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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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(11) electrical testing in the test-room ; (12) regulations concerning live charges, &c.

Section III (Electric Lighting).—First year—To pass in subjects (1), (4), (6), (10), (11), (12), (13), (16) ; second year—To pass in subjects (1), (3), (4), (5), (8), (11), (13), (16), (18) ; third and subsequent years—To pass in subjects.

Subjects : (1) Magnetism ; (2) principles of dynamic induction ; (3) armatures ; (4) electro-magnetism ; (5) field magnets ; (6) commutators, brushes, sparking, &c. ; (7) service dynamos ; (8) testing dynamos, and examination for faults ; (9) dynamos as motors ; (10) arc, carbons, &c. ; (11) lamps and their management ; (12) projectors, mirrors, &c. ; (13) measuring and testing instruments ; (14) leads and accessories ; (15) automatic shunts ; (16) directing the light ; (17) tactical use of the light ; (18) distance of light from dynamo.

Field Engineer Volunteers.

416. Members who qualify in the undermentioned sections, and pass an examination in them, shall receive a certificate of qualification, and be permitted to wear a badge. A personal payment of £1 shall be made to each of the eight men most proficient in signalling, and to each of the eight men most proficient in field engineering, and to each of the four men most proficient in field telegraphy, in their respective sections, per annum, provided that no one member can receive a personal payment for proficiency in more than one section during a year :—

Section I (Field Engineering).—First year, recruits’ course : Subjects (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), (9), (12), (13). Second year : Subjects (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (12), (13), (14), and (15). Third and subsequent years : To pass in all subjects.

Subjects : (1) Field geometry and field level ; (2) entrenching tools ; (3) working parties and execution of work ; (4) materials ; (5) revetments ; (6) clearing of foreground ; (7) defence of localities ; (8) earthworks ; (9) obstacles ; (10) boning and levelling ; (11) roads ; (12) cordage and use of spars ; (13) camping arrangements ; (14) hasty demolitions.

Section II (Field Telegraph).—First year, recruits’ course : Subjects (1), (2), (3), (4), (7), and (8). Second year : Subjects (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8). Third and subsequent years : All subjects.

Subjects : (1) Principles of electric telegraphy ; (2) method and routine ; (3) description of apparatus ; (4) construction of advanced and semi-permanent lines ; (5) testing and maintenance ; (6) rules for counting words ; (7) air line drill in open country ; (8) cable cart drill ; (9) circular relative to telephone exchange switchboards, &c.

Signalling Section.—In addition to qualifying as hereinafter laid down for signallers, members of Engineer Corps must qualify in the undermentioned subjects : First year, recruits’ course : Subjects (1), (2), (3), (6), (7), and (11). Second year : Subjects (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), and (12). Third and subsequent years : All subjects.

Subjects : (1) Introduction ; (2) Principles of signalling, &c. ; (3) apparatus, &c., and methods of using it ; (4) message form ; (5) the counting, signalling, &c. ; (6) signal-stations, duties, &c. ; (7) station calls, &c. ; (8) completion of the message form ; (9) tactical application of signalling ; (10) map-reading ; (11) signalling between navy and army ; (12) instructions in use of cypher ; (13) test messages and returns.

Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

417. Members who qualify and pass the prescribed examination in signalling, as laid down hereinafter, shall be permitted to wear a distinguishing badge, and the four most proficient in each company shall receive a personal payment of £1 each for current year. The twenty members who, in qualifying for a marksman’s badge, as elsewhere provided, make the highest score in their company shall receive a personal payment of 10s. each for current year, and the member making the highest score in the battalion shall receive an additional payment of 10s.

Infantry and Cyclist Volunteers.

418. Members who qualify and pass the prescribed examination in signalling, as laid down hereinafter, shall be permitted to wear a dis-