May 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1557

319. Examinations B, D, and E (and C for A.S.C. Captains) (see Appendix IV and Part I of the “Tactical Fitness for Command”) will be held in all districts during the weeks containing the third Monday in May and the third Monday in November, at such places as are decided upon by the O.C. District. An officer of the Territorial Force may attend for examination at any place where an examination is being held, irrespective of the command to which he belongs.

For the time-table for these examinations see Appendix IV.

320. O.sC. Districts will forward to Headquarters, not later than the 7th April and 7th October in each year, a return of officers of the Territorial Force in their commands who are desirous of attending Examination B, D, or E (and C for A.S.C. Captains), and in “Tactical Fitness for Command.”

321. To qualify in Examination B and D (and C for A.S.C. Captains) a candidate must obtain 0·5 of the total marks allotted to each paper.

To qualify in Examination E, a candidate must obtain 0·6 of the total marks allotted to each paper.

322. Subject to the provisions of para. 324, Examinations B, D, and E must each be taken up as a whole.

323. Except under special circumstances, a candidate who presents himself for Examination B, D, or E (and C for A.S.C. Captains) and fails to attend the examination in any paper will be deemed to have failed in that paper.

324. A candidate for Examination in B, D, or E (and C for A.S.C. Captains) who fails in one paper only will be considered as having partially failed, and will only be required, at a subsequent examination, to undergo re-examination in the paper in which he failed.

325. (1.) In the case of Examination A or C (except C for A.S.C. Captains) the result recorded will be the collective opinion of the Board; should one member only be of opinion that a candidate has not attained the required standard, he will record his reason on the form, and the opinion of the remainder of the Board will be considered the collective opinion of the Board. But if a majority of the Board are of opinion that a candidate has not attained the required standard, the President will inform the candidate that he has failed.

The President of the Board will forward the proceedings and results of Examinations A and C respectively (except C for A.S.C. Captains) to the O.C. District, who will, if satisfied that the examination has been conducted in accordance with the regulations, write a certificate to that effect on the proceedings. If any irregularity has occurred the O.C. District will decide whether the examination is to be annulled.

The names of officers who have qualified will be notified in District Orders, and such notification will be the authority for the return of an officer as qualified in Examination A or C (except C for A.S.C. Captains). Each officer will be furnished by his commanding officer with a certified copy of the notification.

O.sC. Districts will furnish to Headquarters results of all practical and oral examinations held in their respective districts.

The proceedings of Boards of Examinations in A and C (except C for A.S.C. Captains) will be retained in the District Headquarters office.

(2.) In the case of Examinations B, D (C for A.S.C. Captains) and E, the O.C. District will transmit the proceedings to Headquarters, whence he will be furnished with lists of successful and unsuccessful candidates; the names of those officers who have passed will be notified in District Orders, together with the marks they have made, and such notification will be the authority for the return of an officer as qualified in these subjects. Each officer who fails will be furnished direct from District Headquarters with a list of the marks he has obtained.

326. An officer may be examined for a riding certificate by an officer deputed by the O.C. District, or by the Board at Examination A or C, provided that no expense is caused to the public thereby.

The certificate necessary is to the effect that the candidate can ride sufficiently well to perform the duties of a Mounted officer.

Tactical Fitness for Command.

327. The examination will be divided into two parts, as described below:—

Part I. Theoretical—

A tactical problem involving the operations of a Force not exceeding a brigade of Infantry, with a brigade of Artillery and a regiment of Mounted Rifles, and a proportion of Engineers and A.S.C., as may be ordered. A small scale map to be used. The candidate to write (i) a general appreciation of the situation, (ii) the action which he proposes to take, and (iii) the orders necessary for the execution of his plan. Time allowed—three hours.

Part II. Practical—

Commanding in the field in any minor tactical operations which may be ordered, a Force of all arms, of which the strength must be not less than one battalion of Infantry, a battery of Artillery, and one squadron of Mounted Rifles, to which may be added, at the discretion of the Board, a proportion of Engineers.

