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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 42

Regulation 474 (i).—Add at end of paragraph: “Efficient service in Reserve corps formed under Regulation 540A, and Reserves to corps under Regulation 540B, will also be allowed to count as one-half time.”

Regulations 477 and 500.—Omit “Commandant,” and substitute “Secretary, Council of Defence.”

Regulation 505.—Omit “thirteen” and substitute “fourteen,” also omit “seventeen” and substitute “eighteen.” Add after the word “members” the words, “The minimum age for Defence Cadet corps in connection with high schools and colleges shall, however, still remain at thirteen years.”

Regulation 513.—Omit “fifty,” and substitute “one hundred.”

Regulation 514.—Omit “the rate of 5s. per head per annum or such other rate,” and substitute “such rate per head per annum”; also in paragraph (i), omit from “expended” to “yards,” both inclusive, and substitute “fired the annual musketry course as laid down for that year by the Council of Defence.”

Regulation 517.—After the word “granted” add “provided the whole seven days are spent, day and night, in camp. In cases where Cadet companies are unable to so remain in camp, they may instead, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Regulation 377, hold four daylight parades, of not less than three hours’ duration, which must be devoted to practical field manœuvres, and for which a personal payment of 2s. for each member for each parade will be granted. Only one of these parades shall be held on the one day. An officer or non-commissioned officer of the permanent staff must be present at such parades.”

Regulation 519.—Omit the word “seventeen,” and substitute “eighteen”; also after the words “as cadets” add the words “for that year and up to date of transfer.”

Regulation 525.—Add the following at end thereof: “No person shall join a Defence Rifle Club while he is on the roll of a Volunteer or Reserve corps. Members of Defence Rifle Clubs changing their residence may be transferred to another club in the locality to which they have changed their residence.”

Regulation 531.—Omit “100,” and substitute “120”; also omit the words from “Made 21” to “target,” both inclusive, and substitute “Fired the Annual Musketry Course as laid down for that year by the Council of Defence.”

Regulation 532.—Add at end thereof: “Every efficient member of a Defence Rifle Club shall be allowed to purchase 100 rounds of service ball ammunition per annum, at such reduced rate as may be decided upon from time to time by the Council of Defence.”

Regulation 537.—Omit “inspecting,” and substitute “superintending”; and also omit the words “inspection” and “inspections,” and substitute “instruction” and “assemblies” respectively; also add at end of Regulation, “Such officer shall, if so required, inspect and report to the Inspector-General.”

Regulation 545.—Omit all the words from “may,” in the first line, to “they,” in the fifth line, both inclusive.

Regulation 610.—Omit “Minister,” and substitute “Council of Defence.”

NEW REGULATIONS.

5. The following additional Regulations are hereby made:—

Regulation 111A.—In each alternate year four officers of the New Zealand Defence Forces may be selected, two from Mounted Rifles and two from Infantry, one of each arm from each Island where practicable, to proceed to England or to India for practical instruction with Imperial troops, for one year from date of arrival there. Certain qualifying tests, the details of which will be hereafter published, will govern the selection. Such officers will be required on selection to sign an agreement that on the expiration of their period of training, either in England or in India, they will return to New Zealand and continue to serve on the instructional staff with the Defence Forces on partial pay, or take up permanent service should there be a vacancy.

Regulation 172A.—In accordance with section 17 of “The Defence Act, 1886,” all Volunteers are exempted from service in the New Zealand Militia, and by section 29 of “The Defence Act