408
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 9

lington not later than the 1st of February, May, August, and November respectively.

105. The examination shall be in two parts—one practical in the field, and the other by written questions.

(a.) Questions for the written portion of the examinations will be prepared by the Central Board at Wellington, and on receipt of requisitions will be forwarded to Presidents of Local Boards. These questions will be in sealed envelopes, which shall not be opened till the Local Board and the candidates have assembled.

(b.) The questions will be handed to candidates, one subject at a time, and are not to be altered in any way, nor are the answers to be written otherwise than in the proper sequence. The answers are to be written on half-sheets of foolscap bearing one-fourth margin, and on one side only.

(c.) Every half-sheet will be headed with the subject of examination, the place at which it is held, the date, and the candidate’s number, thus,—

DISCIPLINE.
WELLINGTON.
1st June, 1904.
No. 4.

(d.) The candidate’s name, rank, or corps shall not appear on any part of the paper containing his answers. The question-papers will be pinned to the answer-papers. No communication is to be allowed to take place between candidates whilst under examination.

(e.) The President of the Local Board shall enter the date and place of examination, name, rank, corps, and examination number of candidates in a schedule on a form to be prescribed by the Minister. The schedule shall be filled up in duplicate.

(f.) The examination numbers are to be communicated by the President of the Local Board to the senior member of the Board detailed to supervise the written examination prior to the examination taking place, and are on no account to be altered. Both copies of such schedule shall be kept by the President of the Local Board until the marks have been awarded by the Central Board and forwarded to the President of the Local Board in a return (on a form to be prescribed by the Minister) when both copies of such schedule shall be forwarded to the Central Board for completion, one copy being returned to the Local Board, in due course, for record and reference.

(g.) All the answer-papers, with the question-papers attached, shall be forwarded to the President of the Central Board, accompanied by a certificate (on a form to be prescribed by the Minister), signed by the members of the Local Board present, that the examination was carried out strictly in accordance with the regulations and instructions on the subject, and that at least one member of the Local Board was present during the whole time the candidates were under examination.

(h.) Both copies of the aforesaid return, with the date and place of examination, arm of the service, and candidate’s number entered thereon, and signed by the President of the Local Board, shall also accompany the question and answer papers.

(i.) Officers Commanding Districts shall arrange for a parade at which candidates can be tested as to their practical knowledge. These parades should, whenever practicable, take place on or before the day on which the written examination is held, and if this cannot be done, then as soon after as possible.

(j.) The results of the written examination are on no account to be detained owing to the necessary postponement of the practical examination, but shall be posted without delay to the President of the Central Board; the results of the practical examinations being forwarded as completed.

(k.) During the practical examination the Local Board may require the candidates to explain to the men any exercise or manœuvre about to be performed, in a clear and audible manner, and shall, in a report (on a form to be prescribed by the Minister) clearly state their opinion of the candidate’s proficiency or otherwise.

(l.) The examining Officer may require any number of exercises or manœuvres to be performed, regarding any of which viva voce questions may be asked. The maximum marks for each exercise or manœuvre will be fixed by the examining Officers, but the aggregate must not exceed 100. These marks are to be entered and totalled in the column for that purpose.

(m.) In the case of Field Artillery and Garrison Artillery Officers the examining Officer may ask such questions as may seem to him to meet the circumstances of the case; the maximum marks to be as for other arms.