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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 38

(6.) Any extraordinary vacancy in the committee, caused either by resignation or enforced retirement under Rule 5,' may be filled up by the committee.

(7.) All meetings of the committee shall be convened by the Secretary.

(8.) The annual meeting of the club for the election of office-bearers shall be convened by notice to each member, and not less than seven days’ notice shall be given of such meeting.

(9.) A balance-sheet, audited by two members appointed at the preceding annual meeting, shall be laid before the members at every annual meeting.

(10.) The President shall preside at all committee and general meetings at which he is present.

In his absence, the members present may elect a chairman for any meeting.

(11.) The President, or a deputy appointed by him, will conduct all correspondence with the Area Sergeant-major or Officer i/c Area Group in which the club is situated.

(12.) The Secretary shall keep minutes of all general meetings of members, and of meetings of the committee, and shall conduct all correspondence ordered by the committee, and he may, if duly authorized, act as the deputy of the President.

(13.) The subscription of every member shall become due on such date as may be fixed by the by-laws, and no one shall be entitled to the privileges of the club as defined by the by-laws until his subscription be paid.

(14.) No member, by reason of his being such, shall have any estate or interest in the property of the club other than the right to use the club property at the rifle ranges, in accordance with the resolutions or decisions of the committee.

(15.) A general meeting of the club shall be called at any time by the Secretary on receiving a requisition signed by so many members as may be prescribed by the by-laws; the time and object of such general meeting to be notified to each member one week previous to such meeting.

(16.) The practice days of the club shall be fixed by the by-laws, but the committee may, on giving due notice to every member, alter the time as they may think necessary, or appoint such other days in addition to the above as may appear expedient.

(17.) After providing for the necessary expenses of the club, the committee may expend the balance of any moneys other than those received from Government in granting prizes to its members, the rifle matches at which such prizes are to be competed for being duly notified by advertisement.

(18.) In addition to the annual subscription, if any, the committee shall have power to exact such entrance fee as may be prescribed by the by-laws from every member who shall compete in a match for prizes; provided always that the entrance fees be devoted to the prize-list.

(19.) The rules for the matches and club practices, the distances, the conditions of firing, the nature and value of the prizes, and all other details, shall be decided by the committee.

(20.) The committee shall have power to frame such by-laws as may from time to time be necessary for carrying on the business of the club; such by-laws shall, however, be subject to approval of the club at a general meeting thereof.

(21.) Any active member of the club may, on his resignation, become an honorary member of the club without payment of any annual subscription, provided that a resolution to this effect is passed at a general meeting of the members of the club convened for this purpose.

(22.) The conditions and regulations of the Dominion Rifle Association shall generally be observed in the matches and practices of the club, other than those carried out under the regulations for the N.Z. Military Forces.

SECTION XV.—SENIOR CADETS.

General.

701. The unit of organization in the Senior Cadets will be the company of Infantry.

702. Students at schools, or members of other recognized organizations, such as the Boy Scouts, may be formed in distinct companies or half-companies according to their number. Companies or half-companies so formed will be an integral part of a school or other organization to which they belong, and will be subject to its discipline.

703. In the management of these companies and half-companies the military authorities will co-operate with the headmaster and the recognized head of the organization as regards both discipline and training.

704. In schools which furnish two or more companies of Senior Cadets the companies will be grouped into a school contingent, and a senior officer may be appointed as O.C. Contingent. The officer so appointed will be in addition to the company commanders, whose work he will supervise and co-ordinate.

705. Senior Cadets belonging to schools furnishing distinct companies or half-companies may be registered in the area in which such school is situated, and will carry out their training in that area. In such cases the Area Sergeant-major of the area in which the Cadet resides will be notified on the prescribed form by the Area Sergeant-major of the area in which the Cadet has been registered for training.

706. A Senior Cadet temporarily resident in another part of the country may perform his drills with a Senior Cadet Company in that part, provided the consent of the company commander and of his own company commander be obtained. The necessary entries in his Record-book will be accepted as vouchers for the training performed.

707. On a Cadet being transferred from one area to another during the course of his cadet training, his Record-books will be completed by the officer commanding his company, and the Duplicate Record-book forwarded to the Area Sergeant-major of the area to which the Cadet is going. The Duplicate Record-book will be passed by the Area Sergeant-major to the officer commanding his company to which the Cadet is posted in his new area.

708. Under the O.C. District the O.sC. companies of Senior Cadets are responsible for the command and training of their respective companies. They will be assisted by officers of the Staff Corps and the members of the Permanent Staff of the area group to which they belong.

Annual Inspection.

709. The Senior Cadet Companies in each district will be inspected annually under arrangements to be made by the O.C. District. Inspection reports will be rendered on the prescribed form.

District Staff Officer for Senior Cadets.

710. An officer will be attached to each district headquarters as Staff Officer for Senior Cadets.

He will deal under the O.C. District with all matters affecting Senior Cadets in the district.

Appointment of Officers in Senior Cadets.

711. The appointment, promotion, and retirement of officers for service in the Senior Cadets is laid down in paras. 88–91, 104–119.

Duties of the Officer Commanding a Company.

712. The duties of the officer commanding a company of Senior Cadets are detailed in para. 42.

Appointment of Non-commissioned Officers in the Senior Cadets.

713. Selected N.C.O.s of the Territorial Force may, on the recommendation of their commanding officer, be appointed by the O.C. District as colour-sergeant cadet instructors and attached to Senior Cadet Companies. While so attached they will attend the annual camp of their unit, but during the rest of the year will be at the disposal of the O.C. Senior Cadet Company to which they belong.

714. Senior Cadets of the age of sixteen and over may be appointed Cadet non-commissioned officers, and promoted by the O.C. company, within the establishment laid down.

715. No Senior Cadet, while serving as such, can rise above the rank of colour-sergeant, and no Senior Cadet N.C.O. has any authority or powers of command except in the Senior Cadets.

716. In companies forming part of a school the appointment of N.C.O.s shall be subject to the approval of the headmaster.

Uniform.

717. The uniform and equipment of the Senior Cadets is laid down in the “Clothing and Equipment Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces.”

718. Uniforms, arms, and accoutrements of the authorized pattern will be issued free, under the conditions laid down in the “N.Z. Clothing and Equipment Regulations” to Senior Cadets or to Boy Scouts enrolled in the Senior Cadets. This uniform is Government property.

719. Senior Cadets transferred from one company to another will take their uniforms with them, but will hand in their arms and accoutrements to their company commander prior to transfer.

Maintenance Grants.

720. The maintenance grant to Senior Cadets is laid down in para. 619.

Training.

721. The training to be performed by Senior Cadets is laid down in para. 230.

The musketry course for Senior Cadets is laid down in “N.Z. Musketry Instructions.”

Discipline.

722. Discipline in the Senior Cadets is dealt with in paras. 210–214.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fifth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.

By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.