Mar. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 879

SENIOR CADETS.

217. Senior cadets will be entitled to free medical attendance and compensation for any loss of wages during such period as they may be suffering from injury or sickness incurred while on duty.

Part II.—Compensation for Injury to or Loss of Horse.

218. Compensation not exceeding £25 may be granted for the loss of, and not exceeding £10 (including veterinary expenses) for injury to, a horse the bonâ fide property of a mounted officer, non-commissioned officer, or man of the N.Z. Staff Corps, R.N.Z.A., Permanent Staff, or Territorial Force.

219. The certified value of the horse lost, not exceeding £25, will be granted to the owner thereof, upon application of the officer commanding the units, &c., in cases where it can be certified :—

(a.) That the accident which caused the loss occurred in the actual performance of duty in the field, or while on the march to or from the place of assembly for duty, with a detachment in military formation, and under the command of an officer or non-commissioned officer of the N.Z. Staff Corps, R.N.Z.A., Permanent Staff, or Territorial Force ;

(b.) That the accident was not occasioned by any fault or want of due care ;

(c.) That the loss was wholly occasioned by the act of duty which resulted in the horse’s death.

220. Compensation for horses will not be allowed in the following cases, viz. :— Loss on account of injury when the animal is being taken from its owner’s stables to the place of assembly for duty, or returning home after the dismissal of the company, &c., from duty, except as provided for in para. 219 (a).

Sprains or lameness.

Loss resulting from internal causes, such as inflammation of the bowels, rupture, haemorrhage, cold, fever, &c.

221. Where it can be clearly shown that the loss of a horse is actually occasioned by its being necessarily subjected to severe or extraordinary exertion in the public service, the Minister will be prepared to take into consideration such cases upon the recommendation of the G.O.C.

Full particulars as to any injury must be communicated to the Officer Commanding the District within forty-eight hours after its occurrence, otherwise claims will not be considered.

222. All applications for compensation will be submitted through Headquarters, and must be accompanied by—

(a.) The proceedings of a Board which reported on the case ; or, if no Board was assembled (for which special reasons must be shown), by a detailed statement of the circumstances of the case ;

(b.) A certificate in the case of an officer, and a declaration by the owner in the case of other ranks, made before a J.P., showing the period during which the horse was unfit, and that it was fit for service prior to the accident ;

(c.) Where obtainable, a report from the veterinary surgeon who examined or attended the horse ;

(d.) In case of death, the age and the estimated value of the horse at that time, and, in the case of injury, the age and estimated value of the animal both prior and subsequently to such injury, supported by a certificate from a veterinary surgeon (where obtainable), and also from the Officer Commanding the District ;

(e.) All correspondence on the subject, bearing the remarks and recommendations of the Officer Commanding the District concerned.

223. In order to avoid the inconvenience which arises from time to time in settling the claims of civilian veterinary surgeons, the Officer Commanding will take care that whenever the services of a civilian practitioner are required he is informed that, in case of objections being raised to the charges he may make for his professional attendance, they will be submitted for the examination and decision of Headquarters, and that its award must be considered as final by the practitioner. The practitioner will only be employed if he makes an agreement to this effect, and Officers Commanding will be held responsible that such agreements are duly made.

SECTION VI.—SPECIAL GRANTS FOR THE TERRITORIAL FORCE.

Training Grant.

224. A training grant will be allocated annually to the O.C. District to enable him to meet the cost of training and instruction.

225. The O.C. District will forward to Headquarters by 31st March in each year an estimate of the amount he will require for training purposes during the following year. His estimate, which will be shown in detail, will be based on the following payments :—

(a.) Nine days’ pay at the rates laid down for the various ranks and arms of the Territorial Force attending the annual camps.

(b.) Allowances for officers for nine days at the rates admissible.

(c.) Rations in kind or an allowance in lieu thereof, as provided for in the General Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces, for each N.C.O. and man, including the Permanent Staff and Permanent Force.