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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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335. An officer transferred from one branch to another in the Territorial Force will be required before transfer to qualify for his rank in the branch to which he is transferred, in those subjects of Appendix III in which he has not already qualified.

An officer who does not so qualify will usually be required to retransfer to his former branch, or to resign his commission. An officer appointed direct to a rank higher than that of 2nd Lieutenant (except to the rank of Lieutenant in the N.Z.M.C. or N.Z.V.C.) will be required to qualify for his rank in the branch to which he is appointed within one year of his appointment. An officer who does not so qualify will be required to take the next lower rank or to resign his commission.

336. Examinations A and C (except Examination C for A.S.C. Captains) will be carried out periodically under arrangements made by the O.C. District.

Except under special circumstances, when authority will be necessary from Headquarters, an officer will not be permitted to attend Examination A or C outside the command to which his unit is allotted.

337. The number of officers to constitute a Board will not be less than two members. The senior member will act as President of the Board.

At least one-half of the members will be a permanent officer not below the rank of Captain. The remaining members may be officers of the Territorial Force, not below the rank of Captain.

The Board will comprise at least one officer of the arm or branch of every candidate examined.

338. To qualify in the practical Examinations A and C a candidate must be reported by the Board as being “fit for promotion.” Each examination must be taken up as a whole.

339. Examinations B, D, and E (and C for A.S.C. Captains) (see Appendix III and Part I of the “Tactical Fitness for Command”) will be held in all districts during the weeks containing the third Monday in February and the third Monday in August, at such places as are decided upon by the O.C. District.

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

340. O.sC. Districts will forward to Headquarters, not later than the 1st February and 1st August 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.”

341. 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.

342. Subject to the provisions of para. 344, Examinations B, D, and E must each be taken up as a whole.

343. 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.

344. 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.

345. (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 General 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 Headquarters with a list of the marks he has obtained.

346. 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 will state definitely whether the candidate can ride sufficiently well to perform the duties of a Mounted officer.

Tactical Fitness for Command.

347. 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.

348. Promotion to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and above to the N.Z. Railway Battalions and N.Z. Post and Telegraph Corps will be by selection by the G.O.C.

Qualification of Non-Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Force and Senior Cadets for First Appointment to Commissions in the Territorial Force.

349. (1.) A competitive examination for first appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the Territorial Force will be held annually in July.

(2.) Successful candidates at these examinations will be eligible for first appointments only during the current year in which the examination is held. As vacancies for 2nd Lieutenants in the several units occur they will be filled by candidates next in the order of merit at the examination.

(3.) A candidate who fails to obtain a commission during the year in which he passed the examination will require to compete again at the examination in the ensuing year, if he is still desirous of promotion to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.

(4.) A candidate must be a member of the Territorial Force, of the rank of Corporal or higher, and between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five years inclusive. A Senior Cadet who holds the rank of Sergeant in the Senior Cadets when he is posted to the Territorial Force shall also be eligible to compete.

(5.) A candidate for examination will apply through his Commanding Officer, such application to be accompanied by—

(a.) His record of service;

(b.) A certificate by his Commanding Officer that the candidate is fitted in every way for promotion to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant as regards his competency to command, instruct, and train his men.

(6.) The syllabus for examination will be published from time to time in General Orders, and will include military subjects, and tests in dictation, English, composition, and arithmetic.

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SECTION VIII.—GENERAL DUTIES AND [MISCELLANEOUS.

Responsibility for Public Money and Stores.

350. An officer intrusted 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.

351. 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.

352. 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.