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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
{No. 99

6. The marking of vehicles will be performed by hand-painting by battery and regimental artificers. In the absence of artificers trained to hand-painting, vehicles will be marked by the A.O.D. White paint will be used for all markings with the exception of the Geneva cross, which will be red on white ground, and the lettering of bicycles enamelled orange colour, for which black paint will be used. The size of letters and figures will be as laid down in Table 4

7. Vehicles which are on charge to various corps for local purposes will be marked to show the purpose to which they are locally appropriated.

Weight and Load.

8. The weight of vehicle and the weight of load the vehicle is designed to carry will be marked on the near side of vehicles, as near the centre as possible, low down.

TABLE 1.—SHOWING ABBREVIATIONS TO BE USED IN FIRST-LINE MARKING, WHICH SHOWS THE TITLE OF THE UNIT.

Unit. Abbreviation.
D Battery, N.Z. Field Artillery .. .. .. D.N.Z.F.A.
5th Company, N.Z. Garrison Artillery .. .. .. 5 N.Z.G.A.
No. 1 Mountain Battery, N.Z. Garrison Artillery .. .. 1 M.N.Z.G.A.
N.Z. Mounted Brigade, Ammunition Column.. .. .. Mtd. Bde. A. C.
2nd Brigade, N.Z. Field Artillery Ammunition Column 2nd Bde. N.Z.F.A. A.C.
Field Depot, N.Z. Engineers .. .. .. Fd. Dep. N.Z.E.
1st Field Company, N.Z. Engineers.. .. .. .. 1st Fd. Co. N.Z.E.
1st Brigade, N.Z. Mounted Rifles .. .. .. 1 Bde. N.Z.M.R.
17th Ruahine Regiment .. .. .. 17th Ruah. R.

(In accordance with abbreviated titles as laid down in Official Army List.)

TABLE 2.—EXAMPLES OF FIRST- AND SECOND-LINE MARKING (Referred to in para. 3 of this Appendix.)

Unit. Sample of Marking.
Headquarters of a division .. .. .. Hd.Qrs.
Headquarters of Divisional Artillery .. .. .. Hd.Qrs. N.Z. Art.
Headquarters of Engineers .. .. .. Hd.Qrs. N.Z. Eng.
Headquarters of Ammunition Column .. .. .. Hd.Qrs. N.Z. Div. A.C.
Headquarters of Infantry Brigade .. .. .. Hd.Qrs. 2nd Inf. Bde.
Headquarters of N.Z. Field Artillery Brigade .. .. .. 3 Bde. Hd.Qrs. N.Z.F.A.
Headquarters of N.Z. Mounted Rifles Brigade .. .. .. Hd.Qrs. Mtd. Bde.
N.Z. Mounted Rifles Regiment .. .. .. 1st Mtd. Rifles.
2 Mtd Bde.

N.Z. Engineers—
Field Squadron .. .. .. 1 Fd. Sqdn.
2 M.R. Bde.
Signal Troop .. .. .. 1 Sig. Sqdn.
2 M.R. Bde.

N.Z.M.C. Field Ambulance .. .. .. 14 Fd. Amb.
V. Div.

Infantry Battalion—
With Infantry Brigade.. .. .. .. 3rd Regt.
2 Inf. Bde.
With Army troops .. .. .. 4 Regt.
Army Troops.
On lines of communication .. .. .. 17 Regt.
L. of C.

TABLE 3.—EXAMPLES OF TRAIN TRANSPORT MARKING (INCLUDING REGIMENTAL DETAILS.) (Referred to in para. 2 of this Appendix.)

Unit. Example of Marking.
Vehicles of A.S.C. units—
Headquarters of Divisional Train .. .. .. Hd.Qrs.
IV Div. Train.
Postal Services.
Headquarters company of Divisional Train .. .. .. Hd.Qrs. Co.
IV Div. Train.
A.S.C. No. 1(a).
Other companies of Divisional Train .. .. .. 3 Co.
IV Div. Train.
A.S.C. No. 2(a).
Army Troops Train .. .. .. Army Tps. Train.
A.S.C. No. 3(a).

Vehicles of other units detached to—
Headquarters company of Divisional Train .. .. .. No. 20 Supplies(b).
Hd.Qrs. Co.
IV Div. Train.
D.F.A.(c).
No. 6(d).
Other companies of Divisional Train .. .. .. No. 21 Baggage(b).
3 Co.
IV Div. Train.
M. Rgt.(c).
No. 2(d).
Army Troops Train .. .. .. No. 15 Supplies(b).
Army Tps. Train.
4 Rgt.(c).
No. 3(d).

(a) A.S.C. Train number of vehicle.
(b) A.S.C. Train number of vehicle and contents.
(c) Unit from which detached.
(d) Unit number of vehicle.