✨ Military Exams and Local Orders
SEPT. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2921
MILITARY HISTORY.
Special Campaigns, &c., selected for Army Examinations.
| Examinations. | Date. | Special Campaigns, &c. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captains and Lieutenants of the Regular Forces for Promotion. (Alternative papers are set. Officers attending for the first time are advised to take up the new campaign. Those who fail may then take up the same campaign again at the following examination.) See King’s Regulations, Appendix VII. | November, 1907. | First Paper:— General Questions on the Campaign in the Peninsula and the South of France, from the middle of May, 1813, to the end of the War. Second Paper:— The Campaign in the Peninsula and the South of France, from 12th July, 1813 (the day Marshal Soult took over command from King Joseph), till the end of the War. | Was also set in May, 1907. |
| Both Papers will be set on the Waterloo Campaign. | Campaign set for the first time. | ||
| May, 1908. | Both Papers will be set on the Waterloo Campaign. | Was also set in November, 1907. | |
| First Paper:— The Campaign in Bohemia, 1866, to the Battle of Königgrätz, inclusive. Second Paper:— The campaign in Bohemia, 1866, with special reference to the events from 25th June to 1st July, both dates inclusive. | Campaign set for the first time. | ||
| November, 1908. | First Paper:— The Campaign in Bohemia, 1866, to the Battle of Königgrätz, inclusive. Second Paper:— The Campaign in Bohemia, 1866, with special reference to the events from 25th June to 1st July, both dates inclusive. | Was also set in May, 1908. | |
| The Campaign to be set for the first time will be announced in A.O. of January, 1908. | |||
| Admission to the Staff College (Voluntary). | August, 1908. | First Paper:— Small Wars, their Principles and Practice (Colonel Callwell), and the Zulu War, 1879. Second Paper:— The Campaign in Bohemia, 1866, to the Battle of Königgrätz, inclusive. |
- No detailed questions will be set with reference to the action of the Spanish and Portuguese armies, and no question of any kind will be set with reference to these armies when their action had no bearing on that of the British troops.
NOTE.—The following official works will be republished by H.M. Stationery Office and placed on sale about 15th August, 1907:—
“ The Campaign in Germany in 1866.” Price 6s. (To Officers, under para. 13 of the Regulations as to the issue of Military Maps and Books, 4s. 10d.).
“ Narrative of the Field Operations connected with the Zulu War of 1879.” Price 3s. (To Officers, under para. 13 of the Regulations as to the issue of Military Maps and Books, 2s. 4d.).
WAR OFFICE, S.W., July, 1907.
Special Order made by the Taieri County Council merging Grey Town District.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1907.
THE following special order, made by the Taieri County Council, is published for general information.
JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Colonial Secretary.
TAIERI COUNTY.
Grey Town Board.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following special order has been made by the Taieri County Council:—
Upon the petition received by the Council on the 2nd day of August, 1907, praying that the Grey Town Board be abolished so as to become merged in the Taieri County, in terms of “ The Counties Act, 1886,” it is hereby resolved (so that upon confirmation this resolution shall operate as a special order) that the said Board be and the same is hereby abolished. And, accordingly, the Council doth hereby declare that on the 1st day of October, 1907, the said Town Board shall be and be deemed to be dissolved, and the town district of the said Board merged in the Taieri County.
I, John Logan, Clerk to the Taieri County Council, hereby certify that the special order of which the foregoing is a true copy was duly made by the Taieri County Council.
JOHN LOGAN,
County Clerk.
Mosgiel, 10th September, 1907.
Special Order made by the Omata Road Board, County of Taranaki.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1907.
THE following special order, made by the Omata Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “ The Road Boards Act, 1882.”
JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Colonial Secretary.
OMATA ROAD BOARD.
Special Order.
THAT the Board does hereby declare, under section 4 of “ The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900,” that Bathurst burr (Xanthium spinosum), broom (Cytisus scoparius), giant burdock (Arctium majus), gorse (Ulex europæus), hakea (Hakea acicularis), ragwort or ragweed (Senecio jacobæus), being plants mentioned in the Second Schedule of the said Act, are noxious weeds in the Omata Road District within the Board’s jurisdiction.
I also hereby certify that the above special order has been duly passed in accordance with “ The Road Boards Act, 1882.”
DUNCAN MCALLUM,
Clerk, Omata Road Board.
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Special Periods of Military History for Examinations
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🛡️ Defence & Military1 July 1907
Military Examinations, Special Campaigns, Promotion Exams, Waterloo Campaign, Peninsular War, Bohemia 1866, Zulu War 1879, Staff College
- War Office
🏘️ Special Order Merging Grey Town District with Taieri County
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government19 September 1907
Taieri County, Grey Town Board, District Merger, Counties Act 1886, Special Order, Petition
- John G. Findlay, Colonial Secretary
- John Logan, County Clerk
🌾 Declaration of Noxious Weeds in Omata Road District
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources19 September 1907
Omata Road Board, Noxious Weeds Act 1900, Bathurst Burr, Broom, Giant Burdock, Gorse, Hakea, Ragwort, Special Order, Taranaki
- John G. Findlay, Colonial Secretary
- Duncan McAllum, Clerk, Omata Road Board