Nov. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3209

Road closed in Blocks VI and VII, Town of Waipahi, Otago Land District.

[L.S.] CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section twelve of the Land Act, 1924, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim as closed the piece of road in the Town of Waipahi described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

APPROXIMATE area of the piece of road closed: 1 rood 21 perches.

Adjoining Section 7, Block VI, and Sections 11, 13, and 14, Block VII, Town of Waipahi.

In the Otago Land District; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 1/214, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, under No. 2148, and thereon coloured green.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued under the Seal of that Dominion, this 10th day of November, 1925.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Financial Instructions and Allowance Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces amended.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authority 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 Financial Instructions and Allowance Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces published in the New Zealand Gazette dated the sixth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five; and I do hereby declare that the amendments hereby made shall take effect as from the date of publication thereof in the Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

FINANCIAL INSTRUCTIONS AND ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS FOR THE NEW ZEALAND MILITARY FORCES.

Section II.—Pay and Special Allowances of the Officers, Warrant Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Men of the N.Z. Permanent Forces.

1. PARAGRAPH 46 is hereby amended by adding after “N.Z.P.S.” in the second line the words “and permanent members of the N.Z. Permanent Army Service Corps.”

Section IV.—Pay and Allowances of the N.Z. Territorial Force and Reserve—All Ranks.

2. Paragraph 118 is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of the paragraph: “(The rates of pay for the N.Z. Army Nursing Service are shown in para. 129).”

3. Paragraph 122 is hereby amended by adding after “officers” in the fifth line the words “and members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service.”

4. After paragraph 128 add the following:—

“N.Z. Army Nursing Service.

“129. Pay and allowances at the rates laid down herein will be drawn by members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service, during peace, for the days of actual attendance at training-camps and courses of instruction which they are ordered to attend (including the days of arrival and departure).

“Rates of Pay.

“129A. The following shall be the rates of pay:—

s. d.

“Matron-in-Chief .. .. 12 0 per day.

“Principal matrons .. .. 10 0 ,,

“Matrons, sisters, and staff nurses .. 8 0 ,,

“Lodging-allowance.

“129B. When attending a camp, members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service will be provided with quarters, or tent, or with lodging-allowance in lieu thereof, if accommodation is not available, at the following rates:—

s. d.

“Matron-in-Chief, principal matrons, and matrons .. .. 6 3 per day.

“Sisters and staff nurses .. .. 5 0 ,,

“Travelling-allowance.

“129c. Members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service will be entitled to travelling-allowance, in addition to the necessary free steamer, rail, and coach fares, under the same conditions as are prescribed for other members of the Territorial Force, but at the following rates:—

“Matron-in-Chief and principal £ s. d.

matrons .. .. .. 1 0 0 per day.

“Matrons, sisters, and staff nurses .. 0 15 0 ,,

“Uniform-upkeep Allowance.

“129D. Members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service will be granted an annual allowance of £1 to cover cost of upkeep of civilian uniform. This allowance will be paid only for a year in which the member concerned carries out the training as prescribed in the regulations relating to the N.Z. Army Nursing Service.”

5. Paragraph 140 is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of the paragraph: “(The lodging allowance for members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service is shown in para. 129B).”

6. Paragraph 145 is hereby amended by adding the following after the word “conditions” in the third line: “except that the rates for members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service shall be as prescribed in para. 129c.”

7. Paragraph 155 is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of subpara. (4): “(The allowance for members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service is shown in para. 129D).”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 11th day of November, 1925.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Making Additional Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authority 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 make the regulations for the New Zealand Army Nursing Service as set forth in the Schedule hereto; and I do hereby declare that the regulations hereby made shall take effect as from date of publication thereof in the Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

NEW ZEALAND ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Appointment, Promotion, Retirement, and General.

1. THE New Zealand Army Nursing Service is attached to the N.Z. Medical Corps, and consists of—

(a.) A Matron-in-Chief.

(b.) Principal matrons.

(c.) Matrons.

(d.) Assistant matrons.

(e.) Sisters.

(f.) Staff nurses.

2. Appointments to the New Zealand Army Nursing Service are given to persons duly qualified in accordance with the following regulations.

3. A candidate for the position of staff nurse must be between twenty-four and thirty-five years of age, single, or widow without children, and must possess a certificate of not less than three years’ training and service in medical and surgical nursing in a civil hospital. She must be of British parentage or a naturalized British subject, and must be medically fit for general service. The Matron-in-Chief will be required to satisfy General Headquarters that as regards education, character, and social status the candidate is a fit person to be admitted to the New Zealand Army Nursing Service. The candidate will be required to fill in the prescribed form of application and to produce the following documents:—

(a.) Certificate of birth, or, if this is not obtainable, a declaration made before a Magistrate by one of her parents or former guardians, giving the date of birth of the candidate.

(b.) Certificate of training (in the original).

(c.) Medical certificate.

4. Recommendations for appointments to fill establishment will be made by the Matron-in-Chief through the D.M.S. to G.H.Q., and appointments will be notified in the New Zealand Gazette.

5. All promotions will be made by selection (to fill establishment), on the recommendation of the Matron-in-Chief, from members who have passed the prescribed promotion examination, vide para. 18 hereof, and who have qualifying service as under:—