Feb. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 449

Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct.

470. (i.) On the approval of the Governor, a silver medal shall be awarded to any N.C.O. or private of the New Zealand Permanent Force who has served for eighteen years with an irreproachable character, subject to the following conditions:—

(ii.) Any N.C.O. or private who, within the last eighteen years, has been twelve times entered in the regimental defaulter sheet, has ten cases of drunkenness recorded against him, or has been convicted by a court-martial, or for a crime or any other offence of a disgraceful nature by the civil power, or, as a N.C.O., has been drunk under arms, is absolutely ineligible for this medal.

(iii.) The medal shall bear on one side the words “For Long Service and Good Conduct,” and on the other side the Royal arms, and shall be presented in the name of His Majesty the King by the commanding officer on parade. It shall be worn by the recipient as an honourable testimonial of His Majesty’s approbation of his conduct.

(iv.) The rank, name, and corps of the recipient shall be inscribed on the rim of the medal.

(v.) A N.C.O. or private, if qualified as regards length of service, who may have distinguished himself by the display of zeal and gallantry in the service, shall also be eligible for this medal, although he may not strictly fulfil the required conditions.

(vi.) A N.C.O. convicted of a misdemeanour and reduced to the ranks, or to a lower grade, for any offence for which he would not necessarily have been tried as a private, shall, if his conduct has been good for a continuous period of five years from the date of such reduction, not be precluded by such reduction from receiving the medal referred to in the first paragraph hereof.

(vii.) Members awarded the “Meritorious Service” medal, and the “Long Service and Good Conduct” medal, may wear both medals.

(viii.) When the conduct of a member who has earned the medal for “Long Service and Good Conduct” has, after the award of the medal, been such as to disqualify him from wearing the medal, it shall be competent for the Governor, on the recommendation of the Commandant of the Forces, to deprive him of the medal.

(ix.) Any medal or decoration forfeited by a member under the preceding paragraph may be restored to such member by the Governor on the recommendation of the Commandant of the Forces.

Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

Persons eligible.

471. The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration is issued in accordance with the Royal Warrant of 18th May, 1899, subject to the following conditions:—

(i.) (a.) Officers having twenty years’ commissioned service, which need not be continuous.

(b.) Honorary colonels and acting-chaplains who have the qualifying service of twenty years.

(c.) Officers who have retired and have the qualifying service.

Qualifying Service.

(ii.) (a.) Service rendered partly in the local forces of one colony or protectorate and partly in the local forces of another colony or protectorate, or partly in the local forces of one or more colonies or protectorates and partly in the Volunteer Force of Great Britain shall be reckoned; service on the west coast of Africa counting double.

(b.) Half the time served in the ranks of the auxiliary forces of any colony or protectorate, Indian Volunteers, or the Volunteer Force of Great Britain, shall also be reckoned.

(iii.) Service on the Permanent Staff or service in Defence Rifle Clubs shall not reckon as qualifying service for the decoration.

Applications.

(iv.) Application for the decoration shall be made in writing by the O.C. the company or unit to which the applicant belongs to the O.C. the District, who shall forward it, together with his recommendation, as provided for in paragraph (v.), to the Commandant of the Forces. Particulars of applicant’s service shall be inserted and verified by the Under-Secretary for Defence on Form A. The Commandant of the Forces shall then forward his recommendation on Form B or C through the usual channels of correspondence to