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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 69

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 11th August, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commissions held by the undermentioned officers:—

Takaka Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Gustav Adolf Almgren. Date of resignation, 21st July, 1906.

Timaru Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Simon Keir Martin. Date of resignation, 9th July, 1906.

No. 2 Company, New Zealand Native Rifle Volunteers.

Captain Alfred Bartlett. Date of resignation, 31st July, 1906.

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Corps.

Surgeon-Captain Frederick M. Purchas. Date of resignation, 4th July, 1906.

ALBERT PITT,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to

No. 48, Private ALEXANDER SYMON, Oamaru Rifle Volunteers,

he having a total service to 28th February, 1906, entitling him thereto of twenty years and sixty-three days.

ALBERT PITT,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer appointed to Battalion.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, in accordance with paragraph 83, General Regulations of the Defence Forces of New Zealand, 1906, of the appointment of

Major VERE STAUNTON SMYTH

(Reserve of Officers) as Adjutant to No. 2 Battalion, Wellington Mounted Rifle Volunteers, with rank of Major, and with effect from 26th July, 1906.

ALBERT PITT,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 13th August, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 15, “The Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900,” the services of the

Nevis Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Nevis, Otago. Date of acceptance, 2nd August, 1906.

ALBERT PITT,
Minister of Defence.

Revised Regulations for Entry of Naval Cadets who are Candidates for Commissions as Executive and Engineer Officers of the Navy and Officers of the Royal Marines.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1906.

THE following revised regulations with respect to the entry of naval cadets who are candidates for commissions as executive and engineer officers of the Navy and officers of the Royal Marines, received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, are published for general information.

The regulations published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 25, of the 5th April, 1906, are therefore cancelled.

ALBERT PITT,
Minister of Defence.

REGULATIONS FOR ENTRY OF NAVAL CADETS.

1. ALL Naval Cadets enter the Service under identical conditions, and are trained together until they pass for the rank of Lieutenant.

2. After passing for the rank of Lieutenant, they may be required to serve either as general service officers or in one of the special branches, undertaking either Engineering, Gunnery, Torpedo, Navigation, or Marine duty.

3. As far as possible officers selected for special service will be allowed to choose the branch in which they will qualify, subject to the proviso that all branches are satisfactorily filled.

4. Parents or guardians of Candidates for appointment as Naval Cadets must undertake for them that they are prepared to serve in any branch if required.

5. Candidates must be of pure European descent, and the sons either of natural-born or naturalised British subjects. In doubtful cases the burden of clear proof will rest upon the parents or guardians of Candidates.

6. Every Candidate (except Colonial Candidates who are being educated in the Colonies) will be required to present himself before a Committee, which will interview each applicant separately.*

Appointments to Naval Cadetships are made by the First Lord from among Candidates recommended by the Committee, and all such appointments are subject to the Candidate passing a Qualifying Literary Examination in educational subjects (vide paragraph 11), and a Medical Examination (vide paragraph 10).

The fact, however, of a Candidate being invited to appear before this Committee is not to be understood as in any degree implying that he will necessarily be chosen to attend the Qualifying Examination.

The Interviewing Committee will sit shortly before the date fixed for each Qualifying Literary Examination.

7. Members of the Board of Admiralty (other than the First Lord) have the privilege of specially recommending one Candidate each time.

A Flag Officer or Commodore 1st Class appointed to the Chief Command of a Naval Station, or to a separate command, and a Captain, R.N., on first appointment to the command of a ship in full commission, is allowed to recommend specially one Candidate, provided the privilege is exercised within six months of appointment and that the Candidate recommended is not less than twelve years of age at the time.

The Governments of certain Colonies are allowed to recommend specially (through the Secretary of State for the Colonies) a certain number of Candidates annually from among boys belonging to families resident in the Colonies.

All the specially recommended Candidates (with the exception of Colonial Candidates actually residing out of the United Kingdom) must be also recommended by the Interviewing Committee, and all such Candidates, without exception, must pass the Qualifying Educational Examination.

8. The Qualifying Examinations are held in March, July, and December, and the appointments date from the 15th May, 15th September, 15th January, following respectively.

†9. Candidates are eligible only for one interview and Qualifying Examination.

Candidates for examination in—

March must not be less than twelve years and eight months nor more than thirteen years of age on the following—15th May.

July must not be less than twelve years and eight months nor more than thirteen years of age on the following—15th September.

December must not be less than twelve years and eight months nor more than thirteen years of age on the following—15th January.

10. Every Candidate must be in good health, and free from any physical defect of body, impediment of speech, defect of sight or hearing, and also from any predisposition to constitutional or hereditary disease or weakness of any kind, and be in all respects well developed and active in proportion to his age. Before undergoing the Qualifying Examination he is required to pass the medical examination according to the prescribed regulations, and must be found physically fit for the Navy.

It should be particularly noted that full normal vision—as determined by Snellen’s tests—is required. A memorandum is issued by the Admiralty which gives details of the physical

• Applications should be addressed to the Assistant Private Secretary to the First Lord, and should not be made until the Candidate has reached twelve years of age. The applications must be received at the Admiralty: For the March examination, before 1st January; for the July examination, before 1st May; for the December examination, before 1st October.

† Should any case occur where a selected Candidate is prevented by illness from attending the Qualifying Examination, the Admiralty will consider whether special arrangements can be made for him to be examined by the Headmaster of the Royal Naval College, Osborne, at the beginning of the ensuing term.