1578

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 32

437. A Commanding Officer should impress upon all under his
     command the propriety of courtesy in intercourse with all those
     with whom they, as officers and soldiers, are brought into contact,
     and should particularly caution them to pay deference and respect
     to Civil authorities.

438. Attempts to obtain favourable consideration of any application by use of outside influences are forbidden, and, if resorted to,
     will be regarded as an admission on the part of the applicant that
     his case is not good on its merits, and it will be dealt with accordingly.

439. When an interview is asked for, or a letter written on
     behalf of an officer or soldier by any person other than himself,
     such application will be deemed to have been made at his suggestion,
     unless he can show to the satisfaction of the authorities that he
     has no knowledge, directly or indirectly, of such application.

440. Officers and soldiers in their capacity as such must guard
     against being placed in such a position that they may be influenced
     in the discharge of their duty by other than purely public considerations.

441. Officers and other ranks of the N.Z. Permanent Forces
     may attend political meetings for the purpose of hearing the views
     of candidates for parliamentary and municipal honours, but they
     are forbidden to attend such meetings in uniform, or to take part
     in any discussion thereat, or to participate in any demonstration
     or procession for sectarian, party, or political purposes, other than
     to cast their votes.

442. Officers and other ranks of the N.Z. Territorial Force are
     forbidden to wear uniform at political meetings, or when participating
     as private citizens in any demonstration or procession for sectarian,
     party, or political purposes.

443. Any information of a professional nature which an officer
     or soldier may acquire while travelling or employed on duty is to
     be regarded as the property of the Defence Department, and is
     not to be published in any form without the permission of the
     General Officer Commanding.

444. An officer or soldier is not to prejudge questions which
     are under the consideration of superior military authority, by the
     publication, anonymously or otherwise, of his opinions; and he
     is not to take part in public in a discussion relating to orders,
     regulations, or instructions issued by his superiors.

445. Except in the strict course of official duty, no military
     information shall be given, directly or indirectly, or otherwise used
     by any officer or soldier of the Defence Forces, without the express
     direction or permission of the Minister of Defence. (NOTE: A
     similar provision covering civilian employees is contained in the
     General Regulations made by the Public Service Commissioner.)

446. Any officer or soldier of the Defence Forces proved to
     have written or have instigated any communication to a newspaper on matters connected with the Defence Forces or any portion
     thereof, or calling in question or reflecting upon any action of the
     Defence authorities or any act of any superior officer, is guilty of insubordination, and liable to be dealt with accordingly. Communications to the Press on matters affecting the Defence Forces or Defence policy shall be made only by an officer authorized to do so.

447. No officer or soldier or other official is permitted to make
     or possess copies of or extracts from official files and communications for his own private use or for the information of persons not
     authorized to receive them.

Conduct-sheets.

448. In the Permanent Forces conduct-sheets will be prepared
     and maintained as laid down in King's Regulations.

449. In the Territorial Force and Cadets one conduct-sheet
     (N.Z. 178) will be maintained for every soldier, on which will be
     entered every conviction by the Civil or military powers. Each
     entry will be initialled and dated by the Commanding Officer or
     Adjutant in the column for remarks. The signature in full will
     be appended to Civil Court or Court-martial entries.

Discipline in the N.Z. Permanent Forces.

450. In all cases when and where applicable, and when not
     otherwise provided for in the. N.Z. Defence Acts or regulations
     made thereunder, the N.Z. Permanent Forces will be governed by
     the Army Act and King's Regulations so far as the maintenance
     of discipline is concerned.

451. Officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and
     men of the N.Z. Permanent Forces are subject to military law at
     all times.

452. A Colonel Commandant of a Command will have the
     powers of a Colonel Commandant as laid down in the Army Act.

453. An O.C. Regiment or Corps will have the full powers of a
     Commanding Officer as laid down in the Army Act and King's
     Regulations.

454. The O.C. Royal N.Z. Artillery in a command, or the
     senior officer of a corps on a station, is vested with the power of
     awarding summary punishments to the extent mentioned below:
     (a.) If of field rank, the full powers of a commanding officer
     of a unit (vide King's Regulations), except that—
     (i.) The maximum period of detention that he
     may award is hereby limited to fourteen days.
     (ii.) The maximum deduction from ordinary pay is
     hereby restricted to fourteen days:
     (iii.) He may not award field punishment.
     (b.) If not of field rank, the powers of a commanding officer of
     a unit as restricted by King's Regulations.
     (c.) If below the rank of Captain, the powers of a company, &c.,
     commander as defined in King's Regulations.

