1558
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 38

345. A Captain of the day or week, and a subaltern of the day, will be detailed in each unit to superintend regimental duties.

346. Soldiers will be warned for all duties, &c., by means of daily orders posted in a suitable place in the camp or quarters of each company, &c. The soldier will be held personally responsible that he makes himself acquainted with all orders so posted.

GUARDS AND PICQUETS.

347. The O.C. a camp will be responsible that the number of camp and regimental guards and picquets is the lowest possible, and they will be replaced wherever possible by a system of police. Guards and picquets will mount at the hours the O.C. the camp may deem best suited to the climate and season. All guards and armed parties, before going on duty, will be inspected by the Adjutant or some officer of their unit.

348. The standing orders of the guard will be read and explained to the men as soon as the guard has mounted. Every relief will be inspected before going out and on its return.

349. An officer or soldier will not take off any article of clothing or accoutrements while on guard, but the wearing of the great-coat or cloak in the guard-room will be optional.

350. The commander will visit his sentries at least twice by day and twice by night to ascertain that they are alert on their posts and acquainted with their orders, and, in addition, he will send a N.C.O. with a file of men to perform the same duty at frequent and uncertain intervals.

351. A commander will never quit his guard except to visit his sentries, and will then inform the next in command of the probable time he will be absent. He will not allow any N.C.O. or soldier to quit the guard without leave, which will be granted only for special purposes.

352. Every guard will turn out at the commencement of the “Reveille,” “Retreat,” and “Tattoo” sounding. The commander will then carefully inspect it.

353. When a fire breaks out or an alarm is raised, every guard will immediately turn out under arms, and so continue until the fire is extinguished or the cause of alarm has subsided, unless otherwise ordered.

354. Sentries will be relieved every two hours; but at night, in cold or inclement weather, they may, at the discretion of the C.O., be relieved every hour. Regimental arrangements should be made for hot coffee to be provided free of charge at some period of the night for each man of the guard.

355. A sentry furnished by a stable guard will mount with or without arms, at the discretion of the C.O.

356. A commander of a guard will render his guard report on the prescribed form. He will also send an immediate report to the field officer or captain of the day of any unusual occurrence on or near his guard.

357. Every guard will be dismissed on its regimental parade, where it will be inspected and its arms examined. In the case of an officer’s guard, the men will be dismissed by the commander after he has reported to any officer of superior rank present on the parade. If the commander of a guard is a N.C.O., a report will be made to the Adjutant or orderly officer previous to dismissal.

358. All stores and furniture in charge of a guard will be handed over from one commander to another. The commander of the relieving guard will be responsible for their correctness, and will, in his report, note the condition of each article when taken over.

EXAMINATION OF ARMS AND POUCHES WHEN AMMUNITION IS ISSUED.

359. Arms, pouches, or bandoliers must on all occasions be examined before the issue of ammunition, whether ball or blank, and at the termination of any parade, drill, or exercise for which ammunition has been issued arms and pouches or bandoliers are again to be examined, and any unused ammunition collected. O.C. companies, &c., will report personally to the senior officer present that this has been done.

360. Arms will be cleaned and examined either before the parade is dismissed or at some convenient time as soon as possible after the dismissal of a parade.

EMPLOYMENTS.

361. Brigade Commanders and C.O.s are responsible that the number of officers and men required for guards, fatigues, and other duties and employments is reduced to the lowest possible limit. The practice of excusing men warned for or coming off guards or other duties from attending parades is prohibited.

362. The Captain or subaltern of the day or week, and all orderly sergeants and corporals, will attend all parades.

363. The Quartermaster, assisted by the regimental police, will take general charge of and be responsible for the conduct and safe custody of the camp whenever a unit is absent from its lines.

364. Brigade and regimental guards should be sparingly employed, and may generally be dispensed with between “Reveille” and “Retreat,” their duties being taken by an effective system of police supervision. In any case, during the day parades, regimental guards will be reduced as far as possible.

365. Picquets will be in the ranks unless specially required.

366. Orderly-room should be held at any convenient time of the day which does not interfere with instruction.

367. The following N.C.O.s and men only may be excused from attending parades in camp:—

Brigade.

Brigade office .. .. .. 1 Clerk and 1 orderly.
Brigade refreshment-room or tent .. 2 men.
Grooms to all Staff officers .. All.

Regimental.

Officers’ servants .. .. (1 per field officer)
(1 per company) from morning parades only.

Officers’ mess .. .. .. 1 N.C.O. and 1 man.
Sergeants’ mess .. .. .. 1 N.C.O. and 1 man.
Cooks .. .. .. 2 men per company.
Wash-houses and latrines .. 2 men.
Regimental refreshment-room or tent 1 man.
Regimental recreation-room or tent 1 man.
Police .. .. .. 1 N.C.O. and three men.
Grooms to mounted officers .. All.
Staff sergeants except N.Z.A.M.C. .. All.

368. Brigade and regimental fatigues will be carried out in the early morning or in the evening, and will be limited as follows:—

Cleaning lines.
Officers’ mess.
Sergeants’ mess.
Refreshment room or tent.
Recreation room or tent.
Kitchens (all cleaning-up to be done by the cooks).
Rations for sick (as required, but not to exempt from any parade or duty).
Guard-room or tent (to be done by the guard).

Rations should, if possible, be issued in the early morning, and drawn by the sergeant-cook and cooks.

Medical and Hospital Duties in Camp.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

369. A regimental officer will be allowed access to his men in hospital at suitable hours.

370. The examination of the sick will be made at such hours as will enable them to reach the hospital before 10 a.m.

371. The name of every soldier reporting himself sick will be entered in the “Sick Report,” which will be prepared in duplicate.

372. A soldier temporarily unfit, but for whom treatment in hospital is not essential, will attend at the hospital or inspection-room as directed by the medical officer.

373. A soldier attending hospital will not be permitted to leave camp. According to medical recommendations, he will be relieved from all duties, or employed on light duties and fatigues.

374. When a man is to be discharged from hospital, the medical officer in charge will, on the day preceding his discharge if possible, or as early as practicable on the morning of his discharge, notify the fact in writing to the O.C. the unit concerned.

Messes.

OFFICERS’ MESSES.

375. Every officer of the unit or corps will be a member of the regimental mess. The C.O. is responsible that all the regulations relating thereto are observed. He will also insure that the mess is conducted without unnecessary expense or extravagance, and by his personal example and advice will encourage economical habits and careful management.

376. The senior combatant officer present at mess is responsible for the maintenance of discipline.

SERGEANTS’ MESSES.

377. A sergeants’ mess will invariably be formed when practicable. The C.O. will be responsible that it is conducted with economy, regularity, and order. The senior Major will, as a rule, be charged with its immediate supervision.

SOLDIERS’ MESSING AND COOKING.

378. It is the duty of the C.O. to see that the soldiers’ meals are properly and sufficiently provided. The system laid down in the Manual of Military Cooking will be adhered to as far as practicable.

379. An orderly officer will inspect the kitchens and cooking-apparatus daily, and company, &c., officers will visit their lines during the breakfast, dinner, and evening meal-hours, to see that the meals are properly prepared, and that there is no cause for complaints.

Exemptions from Jury Service.

380. All members of the N.Z. Military Forces, except officers of the Reserve of Officers, N.C.O.s and men of the Territorial Force Reserve, and members of Rifle Clubs, are exempted from jury service.