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(4.) The officer shall be deemed under arrest until the Governor’s decision upon the report of the Court is made known.

217. In cases where the charge or complaint is preferred against any N.C.O. or man of the Defence Forces, the Court of inquiry shall record the evidence taken and their opinion thereon.

218. All officers comprising a Court as hereinbefore constituted shall, if they are not at the time in receipt of regular pay from His Majesty’s Government in the colony, be paid for their services at the rate of £1 1s. for each day or part of a day during which they shall respectively sit as members of such Court; and all witnesses duly summoned by the convener of a Court of inquiry shall be entitled to the same fees and privileges as if such witnesses had been duly summoned or subpoenaed to attend on a trial in any proceeding before the Supreme Court. This shall not apply to ordinary Board of Officers or inquiry.

GUARDS OF HONOUR, SALUTES (CEREMONIAL).

219. The composition of guards of honour shall be as laid down in King’s Regulations, but no guard of honour shall be provided without the sanction of the Commandant, or in his absence by some officer duly authorised in that behalf to grant the same.

220. No salute shall be fired except under the instructions of the O.C. the District.

PERMANENT FORCE.

221. The following regulations refer to the Permanent Force in so far as such Force is not provided for elsewhere in these regulations.

222. The Permanent Force comprises the Royal New Zealand Artillery and the Royal New Zealand Engineers. The entire Force shall be under the command of an officer to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Minister, whose headquarters shall be at the Alexandra Military Depot, Wellington.

223. The establishment of the Permanent Force shall be as laid down in Regulation 3.

OFFICERS OF PERMANENT FORCE.

224. The O.C.P.F. shall be appointed from time to time by the Governor on the recommendation of the Minister.

225. Applications for appointments as cadets must be made to the O.C.P.F., who shall refer the same to the Commandant, who shall forward same to the Minister, who will make all appointments of cadets.

226. Applicants for cadetships must be between the ages of sixteen and twenty years.

227. Applicants for cadetships before appointment must pass the medical examination as laid down for the Imperial service.

228. Cadets for R.N.Z.A. shall be required to pass in the following subjects within twelve months from the day of their appointment as cadets: (1) Discipline; (2) guards and picquets; (3) company drill and musketry; (4) gunnery; (5) ammunition; (6) material and appliances; (7) electricity; (8) range-finding; (9) signalling; (10) equipment; (11) coast defence.

229. Cadets for R.N.Z.E. shall be required to pass in the following subjects within twelve months from the day of their appointment as cadets: (1) Discipline; (2) guards and picquets; (3) company drill and musketry; (4) submarine mining; (5) material and appliances; (6) electricity; (7) signalling. Under special circumstances the period may be extended to two years.

230. Cadets, whether for R.N.Z.A. or R.N.Z.E., shall be required to pass in the following subjects within two years of their appointment as cadets: (1) Tactics; (2) topography; (3) fortification; (4) military law. Under special circumstances the period may be extended by the Minister to three years.

231. Prior to the end of the three years’ service cadets shall be examined, R.N.Z.A. in coast defence subjects generally, and R.N.Z.E. in submarine mining subjects generally.

232. All examinations shall be conducted by the Central Board of Examination.

233. Failure to pass any of the above examinations within the specified time shall render the cadet so failing liable to have his appointment cancelled.

234. Subject to the passing of the above examinations, the Commandant shall recommend to the Minister that a commission as lieutenant be granted.