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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

81. On an acting officer passing the prescribed examination, the Commandant shall recommend to the Minister that a commission be issued.

82. Officers shall be permitted and encouraged to pass the examination for promotion to the next higher rank. Such passing for a higher rank shall only hold good for a maximum period of three years after the date of passing such examination.

83. Officers who bring satisfactory proof that they have served in a similar arm and rank in His Majesty’s Regular Forces within seven years, or have held a commission for a similar rank and arm in any of His Majesty’s Imperial or Colonial Volunteer Forces within two years of their appointment to the New Zealand Volunteer Force, may receive commissions without passing the prescribed examinations.

84. An officer may be transferred on promotion, or otherwise, from one company or unit to another company or unit, but such officer shall rank as junior of his rank in such new company or unit.

85. Every officer must possess a competent knowledge of his duties, and give a proper attendance to the drills of his unit and the administrative duties connected therewith; and any officer who does not attend the number of drills prescribed for the enrolled volunteers to qualify them for capitation must make good the amount of such capitation to the funds of his unit or company, and shall not be allowed to retain his commission unless the O.C. the District is satisfied, and recommends that there are special reasons for a relaxation of this regulation.

86. O.C. companies or units shall report any casualty in the company or unit without delay, through the usual channel, to the O.C. the District, and O.C. units shall submit for consideration the resignations of officers of their respective units.

87. On the disbandment of any unit or company the commissions of all officers therein shall lapse, unless they are transferred to other units or companies, or are specially retained on the Active List, or transferred to the Retired List.

EXAMINATION AND INSTRUCTION OF OFFICERS.

88. There shall be constituted a Central Board of Examination, consisting of a President, who shall be of field rank, and a member of the Permanent Staff, both of whom shall be appointed by the Minister, and of such other officers of the Defence Forces as may from time to time be appointed by the Minister.

89. The President of the Central Board shall report annually to headquarters on the 1st May, on the work done by the Board during the past Volunteer year.

90. A Local Board of Examination shall also be established in each military district, comprised of a President, who shall be the O.C. the District, and of three or more other officers of the Defence Forces, as may from time to time be appointed by the Minister.

91. It shall be the duty of the Central Board to prepare, according to the subjects prescribed, the questions and the examination-papers for all candidates for commissions or promotion in the Defence Forces, and to examine and check all such papers, and award marks accordingly, and. to report the results to headquarters.

92. It shall be the duty of the Local Board to see to the proper carrying out of all written examinations within their districts, and also to examine and award marks in all practical work of all candidates for commissions or promotions, in accordance with the regulations hereinafter laid down, and to forward to the President of the Central Board such examination-papers and results of such practical examination.

93. The Officer-Commanding the School of Instruction shall not be a member of either the Central or any Local Board of Examination, but members of the Local Boards may also be members of the Central Board.

94. The Officer-Commanding the School of Instruction shall report annually, on the 1st May, to the Commandant on the work done by the school during the past Volunteer year.