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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 38

(3.) He may be called upon to take over the duties of the officers in charge of either of the groups from which his regiment is drawn, whenever such officer is absent on leave or from any other cause.

ADJUTANT, FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE.

75. The following will be the duties of the Adjutant of a Field Artillery Brigade as regards his work in areas :—
    (1.) He will generally assist Officers in charge of Area Groups and Adjutants of mounted regiments with whom he is brought into contact, and will see that the Field Artillery instructors of his brigade do not confine their attention entirely to the work of their own arm, but take their due share in the general work of training in their areas.
    (2.) He may be called upon to take over the duties of the officer in charge of any of the groups from which his brigade is drawn, whenever any of these officers are absent on leave or from any other cause.

AREA SERGEANT-MAJORS.

76. The duties of an Area Sergeant-major are as follows :—
    (1.) He is responsible for the registration of all persons in his area who become liable for military service, and for the necessary arrangements for their medical examination. He will issue record-books to those accepted for service, and will make the necessary entries therein.
    (2.) He will, together with other instructors in his area, hold himself at the disposal of all Territorial officers within his area, both to assist them in their training and to advise them in their administrative duties.
    (3.) He will keep the rolls of all Senior Cadets and all active members of Rifle Clubs in his area.
    (4.) He will do his best to obtain a thorough knowledge of the distribution of the population, conditions of employment, industries, and all matters affecting the interests of employers of labour and all those liable for training within his area. It is his business to bring to the notice of unit and other commanders responsible for training in his area any circumstances that may tend to make the holding of parades compatible with local conditions and convenient to the people.
    (5.) He is responsible for the inspecting of all small-arms on issue to men resident in his area.
    (6.) He will assist generally, as laid down in these regulations, standing or other orders, in carrying out the provisions of the Defence Act, and will bring to the notice of the Officer in charge of the Group any cases of contravention or evasion of the Act.
    (7.) He will keep a diary showing his itinerary and the duties he has performed. This diary will be forwarded on the last day of each month to the Officer in charge of the Group.

SECTION IV.—APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, RETIREMENT, RESIGNATION, AND TRANSFER.

Officers.

GENERAL.

77. All appointments, promotions, exchanges, transfers, retirements, and resignations of officers will be notified in the Gazette and promulgated in Orders. Unless otherwise stated, these notifications will take the date of the Gazette.
    Commissions will be of three kinds :—
    (1.) Commissions in the New Zealand Staff Corps and New Zealand Permanent Force.
    (2.) Commissions in the Territorial Force.
    (3.) Direct commissions in the Reserve of Officers (in the rank of Lieutenant only) for specially qualified Junior Cadet officers.

78. No officer can hold more than one commission at one and the same time.

79. Where vacancies exist in the rank of Lieutenant, owing to no 2nd Lieutenant being qualified for promotion, extra 2nd Lieutenants may be appointed, provided the total establishment of subalterns is not exceeded.

79A. Supernumerary Lieutenants and 2nd Lieutenants may in special cases be appointed to regiments and corps, on the recommendation of O.sC. Districts, not exceeding in number 25 per cent. of the establishment of those ranks.

APPOINTMENTS.

APPOINTMENTS TO FIRST COMMISSIONS IN THE NEW ZEALAND STAFF CORPS AND PERMANENT FORCE.

80. All appointments to commissions in the New Zealand Staff Corps and Permanent Force will eventually be made from cadets who have passed through a course of training at the Australian Military College, and will be made in the rank of Lieutenant.

APPOINTMENTS TO FIRST COMMISSIONS IN THE TERRITORIAL FORCE.

81. First appointments to the Territorial Force will, as a rule, be made in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. In the case of the New Zealand Medical Corps and New Zealand Veterinary Corps first appointments will be made in the rank of Lieutenant. Chaplains will be appointed to the Fourth Class with honorary rank of Captain. Quartermasters will be appointed as Honorary Lieutenants.

82. Recommendations for appointment to commissions to fill vacancies in the establishment, or as provided in para. 79, will be forwarded by O.sC. units to the Officer Commanding the District. In the case of units forming part of Mounted Rifle, Artillery, and Infantry brigades, recommendations will be forwarded through the Brigade Commander. In the case of Coast Defence Units, through the Coast Defence Commander.

83. Candidates for commissions in the combatant branches and in the A.S.C. must be between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five, and must be in possession of a Sixth Standard public-school proficiency certificate or similar certificate.

84. Candidates for commissions in the New Zealand Medical Corps and New Zealand Veterinary Corps must be below the age of forty, and must be registered practitioners.

85. Recommendations for appointments to commissions will be considered by a District Selection Board, of which the O.C. District will be President. The Board will consist of the General Staff Officer of the District and of two Territorial officers not below the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, to be detailed as required by the O.C. District. In the case of a candidate for the N.Z.M.C. and the N.Z.V.C., the P.M.O. or P.V.O., as the case may be, of the district will be a member of the Selection Board. The Board will meet periodically under district arrangements, and will report to Headquarters. The final selection will rest with the G.O.C.

86. In special cases a District Selection Board may recommend a first appointment to a higher rank.

87. Appointment to commissions as Chaplains may be granted to clergymen of any denomination.

Unattached List of the Territorial Force.

88. The Unattached List will include,—
    (a.) Territorial officers for whom no employment in, or vacancies in units of, the Territorial Force are immediately available, and who are specially selected for transfer to the Unattached List.
    (b.) Territorial officers, serving with the Senior Cadets, not borne on the strength of Territorial units.

89. Under category (a) only those officers will be transferred to the Unattached List who are certified by the O.C. District as being in every way efficient. Officers in this category will as a rule be required to resign their commissions or to be transferred to the Reserve of Officers on completing five years’ unemployment on the Unattached List.

90. Under category (b) first appointments will be made direct to the Unattached List in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.

91. Recommendations for appointment to direct commissions on the Unattached List, under para. 88 (b), will be made by the officer commanding the company of Senior Cadets with which it is proposed that the candidate should serve. In the case of companies which form part of the school, the recommendation will be forwarded to the O.C. District through the headmaster. If the company does not form part of a school the recommendation will be forwarded to the O.C. District through the Officer in charge of the Area Group. If the candidate is a soldier in any Territorial unit or corps, a certificate signed by his C.O. as to his fitness for a commission will be attached to the original recommendation.

92. Officers so appointed for service with the Senior Cadets will have, as individuals, the same liabilities for service as officers on the establishment of Territorial units and corps; their services on mobilization will be at the disposal of the G.O.C. They will enjoy the same privileges and precedence, and will be subject to the same rules and conditions as regards first appointment, promotion, retirement, and emoluments as other Territorial officers, with whom they are interchangeable.

93. Service on the Unattached List will be regarded as service in the Territorial Force for all purposes, except that no officer under category (a) will be eligible for promotion while on the Unattached List, except in the case of a Quartermaster, who may receive a step of honorary rank.

94. For promotion of officers serving under category (b), see para. 104.

Honorary Colonels.

95. An Honorary Colonel may be appointed to any regiment or corps of the Military Forces, subject to the following conditions :—
    (a.) The appointment to be purely honorary, and to confer no right of command.
    (b.) No expense to the public to be entailed by such appointment.