This examination will be carried out as far as possible in accordance with the instructions contained in Appendix XII, “King’s Regulations.”

SECTION VIII.—GENERAL DUTIES, AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Responsibility for Public Money and Stores.

328. An officer entrusted with public money will keep such a record of his cash transactions as may be required by the “Financial Instructions,” and the book in which this is kept will be retained under lock and key in the officer’s own custody. Every officer charged with making payments will either make them himself or see that they are made in his presence; he is personally responsible for any sum of money he may intrust to subordinates. Any officer or other person in charge of public stores of any kind is strictly forbidden to lend any article under his charge for any purpose not sanctioned by his C.O.

329. A Company, &c., Commander is responsible that all cash payments made to a soldier, and all moneys due from time to time, are duly recorded. The cash payments will be made in the presence of an officer and two witnesses (other than the pay-sergeant), who will certify that the amounts charged have been actually paid.

330. In the case of soldiers of the Permanent Force serving with a detachment where no officer is present, each man will sign the detachment pay-sheet.

331. A Quartermaster will not in any circumstances deal with, or be held responsible for, the quality of the supplies admitted to or held in store, but will deal solely with the quantities to be received and with their distribution.

332. A Quartermaster will not perform any cash duties except in circumstances in which he is by the regulations recognized as a sub-accountant.

333. The duties of Paymaster to a unit will be performed by the Adjutant.

Garrison and Regimental Duties.

ROSTER OF DUTIES.

334. For all duties, whether with or without arms, and whether performed by units or individuals, the roster will commence from the senior downwards.

335. Duties are classified as,—

(1.) Guards to the Governor.

(2.) Duties under arms—(a) district, (b) brigade, (c) regimental.

(3.) Courts-martial—(a) general, (b) district.

(4.) Working-parties.

(5.) Fatigues.

336. When an officer’s tour for more than one duty comes round, he will be detailed for that duty which takes precedence in para. 335.

337. An officer detailed for one duty will, in addition, be detailed for such other duties as he can perform consistently with the proper discharge of the first-mentioned duty, and whether it is his turn by roster for the additional duties or not. When an officer is on duty he will receive an “overslaugh” for all other duties which may come to his turn. Being detailed as “in waiting” does not count as a tour of duty. An officer on duty will attend parades, and perform such other incidental duties as do not interfere with the special duties for which he has been detailed.

338. Attendance at a Court-martial the members of which have assembled and been sworn will reckon as a tour of duty, though the Court may be dissolved without trying any person. On any day on which a Court-martial is not actually sitting, its members will be considered available for other duties; they will not, however, quit the area without the authority of the convening officer until the Court has been dissolved. This rule is also applicable to Courts of Inquiry and Boards.

339. A unit, detachment, guard, picquet, or fatigue party is only entitled to count a tour of duty when it has, in pursuance of that duty, marched off the ground where it was ordered to parade.

340. An officer detailed in orders will not exchange his duty with another without permission of the authority by whom he was detailed.

DAILY DUTIES IN CAMP.

341. The hours for “Reveille,” “Retreat,” and “Tattoo” will be: “Reveille,” varying from 5 a.m. in summer to 6.30 a.m. in winter; “Retreat,” at sunset; “Tattoo” (“last post”), at 9.30 p.m., unless otherwise specially ordered.

342. Between “Tattoo” and “Reveille” no call will be sounded except “Lights out” (which will be sounded a quarter of an hour after “Last post”), and the “Alarm,” “Fire alarm,” or other signal for troops to turn out. On the “Alarm” being sounded all troops will turn out under arms and fall in on their parade-ground or alarm post.

343. In camps of more than one unit the field officer of the day will be present at guard-mounting, and will visit all guards by day and night; these duties will be performed mounted, unless otherwise ordered. He will take command of the picquets in case of fire, riot, or alarm. In the morning, when the guards dismount, the reports of their commanders will be forwarded by the field officer to the O.C. camp, together with his own report.

344. In a small camp a Captain may do the duty of field officer of the day in the same manner in all respects as a field officer, except that his being mounted may be dispensed with.