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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 32

Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces.

SECTION I.—ORGANIZATION.

COMPOSITION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE N.Z. MILITARY FORCES.

General Principles.

1. THE N.Z. Military Forces comprise (1) the Permanent Forces, (2) the Territorial Force, (3) the Reserve, (4) the Cadets, (5) the Nursing Service, (6) all the Military Forces raised on mobilization.

2. The Permanent Forces consist of those officers and other ranks who are commissioned or attested for service in the N.Z. Staff Corps and N.Z. Permanent Staff, the Royal N.Z. Artillery, the N.Z. Permanent Air Force, the N.Z. Permanent Army Service Corps, the N.Z. Army Medical Corps, the N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps, the N.Z. Army Pay Corps, the General Duty Section, and other military departmental services.

3. The N.Z. Territorial Force consists of those officers and other ranks who are commissioned, attested, or enrolled for service in the Territorial Force units.

4. The Reserve consists of the Reserve of Officers, the Permanent Force Reserve, Territorial Force Reserve, and the General Reserve.

5. The Reserve of Officers consists of all officers of the Permanent Forces, Territorial Force, and of all the obligatory Forces raised on mobilization who are posted thereto.

6. The Permanent Force Reserve consists of all members of the Permanent Forces posted thereto.

7. The Territorial Force Reserve consists of all other ranks posted thereto from the date of posting thereto until June of the year in which they attain thirty years of age.

8. The General Reserve consists of all male inhabitants of New Zealand who are liable for military service, and who are not serving in the Permanent Forces or in the Territorial Force or in other sections of the Reserve.

9. For the purpose of mobilization the General Reserve will be subdivided into classes as shown in Mobilization Regulations.

10. The Cadets consist of all youths who are British born or naturalized British subjects, and are between the ages of fourteen and eighteen years, and include such youths over eighteen years of age who are permitted to extend their service in the Cadets while attending a secondary school; but do not include—
    (a.) Those exempted for any reason:
    (b.) Those attending a primary school:
    (c.) Those on the strength of the Non-effective List.

11. The liability of all male inhabitants of the Dominion for military training and for military service in the Military Forces is laid down in the Defence Act (Appendix VI).

12. Officers and other ranks of the N.Z. Permanent Forces are at all times liable for foreign service; the remainder of the Military Forces are not liable for service outside the Dominion unless they volunteer for such service.

13. For the purpose of the efficient training and administration of the Forces the Dominion is divided into three military commands, viz.:
    Northern Command:
    Central Command:
    Southern Command:

Each command is further subdivided into four regimental districts, and those again into areas.

The boundaries of the commands and regimental districts are laid down in the N.Z. Army List.

14. The establishment of the N.Z. Military Forces is laid down in “Establishments for the N.Z. Military Forces.”

15. The organization and distribution of the N.Z. Military Forces are shown in the N.Z. Army List.

16. The government of the Forces is vested in the Crown. The Minister of Defence, being charged essentially with the administration of the N.Z. Military Forces, decides questions of policy, and issues his instructions accordingly; but the actual command and the issuing of orders for carrying out these instructions are the function of the General Officer Commanding. An officer is appointed in each of the three military commands of the Dominion to command and administer such units as are located in his command.

17. The channel of communication throughout the Military Forces is as shown in Appendix IV.

18. The chain of command throughout the Military Forces is shown in Appendix V.

19. Owing to the personnel of the undermentioned corps being distributed throughout the various commands, the administration of such personnel will be carried out by General Headquarters through the command concerned:—
    N.Z. Staff Corps.
    N.Z. Permanent Staff.
    Royal N.Z. Artillery.
    N.Z. Permanent Air Force.
    N.Z. Permanent Army Service Corps.
    N.Z. Army Medical Corps.
    N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps.
    N.Z. Army Pay Corps.

General Duty Section of the Permanent Forces.
N.Z. Air Force.
N.Z. Veterinary Corps.
N.Z. Dental Corps.
N.Z. Army Nursing Service.

20. (a.) The Staff of the N.Z. Military Forces consists of—
    (i.) The Staff at Headquarters:
    (ii.) The Staff in commands:
    (iii.) The Staff of formations (divisions, brigades, &c.).
    (b.) The Staff in divided into—
    (i.) The General Staff:
    (ii.) The Adjutant-General’s Staff:
    (iii.) The Quartermaster-General’s Staff:
    (iv.) The Director of Artillery’s Staff:
    (v.) The Director of Air Services’ Staff:
    (vi.) The Director of Financial Services’ Staff.
    (c.) The distribution of the Staff is shown in the N.Z. Army List.

21. Staff List.—Appointments to the higher posts on the Staff will be made from a selected list of officers of the Permanent Forces considered qualified for such employment, termed the “Staff List.”

This list will be prepared and revised each year by the General Officer Commanding, but will not be published. The guiding principle in the selection of officers for this list will be the possession of those qualifications which render them fitted for the performance of the duties of the Staff; but, as a general rule, an officer will not be eligible for employment on the General Staff, or for exchange with Imperial General Staff officers in other parts of the Empire, unless he holds a Staff College certificate or has been noted as qualified for Staff employment in consequence of proved ability on the Staff in the field.

22. Officers of the Territorial Force.—Officers of the Territorial Force may be seconded for service on the Staff.

23. Duration of Appointment.—No officer will hold a Staff appointment for longer than four years without being reappointed.

SECTION II.—DUTIES OF OFFICERS, WARRANT OFFICERS, AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE PERMANENT FORCES, AND OFFICERS OF THE TERRITORIAL FORCE.

A. OFFICERS OF THE PERMANENT FORCES.

I. AT GENERAL HEADQUARTERS.

General Officer Commanding.

24. THE General Officer Commanding N.Z. Military Forces is responsible to the Government for the recruiting, organization, maintenance, efficiency, training, and readiness for war of the Forces under his command, and for advice on all questions of military policy affecting the security of the Dominion and as to the conduct of military operations. He is responsible for fixing the establishments, and for the preparation of schemes for mobilization and defence of the Dominion.

Chief of the General Staff.

25. (a.) The Chief of the General Staff, assisted by the Director of Military Training and Intelligence, is responsible to the General Officer Commanding for—
    (i.) Advice as to conduct of military operations and orders in regard thereto:
    (ii.) War organization, fighting efficiency, and training of the Military Forces:
    (iii.) Collection of intelligence:
    (iv.) Censorship and measures of military secrecy and publicity:
    (v.) Selection of officers, (a) for first appointment to the Permanent Forces, (b) for Staff appointments, (c) for command of units and higher formations of the Forces raised on mobilization:
    (vi.) Preparation of reports and replies to questions in Parliament:
    (vii.) Manœuvres.
    (b.) THE DIRECTOR OF MILITARY TRAINING AND INTELLIGENCE, assisted by the following staff:—
    General Staff Officer (Training),
    General Staff Officer (Intelligence),
    Director of Signals,——

is responsible to the Chief of the General Staff for—
(i.) Fighting efficiency and training of the Military Forces:
(ii.) Education of officers:
(iii.) Examinations:
(iv.) Training-manuals:
(v.) Libraries:
(vi.) Preparation of war-book:
(vii.) War diaries:
(viii.) Policy in respect to allocation of armament (guns, machine-guns, rifles).