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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 32

ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY.

223. Applicants for enlistment into the Royal N.Z. Artillery must fulfil the following conditions:—
     (i.) Be between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five years:
     (ii.) Be unmarried:
     (iii.) Have passed the Sixth Standard of education or its equivalent:
     (iv.) Be physically fit for active service in any part of the world.
     In special cases, with the approval of the General Officer Commanding, these conditions may be modified.

224. The Royal New Zealand Artillery in each command will form one unit, personnel being detailed for duty as required.

225. (a.) Subject to the conditions mentioned in subpara. (b) below, promotion in the Royal N.Z. Artillery will be governed by length of service, as follows:—
     To lance-bombardier after three years’ service:
     To bombardier after three years’ service as lance-bombardier:
     To sergeant after three years’ service as bombardier.
     To staff sergeant after three years’ service as sergeant:
     To warrant officer, Class II, after three years’ service as staff sergeant:
     To warrant officer, Class I, after three years’ service as warrant officer, Class II.

(b.) To be eligible for promotion, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and men will be required to have qualified by examination, and to have been reported upon as in every way suitable for promotion.

(c.) Examination syllabuses and conditions of eligibility to take examinations will be published in General Orders from time to time.

Details of the examinations for promotion and proficiency pay and conditions of eligibility will be published in General Orders from time to time.

N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS.

226. Applicants for enlistment must fulfil the following conditions:—
     (i.) Be between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five years:
     (ii.) Be unmarried:
     (iii.) Have passed the Sixth Standard of education or its equivalent:
     (iv.) Be physically fit for active service in any part of the world.

In special cases, with the approval of the General Officer Commanding, these conditions may be modified.

227. For the purpose of administration and promotion the corps will be organized into six sections, viz:—
     A Section . . . . Clerks and ledger-keepers.
     B Section . . . . Armament artificers.
     C Section . . . . Armourers.
     D Section . . . . Tradesmen and specialists.
     E Section . . . . Storeholders and storemen.
     F Section . . . . Ammunition details.

Personnel in Sections A, E, and F will require to qualify for promotion by examination, whilst personnel in Sections B, C, and D will require to pass both trade test and examination in order to qualify for promotion.

228. Promotion to non-commissioned and warrant ranks in the various sections will, subject to the soldier being recommended by his immediate commanding officer as being in all respects fit for promotion and to passing the prescribed examination and trade test, be as set out in paras. 229 to 236 below.

Section A.—Clerks and Ledger-keepers.

229. Cadets on reaching the age of eighteen years will, if qualified and recommended by the O.C. Corps, be appointed privates. Subsequent promotion will be as under:—
     To Lance-corporal after one years’ service as private:
     To corporal after three years’ service as lance-corporal:
     To sergeant after five years’ service as corporal.
     Promotion above the rank of sergeant within the establishment will be by selection.

Section B.—Armament Artificers.

(1.) Fitters, Turners, and Machinists.

230. On completion of his term of probation (twelve months) a fitter, turner, or machinist will, if qualified and recommended, be promoted lance-corporal. Subsequent promotion will be as under:—
     To corporal after three years’ service as lance-corporal
     To sergeant after five years’ service as corporal:
     To staff sergeant after four years’ service as sergeant:
     To quartermaster sergeant after three years’ service as staff sergeant.

Subsequent promotion will be governed by establishment and by selection.

Promotion to armament sergeant-major will be made by the selection of the most highly qualified mechanic possessing the necessary experience and ability to control the Armament Section.

231. Boys will be apprenticed for a period of five years, on the conclusion of which they will receive their indenture-papers, and will be appointed fitters, turners, or machinists on probation (twelve months). Conditions for future promotion and service will then be in accordance with para. 230.

(2.) Other Trades.

232. When suitable candidates are available vacancies in other trades of this section will be filled by the transfer of serving soldiers from the Royal N.Z. Artillery or from other sections of the N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps. A tradesman of this section will be appointed lance-corporal on probation provided he has already had one year’s service in the Permanent Forces, or has come direct from his trade. On completion of his term of probation (twelve months) a tradesman will, if qualified and recommended, be confirmed in the appointment. Subsequent promotion will be as under:—
     To corporal after four years as lance-corporal:
     To sergeant after six years as corporal.

On the recommendation of the O.C. Corps, a tradesman showing exceptional ability and zeal may be promoted to the rank of staff sergeant, and a blacksmith, if he is also efficiently carrying out the work of a moulder and welder, may be placed on the same footing for pay and promotion as fitters, turners, and machinists.

Section C.—Armourers.

233. On completion of his term of probation a mechanic will, if qualified and recommended, be appointed armourer lance-corporal. Subsequent promotion will be as under:—
     To armourer corporal after three years’ service as armourer lance-corporal.
     To armourer sergeant after five years as armourer corporal.
     To armourer staff sergeant after four years as armourer sergeant.
     To armourer staff quarter-master sergeant after three years as armourer staff sergeant.

Subsequent promotion will be governed by establishment and by selection.

Promotion to armourer sergeant-major will be made by the selection of the most highly qualified mechanic possessing the necessary experience and ability to control the Armourer Section.

Sections D and F.—Tradesmen and Specialists and Ammunition Details.

234. When suitable candidates are available, vacancies in the establishment will be filled by the transfer of serving soldiers from the Royal N.Z. Artillery. If qualified personnel are not obtainable from the Royal N.Z. Artillery or other units of the N.Z. Permanent Forces, special enlistments may be made.

235. A tradesman will be appointed as lance-corporal on probation, provided he has already had one year’s service in the Permanent Forces or has come direct from his trade. On completion of his term of probation (twelve months) a tradesman will, if qualified and recommended, be confirmed in the appointment. Subject to passing the necessary trade tests, subsequent promotion will be as under:—

(a.) Carpenter: To corporal after four years as lance-corporal; to sergeant after six years as corporal. On the recommendation of the O.C. Corps a carpenter showing exceptional ability and zeal may be promoted to the rank of staff sergeant.

(b.) Saddlers: To corporal after four years as lance-corporal; to sergeant after six years as corporal.

(c.) Tent-repairers, clothing-examiners, painters, and other tradesmen not specified: To corporal after six years as lance-corporal. Promotion to sergeant may be made under special circumstances—e.g., when tradesmen are controlling a staff or acting as storeholders in addition to working at their trades.

(d.) Ammunition details: Non-commissioned officers in charge Ammunition Section, to staff sergeant after five years’ service as sergeant, and to staff quartermaster-sergeant after seven years’ service as staff sergeant.

Section E.—Storeholders and Storemen.

236. Promotion will be governed by establishment, and will be subject to passing the necessary qualifying examination.

N.Z. PERMANENT ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

237. Applicants for enlistment into the N.Z. Permanent Army Service Corps must be between the ages of twenty-two and forty years, must be physically fit for active service in any part of the world, and must have passed the Sixth Standard of education or its equivalent.

Appointments to the N.Z. Permanent Army Service Corps will normally be made in the rank of staff sergeant. Non-commissioned officers so appointed will be eligible for promotion as under:—
(a.) After three years as staff sergeant, to the rank of staff sergeant instructor: