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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

“Permanent Force” means the Permanent Militia Force enrolled under the Defence Act.
“R.N.Z.A.” means Royal New Zealand Artillery.
“R.N.Z.E.” means Royal New Zealand Engineers.
“Unit” means in—
Field Artillery, a battery.
Garrison Artillery, a division.
Engineers, a company.
Mounted Rifles, a battalion.
Infantry, a battalion.
Field Hospital and Bearer companies, a company.
“Volunteer,” as a noun, does not include a commissioned officer.

The Volunteer “year” is the year beginning on the 1st day of March, and ending on the last day of February following.

SUBDIVISION OF COLONY INTO DISTRICTS.

2. For the purposes of military administration the colony is subdivided into the following military districts:—
   Auckland Military District.—Comprising the land district of Auckland, with headquarters at the City of Auckland.
   Wellington Military District.—Comprising the land districts of Wellington, Hawke’s Bay, and Taranaki, with headquarters at the City of Wellington.
   Nelson Military District.—Comprising the land districts of Nelson, Westland, and that portion of the land district of Marlborough lying to the north of the Clarence River, with headquarters at the City of Nelson.
   Canterbury Military District.—Comprising the land district of Canterbury, and that portion of the land district of Marlborough lying to the south of the Clarence River, with headquarters at the City of Christchurch.
   Otago Military District.—Comprising the land districts of Otago and Southland, with headquarters at the City of Dunedin.

The term “land district” or “land districts,” in reference to the said military districts, means a “land district” or “land districts” constituted under “The Land Act, 1892,” or any Act amending the same.

ESTABLISHMENT.

3. The establishment for the various arms shall be as follows:—
   (1.) PERMANENT FORCE.
   (a.) Depot and Regimental Staff.

   Lieut.-Colonel.	Lieutenant and Adjutant.	Honorary Chaplain.	Regimental Sergeant-major (Testing S.A.A.)	Armourer Section.	Master Gunner, 1st Class.	Master Gunners, 2nd Class.	Mobilisation Storekeepers.	Totals.
   				Armourer Sergeants.	Assistant Armourers.			Officers.
   1	1	1	1	2	4	1	4	4

   (b.) Royal New Zealand Artillery.

   | Captains. | Lieutenants. | Regimental Sergeants-Majors (I.G.). | Company Sergeants-Majors | Company Quartermaster Sergeants. | Sergeant Artificers. | Sergeants. | Corporals. | Bombardiers. | Acting Bombardiers. | Gunners, 1st Class. | Gunners, 2nd Class. | Bombardier Trumpeter. | Trumpeters. | Field Section. | Totals. |
   |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
   | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sergeant. | Sergeant Saddler. | Corporal and Bombardier. | Drivers. | Officers. | N.C.Os. and Men. | Total. |
   | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 113 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 253 | 261 |

   (c.) Royal New Zealand Engineers.

   | Captain. | Honorary Captains. | Lieutenants. | Chief Engineer and Inspector of Machinery, with Rank of Honorary Lieutenant. | Engineer, with Rank of Honorary Lieutenant. | Regimental Sergeant-Major Instructor. | Company Sergeants-Majors. | Sergeant Mechanists. | Sergeants. | Corporals. | Second Corporals. | Acting Second Corporals. | Sappers, 1st Class. | Sappers, 2nd Class. | Totals. |
   |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
   | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Officers. | N.C.Os. and Men. | Total. |
   | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 31 | 8 | 105 | 113 |