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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 95

New Zealand Army Ordnance Department and New Zealand Army
Ordnance Corps Regulations.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authority conferred
on me by the Defence Act, 1909, I, Arthur William de Brito
Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zea-
land, do hereby make the following regulations under that Act in
relation to the New Zealand Army Ordnance Department and New
Zealand Army Ordnance Corps; and I do hereby declare that such
regulations shall come into force as from the first day of February,
one thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

REGULATIONS.
PART I.
NEW ZEALAND ARMY ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
Establishment.

1. THE New Zealand Army Ordnance Department is hereby constituted, and
   established as part of the Permanent Staff of the Defence Forces.
2. The Directing Staff of the said Department shall consist of—
   (a.) The Director of Equipment and Ordnance Stores, graded as Ord-
   nance Officer, 1st Class.
   (b.) The Assistant Director of Equipment and Ordnance Stores, graded
   as Ordnance Officer, 2nd Class.
   (c.) Four Ordnance Officers attached to district commands, graded as
   Ordnance Officers, 3rd Class.
   (d.) Two Ordnance Officers of the Expeditionary Force Camps, graded
   as Ordnance Officers, 4th Class.
3. The Executive Staff of the said Department shall consist of three Account-
   ing Officers at Headquarters, graded as Ordnance Officers, 4th Class.
4. The Inspectorial Staff of the said Department shall consist of—
   (a.) The Inspector of Ordnance Machinery, graded as Ordnance Officer,
   3rd Class.
   (b.) The Inspector, Engineer, Electric Light and Defence vessels stores,
   graded as Ordnance Officer, 3rd Class.
5. Officers of the said Department shall rank as follows:—
   Ordnance Officer, 1st Class: Colonel, Lieut.-Colonel, or Major.
   Ordnance Officer, 2nd Class: Major or Captain.
   Ordnance Officer, 3rd Class: Captain.
   Ordnance Officer, 4th Class: Lieutenant.

Pay and Allowances.

6. The rates of pay and allowances for the several ranks will be as specified
   in the Financial Instructions and Allowance Regulations for the Staff Corps,
   excepting that Ordnance Officers, 4th Class, will receive on first appointment
   £275 per annum, increasing to £300 per annum after four years’ service, if recom-
   mended.
7. Notwithstanding anything outlined in the above regulation, the salary of
   an officer who on his appointment to the said Department is already in receipt
   of more than the rate so prescribed shall not be reduced.

Appointments.

8. The first appointment of an officer on the Directing or Executive Staff
   will be as an Ordnance Officer, 4th Class, and the first appointment of an officer
   on the Inspectorial Staff will be as an Ordnance Officer, 3rd Class. Such officers
   will be on probation for the first year of their service on the Directing, Executive,
   and Inspectorial Staffs, at the conclusion of which period they will be reported
   upon as to their qualifications and general fitness for the positions.

Step of Honorary Rank and Higher Rate of Pay.

9. A step of honorary rank may be conferred upon officers for meritorious
   and distinguished service of an exceptional nature other than in the field. Officers
   so advanced will receive the next higher rate of pay.

Retiring-age.

10. An officer of the said Department may, if the General Officer Commanding
    considers it desirable in the interests of the service, be retained beyond the age
    of fifty-five; an officer so retained shall retire at such age as may be determined,
    but such age will not exceed sixty-five years.

Administration.

11. The administration of the said Department is vested in the Director of
    Equipment and Ordnance Stores, under the direction of the Quartermaster-
    General.

Promotions.

12. A Nominal Roll will be kept at the Headquarters of the Department,
    and all promotions will be made and regulated therefrom in accordance with the
    establishments laid down. Seniority alone affords no claim for promotion; the
    successful working of a section, due to the initiative of the officer responsible,
    is the essential qualification.

PART II.
NEW ZEALAND ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS.
Establishment.

13. The New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps is hereby constituted, and
    established as part of the Permanent Force.