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duties to the fullest practicable extent, with a view to relieving well-conducted soldiers therefrom. Defaulters will attend parades, and take all duties in regular turn. When the fatigue duties required are not sufficient to keep the defaulters fully employed, the commanding officer may order defaulters to attend punishment drill, provided that they shall not be liable to punishment drill after the expiration of ten days from the date of the award of confinement to camp or barracks.

(3.) Extra guards or picquets (private soldiers only). These are only to be ordered as a punishment for minor offences or irregularities when on, or parading for, these duties.

(4.) Reprimand or severe reprimand (N.C.O.s only).

(5.) Admonition (N.C.O.s and private soldiers).

(6.) Reversion to permanent grade in case of a N.C.O. holding acting rank or appointment.

In cases calling for higher punishment than laid down in this paragraph, the C.O., through the proper authority, will remand the case, and will make application for the case to be tried by Court-martial.

206. A Company Commander may award a private soldier,—

(1.) Confinement to camp or barracks not exceeding three days.

(2.) Extra guards or picquets.

(3.) Fines up to 10s. (except for drunkenness).

Such awards are subject to any remission a C.O. may order, but may not be increased.

Scale of Fines.

207. An officer in awarding a fine shall be guided by the following scale :—

Maximum Fine.
s. d.

(a.) For appearing on parade not in the order of the day, or with clothing, arms, and accoutrements dirty, incomplete, or improperly put on .. .. .. .. .. 2 6

(b.) Inattention or for minor irregularities .. .. 2 6

(c.) Neglect to notify change of address within fourteen days of such change .. .. .. 7 6

(d.) Failure to produce his Personal Record-book when called upon to do so by superior authority .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0

(e.) Minor cases of non-compliance with orders or neglect of duty .. .. .. .. .. 10 0

(f.) Absent from parade without leave .. .. .. 10 0

208. All fines not otherwise recovered or recoverable may be deducted from the soldier’s pay, and will be paid into the Public Account. The liability for unpaid fines will continue so long as any fine or part of any fine remains unpaid.

DISCIPLINE IN THE RESERVE.

209. Reservists when mobilized or at training are subject to the same discipline as soldiers of the Territorial Force.

DISCIPLINE IN THE SENIOR CADETS.

210. In companies forming part of the organization of a school or other recognized organization, the discipline will be in the hands of the authorities of that school or organization, but will be administered by and through the O.C. company.

211. Punishments in the Senior Cadets will usually take the form of extra drill.

212. A Cadet may be fined by summary award of his Company Commander an amount sufficient to make good any loss, damage, or neglect of arms, accoutrements, uniform, or other Government property on issue to him: provided that no Cadet is fined more than a total amount of £2 in one year under this paragraph. Such fine, if not paid, may be recovered from the Cadet’s parent or guardian in a Magistrate’s Court, and shall be credited to the Public Account.

213. When a case cannot be adequately dealt with under (1), (2), or (3), officers commanding companies will refer it to the O.C. District.

214. A Senior Cadet must produce his Personal Record-book when called upon to do so by superior authority; failure to do so will constitute a military offence, and be punished accordingly. Lost Record-books will be replaced at the Cadet’s expense.

Courts-martial.—Courts of Inquiry.—Committees or Boards.

215. The names of officers authorized by Warrant from the Governor to convene or confirm General or District Courts-martial will be published in General Orders from time to time.

216. Courts-martial, Courts of Inquiry, Committees, and Boards will be conducted in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and King’s Regulations (except that Courts of Inquiry assembled in accordance with sections 67 to 71 of the New Zealand Defence Act, 1909, will be assembled) and conducted in accordance with the provisions of those sections.

217. Imprisonment awarded by Court-martial may be carried out in a Civil prison.

218. One officer at least of the Territorial Force will serve on Courts-martial, Courts of Inquiry, Committees, and Boards assembled in connection with the Territorial Force. If no Territorial officer is forthcoming, the Adjutant of a Territorial unit will be considered an officer of the Territorial Force for this purpose.

219. No Court of Inquiry, Committee, or Board involving expense will be held without the authority of the O.C. District.

BOARDS OF INQUIRY IN CASES OF INJURY OR ILLNESS.

220. In cases of illness to an officer or soldier during the performance of military duty, a Board will be assembled as soon as possible by the C.O. for the purpose of investigating the cause of such illness or injury. The proceedings will be forwarded to district headquarters.

221. When, after investigation by a Board of Inquiry, a C.O. is of the opinion that any injuries incurred by an officer or soldier of the Territorial Force while on duty will lead to incapacity or loss of employment, he may recommend to the O.C. District that the soldier be awarded pay and medical expenses as laid down in paras. 601 to 606.

SECTION VII.—TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

222. All training will be carried out in strict accordance with the Imperial Training Manuals and Regulations issued by the Army Council for use throughout the Empire, and will be distributed as far as possible evenly throughout the year.

223. At every Territorial Force or Senior Cadet parade, other than those held during the course of the annual camps, the attendance will be marked up against each man’s name in the Attendance Roll-book, and the book signed by the officer commanding the parade. From these Attendance Roll-books the monthly attendance return will be made out, and the necessary entries made at the end of the year in the Record-books. These monthly attendance returns will be forwarded on the last day of each month as under:—

In the case of Infantry and Mounted Rifles, to the Adjutants.

” Field Artillery and Engineers, to the Adjutant F.A. Brigade.

” Garrison Artillery to the Staff Officer, to the Coast Defence Commander.

” Signal Companies, to the Brigade Major.

” Medical Corps, to the P.M.O. of the district.

” Other units or corps as ordered.

In the case of Senior Cadets no monthly attendance returns need be rendered, but the Attendance Roll-books will be examined from time to time by the inspecting officer and compared with the Record-books.

224. An officer or soldier may, in exceptional cases, be permitted to carry out any portion of his drills, musketry, or training in camp with another unit (if possible) of the same arm of the service, provided the written consent of the two commanding officers is obtained; an entry in his Personal Record-book duly signed by the officer under whom the training was performed being accepted as a voucher for such training.

225. An officer or soldier residing temporarily in the United Kingdom or a British colony may, with the approval of his own C.O. and the local Commander of the Forces, be attached to a regular or local unit or corps for not more than two years in succession for the purpose of carrying out any portion of his training required by para. 228. Such training will not count for the purposes of pay and other emoluments.

226. Programmes, &c., of parade showing the times and dates of parades in the Territorial Force and Senior Cadets will be issued in advance by Company, &c., Commanders. The programme will be arranged as far as possible to suit the conveniences of employers and local conditions.

OBLIGATORY TRAINING.

227. The training year will commence on the 1st May and terminate on the 30th April succeeding.

228. The minimum amount of training to be carried out annually by all ranks of the Territorial Force, Reserves, and Senior Cadets will be as follows :—

Territorial Force.

(a.) Thirty drills (twenty of which will be out-of-door parades).*

(b.) Twelve half-day or six whole-day parades (all of which will be exercises in the field), except in the case of Garrison

• Out-of-door parades may be carried out in the evening, and will not be devoted entirely to drill, but will include route-marching, outposts by day and by night, entrenching, signalling, driving, &c., and such work as cannot conveniently be carried out indoors. In the case of Artillery and technical corps the number of out-of-door parades may be reduced at the discretion of the C.O. The principle is that the drill-shed shall be avoided as far as possible.