JUNE 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1315

using the building: if the buildings are Government property, (1) to pay caretaking, lighting, &c.; (2) to their maintenance and improvement.

477. Buildings which are exclusively Government property may be used as the Commandant may think fit to authorise for public purposes.

478. The trustees of all buildings which are the property of the Government, or partly the property of the Government, shall adequately insure such buildings; and in case such buildings are wholly or partly destroyed, all moneys received from such insurance shall be expended in re-erecting or renovating such buildings.

RANGES.

479. All ranges owned or leased by the Government shall be under the actual control of the O.C. the District, and shall be inspected annually and reported on by the O.C. the District, or an officer deputed by him so to do, prior to 1st May in each year. An estimate of any money required for improvements or repairs shall be furnished with each report.

480. Ranges set apart or acquired by the Government for the use of the Defence Forces, and which are not in use or are found to be unserviceable, may be let or leased by the Minister from time to time, the proceeds to be applied to leasing, improving, or maintaining others more suitable.

481. Committees for the management of each range and for their care and preservation or improvement may be formed, of which committee the O.C. the District shall be ex officio President. All rules made by such committees must be submitted to him for approval.

482. Officers in charge of rifle-ranges owned or leased or which have been subsidised by the Government shall afford facilities for target practice to Cadet companies, subject to such orders as may be issued from time to time by O.C. the District.

PRECAUTIONS AT RIFLE PRACTICE.

483. In order to provide for the safety of the public, indiscriminate private practice on rifle-ranges shall not be permitted. All practice of the Permanent and Volunteer Forces must be so regulated as to insure the presence of an officer or a N.C.O., who shall be in charge of the firing party, and be responsible for enforcing strict regularity and discipline. None but experienced persons shall be employed as markers.

484. The Regulations to be observed on rifle-ranges are those published from time to time, by or under the authority of the Minister, in “Muske try Instructions.”

CANTEENS.

485. Canteens may be established at military camps of exercise or other assemblies of Volunteers, under the authority and supervision of the O.C. the Forces so assembled, provided always that permission for the establishment of such canteens must previously be obtained from the O.C. the District.

486. Canteens may be let by the O.C. to a person or persons who will enter into a contract for the proper supply of liquor to the members of Defence Forces so assembled, except in districts where no-license has been carried.

487. All fees received from the contractor for the right to establish such canteen shall be expended in the reduction of the cost of providing food at such camps.

488. Every canteen is to remain closed between 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. daily; also during the hours of Divine service on Sundays, and at such other times as may be deemed necessary.

489. A picket is invariably to be detailed for duty at the canteen to preserve order, and the canteen shall be frequently inspected by the officers of the day to see that no irregularity takes place.

490. Canteens being established for the exclusive use and convenience of the Defence Forces, civilians or other persons in plain clothes are not to be served by canteen tenants unless in the company of a member of the Defence Forces in uniform. On Sundays no person in plain clothes is to be admitted to the canteen.

491. No gambling shall be allowed in the canteen, and no intoxi-