Feb. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 419

147. Nothing hereinbefore contained shall be taken to affect the procedure for the formation of a Reserve List under section 45 of “The Defence Act, 1886.”

NEW ZEALAND ARMY LIST.

148. The names of all officers of the Defence Forces shall be published in the New Zealand Army List, and the dates or order of their commissions as therein shown shall be according to seniority.

ENROLMENT.

149. All members of the Defence Forces must be born or naturalised subjects of His Majesty the King.

Volunteers (other than Defence Cadet Corps).

150. (1.) Except in the case of the boys referred to in Regulation 152 hereof, no person below the age of seventeen years shall be enrolled in any Volunteer unit or company.
     (2.) No person above the age of forty-nine years shall be so enrolled.
     (3.) No person on attaining fifty years of age shall continue to serve as a Volunteer, unless in special cases where his O.C. thinks it is desirable in the interests of the unit or company, in which case a special application may be made to the O.C. the District for authority to retain such N.C.O. or private, but such authority, if granted, shall not be for more than five years.

151. Apprentices must not be enrolled without the consent in writing of their masters.

152. Boys between twelve and seventeen years of age may, if the authority of O.C. the District be first obtained, be enrolled as trumpeters or buglers, as laid down in establishment for Bands. They may also be enrolled in garrison bands, but in the latter case must not exceed five in number. In all cases the consent of parents or guardians must be first obtained.

153. Every person offering himself for enrolment shall be required to pass a physical examination, which shall be carried out by the medical officer of the unit, or other medical officer belonging to the Defence Forces. The chief points to be attended to in such examination are:—
     (a.) That his vision is sufficiently good to enable him to see clearly with either eye at the required distance, as laid down in the usual military test.
     (b.) That his hearing is good.
     (c.) That his chest is capacious and well formed, and that his heart and lungs are sound.

154. The standard of height and chest measurement shall (except in the case of boys enrolled under Regulation 152) be: Height, 5 ft. 6 in.; chest measurement, 33 in. Drivers in field batteries may, however, be enrolled at a minimum height of 5 ft. 4 in.

155. The signature of a Volunteer to a form of enrolment constitutes enrolment. The form when signed shall be handed to the O.C. the District, who shall cause the necessary entries to be made in the muster-roll of the company or unit.

156. A number shall be assigned to each Volunteer on his enrolment, and shall be entered against his name in the muster-roll. A number which has become vacant shall not be filled up. When a unit or company is incorporated into another unit or company the men shall receive fresh numbers. When the numbers of a company reach 999 a new series shall be commenced.

157. Each Volunteer shall take the oath of allegiance. A solemn affirmation to the same effect as the oath may be made where a person objects to take an oath. Such oath or affirmation must be taken before a Justice of the Peace, or an officer of the permanent staff, or other commissioned officer of the Volunteer Force appointed by the O.C. the district to perform such duty.

158. The term of service for which a Volunteer enrolls is three years.

159. No member of one unit shall be enrolled in another until he has legally ceased to be a member of his former unit.

160. Persons desirous of joining the Volunteer Force must submit their names to the O.C. the company they wish to enter, for his approval, and must give him the following particulars: Name in full, age, height, chest measurement, occupation and address, and previous military service, if any.

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