Nov. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3137

District, and bounded as follows: Towards the west by Rural Section 23648, a road-line, and Rural Section 29141; and towards the east by the Orari River. As the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 1912/1162, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

Also all that area in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 155 acres, more or less, and being part of Reserve No. 2833, situated in Block VIII, Orari Survey District, and Block II, Geraldine Survey District, and bounded as follows: Towards the north by a road-line 640 links; towards the west by Rural Sections 26480, 36374, 27570, 23491, and 21697, and a road-line; towards the south by other part of Reserve 2833, 2000 links; and towards the east by the Orari River. As the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 1912/1162A, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces amended.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by the Defence Act, 1909, and its amendments, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby amend in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Schedule hereto the regulations for the Military Forces of New Zealand, 1913, and I do hereby declare that the amendments hereby made shall take effect as from date of publication thereof in the Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS FOR THE NEW ZEALAND MILITARY FORCES, 1913.

Section XIII.—Rifle Clubs.

PARAGRAPHS 602 to 612 (both inclusive) as published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 28th September, 1922, are hereby revoked, and the following substituted:—

"How established.

"1. Rifle clubs may be established in such localities as may be authorized by the Governor-General: Provided, however, that all rifle clubs which have been duly gazetted or authorized by orders prior to these regulations shall be considered rifle clubs duly established under these regulations.

"Formation.

"2. When it is desired to form a rifle club, application shall be made in the prescribed form to the Area Officer-in-charge of the area in which the rifle club will be situated.

"Strength.

"3. Such application shall be signed by not less than twenty men eligible to become ordinary members of the club. The maximum strength of a rifle club will be one hundred ordinary members.

"Rifle-range to be approved.

"4. Before the formation of a rifle club is sanctioned, the members of the proposed club will be required to show to the satisfaction of the O.C. Command that the rifle-range which the club intends to use is in every way suitable for the conduct of rifle practice.

"Membership.

"5. Rifle clubs shall consist of—
"(a.) Ordinary members.
"(b.) Honorary members.

"Qualification of members: Ordinary.

"6. Ordinary members must be natural-born or naturalized British subjects between the ages of eighteen and fifty-five years and bona fide residents in the locality in which the rifle club is situated: Provided, however, that officers on the Active List and soldiers of the Permanent and Territorial Forces are not eligible to become ordinary members.

"Honorary members.

"7. Honorary members will consist of such persons as may be elected by the members of a club in general meeting.

"Application to join club.

"8. Any person desirous of becoming an ordinary member of a rifle club must apply to join the one situated nearest to his place of domicile. No person shall be eligible to join a rifle club as an ordinary member whilst he is on the roll of another rifle club.

"Oath of allegiance.

"9. Every person who is accepted as an ordinary member of a rifle club shall be attested on the prescribed form before an officer of the New Zealand Military Forces, or a Justice of the Peace, or the president of the club.

"Disbandment.

"10. Should the strength of a rifle club at any time fall below twenty ordinary members, such club may be disbanded by the Governor-General.

"Control.

"11. The control and management of a rifle club will be vested in the following officials, viz.: (a) A president; (b) deputy presidents, not exceeding four; (c) a secretary; and (d) a treasurer and a committee.
"These officials will be elected by the club in the ordinary way. Officers on the Reserve of the Military Forces are to be encouraged to become presidents and deputy presidents of rifle clubs.
"The names of officials elected and their addresses are to be notified to the Area Officer.
"The presidents will deal directly on all matters with the Area Officer of the area to which they belong.

"Orders.

"12. All orders and directions of the G.O.C. with respect to the administration of rifle clubs will be issued in General Orders and communicated by area officers to the presidents of clubs.

"Discipline.

"13. Presidents shall maintain order and discipline amongst members of their rifle club at all rifle practices and other meetings of the club, whether general or committee, and shall be responsible for the proper carrying-out of all orders and regulations that may be issued from time to time.
"14. The president, or, in his absence, a deputy appointed on his behalf, will be responsible for the maintenance of good order and discipline amongst the members of the club and for the proper carrying-out of all safety precautions, orders, and regulations for rifle practice as are laid down for the New Zealand Military Forces.

"Rules.

"15. Rules drawn up for the government of rifle clubs will conform to these and any other regulations or orders issued from time to time.

"Supply of rifles.

"16. Rifles and component parts, when available, will be sold by the Defence Department to members of rifle clubs at such reduced rates as may be authorized by the Minister of Defence and under the conditions governing the sale of rifles as laid down in the Arms Act, 1920.

"S.A.A. at reduced rates.

"17. Small-arms ammunition will be supplied to rifle clubs at such reduced rates as the Minister of Defence may authorize, the rates ruling for each year being published in General Orders in January.

"Free issue of S.A.A.

"18. Certain free issues of small-arms ammunition will be made by the Defence Department to rifle clubs and the conditions of such free issue will be published from time to time in General Orders.

"Free railway warrants.

"19. Free railway warrants will be granted under conditions laid down in General Orders to ordinary members of rifle clubs for the purpose of proceeding to the nearest rifle range to fire the prescribed annual rifle course, and, when approved by the Minister of Defence, for the purpose of attending rifle meetings.

"Free ammunition and railway warrants not to be disposed of irregularly.

"20. The free ammunition and free railway warrants provided for in paras. 18 and 19 respectively are for the use of the members for whom they are issued, and neither ammunition nor rail passes may be transferred or disposed of in any manner other than that authorized.

"Nominal roll.

"21. A nominal roll of the members of each rifle club, showing their ages and other particulars, will be rendered to the Area Officer on 31st March annually.

"Service in time of national emergency.

"22. Rifle clubs are not included as units in the organization of the Military Forces, and in a national emergency members of rifle clubs will be mobilized as individuals with the class of the reserve to which they belong."

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 28th day of October, 1925.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.