Oct. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3033

Honorary Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 30th September, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following appointment:—

Alexandra South Rifle Volunteers.

The Reverend Alexander Watson to be Honorary Chaplain. Date of commission, 27th June, 1907.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned, and posted to Retired List.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 30th September, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by Lieutenant Lamond Dow Robertson,

Active List (Unattached), and to approve that he be posted to the Retired List, with rank of Lieutenant, and with effect from 2nd September, 1907.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 30th September, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to

No. 241, Private James Aitken Pearson, Port Guards Rifle Volunteers (Timaru),

he having a total service to 31st August, 1907, entitling him thereto of twenty years one hundred and forty days.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th October, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration to

Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Benjamin Creswell, 1st North Canterbury Battalion of Infantry Volunteers,

he having a total rank and commissioned service to 30th September, 1907, entitling him thereto of twenty years and thirty-four days.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Commissions in the British Army.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 4th October, 1907.

THE following revised regulations re commissions in the British Army, obtainable by officers of the Colonial Military Forces, are published for general information.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Defence.

[D. 07/3100.]

REGULATIONS UNDER WHICH COMMISSIONS IN THE BRITISH ARMY MAY BE OBTAINED BY OFFICERS OF COLONIAL MILITARY FORCES.

(As to candidates from the Chartered Universities in the Colonies, see “Regulations under which Commissions in the Army may be obtained by University Candidates,” to be purchased in the same manner as these Regulations.)

(N.B.—Officers appointed to commissions in the Regular Forces may, in case of voluntary retirement from the Regular Forces, be called upon, as a condition of receiving the full rates of retired pay, to serve for a time in the Militia or Imperial Yeomanry.)

1. Commissions in the Regular Forces will be granted to officers of the Militia* of certain Colonies under the conditions hereinafter prescribed, which, stated generally, are as follows:—

Candidates who possess the qualifications specified in paragraph 3 may be nominated by the authority specified in paragraph 2. After such nomination they will be examined by a Medical Board (see paragraph 17), and will undergo an examination in military subjects (see paragraph 21).

2. Until further notice the number of commissions allotted each half-year to the Colonies, and the authority by whom nominations will be made, are as follows:—

In the total of 16 will be included one commission in the Royal Artillery, which will be awarded to the candidate desirous of such an appointment who obtains highest marks at the examination in military subjects (see paragraphs 3, (d), and 11).

3. A candidate to be eligible for nomination must—

(a.) Be unmarried.

(b.) Have attained the age of 20, and not have attained the age of 25, on the 1st of April if nominated for a March Military Examination, or on the 1st of October if nominated for an October Military Examination.

(c.) Have obtained a “leaving” or “qualifying” certificate, or have passed one of the examinations accepted in lieu thereof, see paragraphs 4 to 12.

(d.) Have served as an officer in the Militia of the Colony from which he is nominated, and have attended two annual trainings, each training in a distinct year, or have seen active service in the field. A candidate for a commission in the Royal Artillery must be an officer of the Militia Artillery.

(e.) Have been attached to a British Regular Unit, or to a unit of the Permanent Military Force of the Colony, for a period of two months in accordance with paragraph 13, and have obtained a satisfactory certificate as laid down in Appendix IV.

II. “Leaving” and “Qualifying” Certificates.

4. In order to show that they have attained a fair standard of general education, all candidates will be required to produce either—

(a.) A “leaving” certificate;

(b.) A “qualifying” certificate; or

(c.) Proof of having passed one of the examinations laid down in paragraph 12.

5. A “leaving” certificate is a certificate including the subjects stated in paragraph 11, and granted in Scotland and Wales by a central body to candidates, not less than 17 years of age, who have attended three years’ continuous teaching, with satisfactory conduct, in one or more properly inspected schools.

In England and Ireland (until such time as a system of “leaving” certificate granted by a central body is instituted) this certificate, which must fulfil the above conditions as regards subjects, age, teaching, &c., will be granted by one of those bodies mentioned in paragraph 6 to a candidate at a school† which has been approved by the Army Council.

The examination for the “leaving” certificate will be held at the School by the body which inspected it and recommended it for approval.

• For the purposes of these Regulations Militia should be defined as “a partially paid and annually trained force, as shown in the Annual Return of Naval and Military Resources, and controlled by the Colonial Government.”

† Excluding Malta and Bermuda, the Militia of which are dealt with in the “Regulations under which Commissions in the Regular Forces may be obtained by Officers of the Militia and Imperial Yeomanry” of the United Kingdom.

† For a list of approved schools see “Monthly Army List.”