455. In addition to the summary punishments that may be
     awarded under the Army Act and King's Regulations, the officers
     mentioned in paras. 452, 453, and 454 may also inflict fines on
     private soldiers as follows:
     (i.) Officers of field rank may inflict fines not exceeding £5:
     (ii.) Officers not cf field rank may inflict fines not exceeding £2:
     Provided that a fine exceeding £1 will not be inflicted without the
     soldier first being given the right to claim trial by Court-martial.

456. As regards fines for simple drunkenness, in the case of
     private soldiers the following scale will be adhered to, subject to
     the soldier's right to elect, before award, to be tried by Courtmartial : First offence of simple drunkenness, fine of £1 : second
     offence, if within six months of previous offence, fine of £2 ; if over
     six months, £1 : third offence, dismissal from the Forces.

457. Members of the Permanent Staff will, as regards discipline,
     be under the officers of the N.Z. Permanent Forces under whom
     they are serving. Offences requiring reference to superior authority
     will be submitted to the O.C. Command, who will report the action
     taken, or refer the case to General Headquarters.

458. A soldier of the Permanent Forces who for inefficiency or
     misconduct is adversely reported upon by the officer under whom
     he is serving, and by the O.C. Command or the O.C. Regiment or
     Corps concerned, will be liable to be dismissed, discharged, or,
     in the case of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer, reduced
     to a lower grade or to the ranks (vide para. 254), but any
     such discharge or reduction will be subject to the approval of the
     General Officer Commanding, and will not be given effect to until
     the soldier has been given an opportunity of further stating his
     case (vide para. 434).

Discipline in the Territorial Force.

459. Officers are at all times subject to military law. All
     other ranks are subject to military law when on parade or in camp,
     or when proceeding to or returning from parade dr camp, or when
     performing any military duty required of them by the Defence
     Act, or regulations made thereunder.

460. In dealing with offences committed by members of the
     Territorial Force who are subject to military law at certain times
     only, the offences which will be dealt with under military law are
     purely military offences committed when in uniform and actually
     on parade or in camp, or proceeding to or from parade or camp, or
     at manoeuvres. All other offences against the Defence Act will be
     dealt with by the Civil power.

461. Officers at all times, and soldiers of the Territorial
     Force when performing military duty or going to or from the place
     of parade, exercise, or military duty, who commit any of the offences
     specified in Part I of the Army Act, shall be liable to be arrested,
     tried, and punished in the manner laid down in the Army Act,
     Rules of Procedure, King's Regulations, the Defence Act, and these
     regulations, with the following provisoes:
     (a.) That no sentence shall be imposed by any Court-martial
     for a longer term of imprisonment or detention than
     three months, for any offence committed in time of
     peace (vide Defence Amendment Act, 1912, section 18):
     (b.) That when the offence for which the officer or soldier is
     tried is one of those specified in the Defence Act the
     punishment awarded shall not exceed that therein laid
     down for that offence :
     (c.) That the summary punishments detailed in King's Regulations, other than "reprimand," "severe reprimand,"
     and "admonition," shall not be awarded except during
     annual training in camp or when mobilized. If detention or confinement to barracks is awarded during annual
     training it shall in no case exceed the period for which
     the soldier concerned was called into camp.

Arrest and Military Custody.

462. When mobilized, or when embodied for training, officers
     and soldiers of the Territorial Force charged with any military
     offence may be arrested as laid down in King's Regulations. At
     all other times offences which cannot be dealt with on the spot
     will be reported to superior authority for instructions as to disposal,
     the offender in the meantime, except in cases of violence, being
     placed in open arrest, in which case he will not be allowed to wear
     uniform or attend parade until his case is disposed of.

463. In cases of violence the offender may be arrested and
     temporarily placed in military custody, or be handed over to
     the Civil power for temporary custody, on the authority of the
     senior officer, warrant officer, or non-commissioned officer available
     on the spot. On the conclusion of the parade the offender may
     be released from confinement without prejudice to future proceedings being taken against him. The officer, warrant officer, or noncommissioned officer ordering the arrest will secure the names of
     witnesses, and will report the case at once verbally or by telegram