“Area” means a geographical subdivision of the Dominion formed for the
purpose of registration and training in the Military Forces as detailed in
these regulations:

“Area Group” means an area group composed of three or four areas:

“Army Act” means the Imperial Act called “The Army Act,” and includes
any Act continuing or amending the same:

“Cadet” means Senior Cadet:

“Company, &c.," means squadron, battery, or company:

“Corps” means any such military body as may be from time to time declared
to be a corps for the purpose of the Defence Act or these regulations:

“Defence Act” means the New Zealand Defence Act, 1909, and includes
any Act amending the same:

“District” means a military district constituted under the Defence Act:

“Gazette” means the New Zealand Gazette:

“King’s Regulations” means the “King’s Regulations and Orders for the
Army,” as issued by the Army Council:

“Military Forces” includes all officers, non-commissioned officers, and men
in the Staff Corps, Permanent Staff, the Permanent Force, the Territorial
Force, the Reserves, the Rifle Clubs, and the Senior Cadets:

“New Zealand Staff Corps” means all officers other than those of the Per-
manent Force duly commissioned or transferred to the New Zealand
Staff Corps under these regulations:

“New Zealand Permanent Force” means the Regular Force known as the
regiment of Royal New Zealand Artillery:

“New Zealand Permanent Staff” includes all warrant and non-commissioned
officers and enlisted soldiers who are engaged for a continuous term of
service in the New Zealand Military Forces, other than those on the esta-
blishment of the New Zealand Permanent Force:

“Non-commissioned Officer”: The expression non-commissioned officer in-
cludes any acting non-commissioned officer:

“Oath”: The expression “oath” and “swear,” and other expressions
relating thereto, include affirmation or declaration, affirm or declare, and
expressions relating thereto, in cases where an affirmation or declaration
is by law allowed instead of an oath:

“Officer” means any commissioned officer appointed under the Defence
Act to the Military Forces or to any branch thereof:

“Regiment”: The term regiment means a regiment of Mounted Rifles, a
regiment of Infantry consisting of one or more battalions, the regiment
of Royal New Zealand Artillery, and the regiment of New Zealand
Artillery:

“Regular Forces”: The expression “Regular Forces” and “H.M. Regular
Forces” means officers and soldiers who by their commissions, terms of
enlistment, or otherwise, are liable to render continuously for a term
military service to His Majesty in any part of the world:

“Rules of Procedure” means the “Rules of Procedure” issued under the
authority of the Army Act:

“Soldier” means any warrant officer, non-commissioned officer, or man
enlisted or enrolled in any portion of the Military Forces other than a
Rifle Club or a Cadet unit:

“Superior Officer”: The expression “superior officer” when used in relation
to a soldier includes a warrant officer not holding an honorary commission,
and also includes a non-commissioned officer as above defined:

“Unit” means a regiment of Mounted Rifles, a battery of Field Artillery,
a company of Garrison Artillery, a battalion of Infantry, a company
of Engineers, a company of Army Service Corps, a company of the
Medical Corps, a company or depot of the Veterinary Corps.

ABBREVIATIONS.

A.S.C. … Army Service Corps.
C.O. … Commanding Officer.
D.C.M. … District Court-martial.
F.G.C.M. … Field General Court-martial.
G.C.M. … General Court-martial.
G.O.C. … General Officer Commanding.
i/c … In charge of.
N.C.O. … Non-commissioned officer.
N.Z.M.C. … New Zealand Medical Corps.
N.Z.P.F. … New Zealand Permanent Force.
N.Z.P.S. … New Zealand Permanent Staff.
N.Z.S.C. … New Zealand Staff Corps.
N.Z.V.C. … New Zealand Veterinary Corps.
O.C. … Officer Commanding.
O.C.D. … Officer Commanding District.
Para. … Paragraph.
P.M.O. … Principal Medical Officer.
P.V.O. … Principal Veterinary Officer.
R.N.Z.A. … Royal New Zealand Artillery
(Permanent Force).
T.F. … Territorial Force.