3210
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

Before promotion to—
Sister, 2 years as staff nurse.
Assistant matron, 5 years as sister.
Matron, 3 years as assistant matron.
For the ranks of principal matron and Matron-in-Chief the selection will be made from matrons, irrespective of service.
6. The following is the establishment of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service on the active list:—
Matron-in-Chief .. .. .. .. 1
Principal matron .. .. .. .. 1
Matrons .. .. .. .. 4
Assistant matrons .. .. .. .. 2
Sisters .. .. .. .. 30
Staff nurses .. .. .. .. 30
7. Active List.—Members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service on the Active List will be required to attend camps and courses of Territorials and Cadets and to attend parades of the Medical Depot when required, to assist in the training of the N.C.O.s and men of the N.Z. Medical Corps.
8. Members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service will be eligible to draw pay at the rates and under the conditions laid down in F.I. and A.R. only when they attend camps or courses of instruction for which the troops attending receive pay.
9. All members will be required to resign from the N.Z. Army Nursing Service on marriage.
10. Reserve List.—Members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service after four years in their appointments may, if under the age laid down for retirement, be transferred to the Reserve. While on the Reserve they will be liable to be called out for service in the case of a national emergency.
11. During peace, members may resign their appointments at any time by giving due notice to the Matron-in-Chief.
12. There will be no promotion while on the Reserve of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service.
13. All members of the Reserve will report themselves in writing between the 1st and 31st January in each year to the Matron-in-Chief, giving their addresses for the current year. Any subsequent change of address will be notified in the same manner. Any member failing to report herself in accordance with the regulations will be removed from the Reserve at the end of the year.
14. Members will be removed from the list of the Reserve on reaching the age of fifty-five.
15. Retirements and Resignations.—Members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service, after completing fifteen years’ service (towards which period efficient service on the Reserve counts half-time), may be permitted to retire with permission to retain their rank and wear the prescribed uniform. A list of such members will be published in the N.Z. Army List. Those on the Retired List will have no liability for service and no further connection with the Military Forces.
16. Ages for Retirement.—Members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service will be compulsorily retired at the ages set forth in the following table, but in special cases the G.O.C. may grant extensions not exceeding two years—
Rank.
Matron-in-Chief .. .. .. .. 60
Principal matrons .. .. .. .. 60
Matrons .. .. .. .. 60
Assistant matrons .. .. .. .. 50
Sisters and staff nurses .. .. .. .. 50
17. Discipline.—As regards medical and sanitary matters and work in connection with the sick, the matron, sisters, and staff nurses are to be regarded as having authority next after the officers of the New Zealand Medical Corps, and are at all times to be obeyed accordingly, and to receive the respect due to their position by patients under their charge and by N.C.O.s and men employed on duties in connection with their wards.

Examination of Sisters for Promotion to Matron.
18. The Board of examiners for the examination of sisters for promotion to matron will consist of a principal matron as president and two matrons as members. The Board will test the capabilities of candidates as follows:—
The examination will be a written one, for which three hours will be allowed. The papers will be prepared under the direction of the D.M.S. Application for permission to be examined will therefore be submitted to Defence Headquarters on the 1st April each year to enable arrangements for the examination to be held in May of each year.
The examination will consist of questions bearing on the following subjects:—
(i.) Regulations affecting the Army Nursing Service, and the relations of its members to the Medical Officers, nursing staff, and patients of hospitals, and method of conducting official correspondence.
(ii.) The distribution of duties of the nursing personnel in hospitals in war and the numerical proportion of nursing staff to patients under varying circumstances.
(iii.) The special circumstances affecting nursing in hospitals in the field, hospital ships, ambulance trains, convalescent establishments.
(iv.) Responsibilities of nursing staff as to equipment, bedding, and linen.
(v.) The supervision of nursing-quarters and their domestic economy.
(vi.) Sanitation.
(vii.) Ventilation, warming, and method of cleaning.
(viii.) Precautions necessary in connection with nursing cases of infectious diseases.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 10th day of November, 1925.
R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Notifying Land in Taranaki Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section one hundred and thirty-two of the Land Act, 1924, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the thirteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, as the time at which the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I do hereby fix the price at which the said land shall be sold as that mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.
Part Native Reserve.—New Plymouth Borough.—Grey District.

Section No. 1; Area, 1 acre 1 rood 13·8 perches; upset price, £1,000.

This area is situated within easy distance of the New Plymouth Wharf by good road. An opportunity is here afforded to those seeking a good warehouse-site on the main road between New Plymouth and the breakwater.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 16th day of November, 1925.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Notifying Land in Wellington Land District for Sale by Public Auction for Cash or on Deferred Payments.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section one hundred and thirty-two of the Land Act, 1924, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Tuesday, the twenty-second day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, as the time at which the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction for cash or on deferred payments; and I hereby fix the price at which the said land shall be sold as that mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.
Horowhenua County.—Waitohu Survey District.—Town of Ohau.

SECTION 22: Area, 1 rood 36 perches; upset price, £45.

Situated in the Town of Ohau, on the Main Road, about 30 chains from the post-office and store. Comprises flat land in grass.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 16th day of November, 1925.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in the North Auckland Land District for Sale or Selection.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1924, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided by section one hundred and seventy-six of the said Act, do hereby declare