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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 94

Volunteer Regulations amended.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by “The Defence Act, 1886,” and “The Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900,” I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby amend, in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Schedule hereto, such of the General Regulations of the Defence Forces of New Zealand, made on the eighth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and six, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the same date, as are set forth in the said Schedule. And I do hereby declare that such amended regulations shall come into force on the twentieth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and six.

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SCHEDULE.

Garrison Artillery Volunteers.

REGULATION 3.—(2.) Volunteers.—(b.) New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers.—After “Company Establishment” add after footnote, “In addition to the above company establishment the following corps will be allowed the further additional and maximum establishment for the purpose of forming electric-light section:—

‘No. 2 Company, New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers (Dunedin Navals).

‘No. 5 Company, New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers (Lyttelton Navals).’

Electric-light Section.

“Electric-light sections shall be enlisted from engine-drivers and men employed in electrical trades, of which three shall be engine-drivers and seven shall be electricians, and shall form part of the corps before mentioned for the purposes of capitation, pay, clothing, &c., but shall be under the orders of the Divisional Staff for training and duties.”

Regulation 109.—Garrison Artillery Volunteers, all ranks: After word “practical” add, “N.C.Os. of electric-light section will be examined in 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 (as far as it relates to the materiel of the section), 8, and electric lighting.”

Regulation 328.—After the word “branches” add, “In the electric-light section of Garrison Artillery companies at least five of the electric-light section—viz., two engine-drivers and three electricians—must attend when Defence electric lights are required.”

Regulation 358.—After “gun-drill” on fifth line insert “and recruits of the electric-light section of Garrison Artillery companies must attend ten hours extra at electric-light practice or lectures in lieu of gun-drill.”

Regulation 363.—At the end of the Regulation add, “At least two engine-drivers and four electricians of the electric-light section must be present at any parade that counts towards capitation of the section. An electric-light section shall, when required to do so by the Divisional Staff, attend the annual camps of corps other than those to which they belong on such nights as the Defence electric lights are required for fort-manning purposes (but shall not be required to sleep in camp), and each member of the section attending such camp shall receive a payment of 2s. 6d. for each night, providing that the number attending is not less than before mentioned.”

Regulation 371.—After the word “capitation” add, “The electric-light section of a Garrison Artillery company may parade on a different date as may be ordered by the Officer Commanding Division.”

Regulation 373.—On second line, after the word “fort-manning,” add, “and Defence electric-light practice for electric-light sections.”

Regulation 374.—After the word “company” on line 4 add, “In the electric-light section two engine-drivers and four electricians to be present.”

Regulation 378.—At the end of the regulation add, “Electric-light section shall parade under direction of the Divisional Staff, and may, in addition to parading with their own companies, be required to parade with other Garrison Artillery companies, in which case 2s. 6d. shall be paid to each member of the section who attends, provided always that the number attending is not less than that laid down in Regulation 328.”

Regulation 414.—Line 17, after the word “position,” add, “In companies in which an electric-light section is authorised the most proficient engine-driver and the most proficient electrician shall each receive a personal payment of £1.” After the word “operating,” at end of regulation add, “Section V. (Electric Lighting).—Badges and certificates carrying the personal payment of £1 shall be issued to engine-drivers and electricians who pass the examination, as provided in the following syllabus:—(a.) Engine-drivers.—Questions on patterns of electric lighting machinery; knowledge of driving electric-light engine at station; their principles and management. (b.) Electricians.—Use of hand and automatic lamps; duties of dynamo attendant; duties in electric-light emplacement; use and fitting-up of telephone apparatus and electric bells; care and maintenance of electric batteries; questions on the use of electric-light stores and installation fittings.”

Regulation 608.—After the word “Volunteers” on line 33 add, “or electric-light sections of Garrison Artillery companies.”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twentieth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and six.

ALBERT PITT,
Minister of Defence.

[C.O.F./C. 06/564.]

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Assistant Controller and Auditor appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd November, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased to appoint

JAMES BARNES HEYWOOD, Esq., I.S.O.,

to be Assistant Controller and Auditor for the Colony of New Zealand, under “The Public Revenues Act, 1891,” vice J. C. Gavin, Esq., retired.

ALBERT PITT,
Colonial Secretary.

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Secretary to the Treasury appointed.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 2nd November, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ROBERT JOSEPH COLLINS, Esq.,

to be Secretary to the Treasury, by a Commission, dating from the 1st instant.

J. G. WARD.

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Appointment of Receiver-General and Paymaster-General, under “The Public Revenues Act, 1891.”

The Treasury,
Wellington, 2nd November, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ROBERT JOSEPH COLLINS, Esq.,

to be Receiver-General and Paymaster-General, under “The Public Revenues Act, 1891,” by Commissions, dating from the 1st instant.

J. G. WARD.

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Chairman of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 1st November, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM GLENDINNING RIDDELL, Esq., S.M.,

to be Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the District of Manawatu, vice R. L. Stanford, Esq., S.M.

JAMES MCGOWAN.