by the various arms shall be as follows:—

(1.) Field Artillery.—Mounted parades, battery drill, gun and driving drill, range-finding, ranging the battery, changing target, coming into action and changing position, route marches, and field movements (where possible, with tactical exercises in conjunction with other arms).

(2.) Garrison Artillery.—The manning of a work as a whole, with the handling of group command, and the fire discipline involved; defence of a work against supposed attack of an enemy, illustrated by the movements of shipping in the offing, &c.; instruction in the use of telephones, &c.; gun practice, where practicable, against a moving target.

(3.) Submarine Mining Engineers.—Connecting up, slinging, laying out, and raising mines, test-room work, electric lighting.

(4.) Field Engineers.—Entrenchments, heliographs, signalling, water-supply and filtering, field kitchens and ovens.

(5.) Mounted Rifles.—Attack and defence of positions (dismounted), scouting and reconnaissance, advance and rear guards, outposts by day and night, escorts, care of horses, field-firing where practicable.

(6.) Infantry.—Scouting, skirmishing, attack and defence, outposts by day and night, advance and rear guards, escorts, minor tactical schemes, company v. company, entrenchments, field-firing where practicable.