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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 38

NEW
ZEALAND
MEDICAL
CORPS NURS-
ING RESERVE.
Composition
of.
Liable for
Duty;
Names to be
published in
New Zealand
Army List;
Badge and
Uniform.
Classification
of.
Matron-in-
Chief,
Duties of.
General
Management.
Enrolment of
Candidates.
Retiring-age.
Pay.
Badges.
SYLLABUS OF
EXAMINA-
TION.

125. (1.) The New Zealand Medical Corps Nursing Reserve is
     formed to carry out the nursing of wounded and sick men of the
     military forces of the Dominion when engaged in hostilities, and is
     affiliated to the Royal Army Nursing Service Reserve, of which Her
     Royal Highness Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein is President.
     (2.) It shall consist of qualified nurses willing to undertake the
     nursing of the sick in time of war in hospitals under the control of
     medical officers of the New Zealand Medical Corps.
     §(3.) Nurses after enrolment shall be treated as part of the military
     forces of New Zealand. A list of the names of those enrolled
     will be published in the New Zealand Army List, and nurses whose
     services have been accepted will be entitled to wear the badge and
     uniform of the New Zealand Medical Corps Nursing Service Reserve,
     and will be liable to be called on by the Council of Defence for duty
     at any time after the commencement of hostilities.
     (4.) The classification is as follows:-
     (a.) Matron-in-Chief.
     (b.) Matrons.
     (c.) Sisters.
     (d.) Staff nurses.
     (5.) The Matron-in-Chief shall be responsible to the Director-General, Medical Services, New Zealand, for the efficiency of the
     nursing service, and shall see that none but properly trained and
     qualified nurses are recommended for appointment. She shall also
     recommend matrons for appointment to hospitals under the control
     of the New Zealand Medical Corps.
     (6.) The general affairs of the Nursing Service Reserve will be
     managed by a committee consisting of the Director-General, the
     Matron-in-Chief, and one other officer or lady appointed by the
     Minister of Defence. In time of war the Reserve shall be under
     the direct control of the Director-General, and be governed by the
     regulations of the "Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing
     Service," as regards duty and discipline, where applicable.
     (7.) Application for enrolment must in the first place be made to
     the Matron-in-Chief.
     (8.) A candidate for admission must-
     (i.) Be over twenty-one and under forty years of age;
     (ii.) Produce a certificate that she is a registered nurse;
     (iii.) Also produce a certificate from the Superintendent of a
     recognised hospital where adult male patients receive
     medical and surgical treatment that she is of good
     character, and has served in the hospital for a period
     of six months; and
     (iv.) Also sign a declaration that she is willing to serve in the
     military hospitals of the Dominion at the rate of pay
     settled at the commencement of the period when the
     Nursing Reserve is called up.
     (9.) Nurses shall be retired at the age of fifty years.
     (10.) Pay will only be allowed when the Nursing Reserve is
     called out, and shall be settled by the Minister of Defence at the
     commencement of the service.
     (11.) Members when in nursing dress but not on military duty
     may wear the badge of the Army Nursing Service, with the addition of the letters "N.Z." to the other lettering, on the right breast.
     When on military duty they shall wear a uniform similar to that approved for the "Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service," with the exception that the cape shall be of grey material, with a border of scarlet cloth 2½ in. wide, and that the badge of the New Zealand Medical Corps Nursing Service Reserve is worn on the cape instead of that of Her Majesty Queen Alexandra.
     Regulation 126. The syllabus of examination shall be as follows :-
     RANK, CAPTAIN.
     First Paper.
     Same as for all arms as far as practicable.
     Second Paper.
     Drills and exercises (as laid down in the "Manual for the Royal
     Army Medical Corps," latest edition).
     Principles of military sanitation (as laid down in "Manual of
     Sanitation R.A.M.C.," latest edition).