OCT. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3053

SCHEDULE.

PIRHANGA AND PUKAWA SURVEY DISTRICTS.

Block. Approximate Area A. R. P.
WAIPAPA 1A ... ... ... 51 0 0
,, 1B ... ... ... 129 3 2
,, 1C ... ... ... 116 1 9
,, 1D ... ... ... 386 3 39
,, 1E ... ... ... 365 1 1
,, 1F ... ... ... 107 2 24
,, 1G ... ... ... 2 0 0
,, 1H ... ... ... 40 3 16
,, 1J 3 ... ... ... 56 0 37
,, 1J 4 .. . ... ... 8 3 35
,, 1J 5 .. . ... ... 62 2 35
,, 1J 6 .. . ... ... 68 0 1
,, 1K ... ... ... 108 2 6
,, 1L ... ... ... 376 0 31
,, 1M ... ... ... 189 0 21
,, 2A ... ... ... 1,755 2 20
,, 2B ... ... ... 1,198 2 25
,, 2C ... ... ... 3,082 3 9

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces, 1927, amended.—Amendments No. 3.

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 Regulations for the Military Forces of the Dominion of New Zealand, published in the New Zealand Gazette dated the twenty-fifth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven; and I do hereby declare that the amendments hereby made shall take effect as from date of publication thereof in the Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS FOR THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND.

1. PARAGRAPH 45 : Delete subparagraph (j) and substitute :-

“(j) Be responsible for the periodical inspection of the accounts of all units in his regimental district.”

2. Paragraph 209 : (a) After “may” in line 2 insert “except in the General Duty Section.” (b) Add the following at the end of the paragraph:-

“In the General Duty Section warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and men who were attested therein may, if recommended, be permitted to re-engage for successive periods of five years up to the age of fifty-five years. Warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and men who have been transferred from other units to the General Duty Section may, if recommended, be permitted to re-engage for permanent service up to the age of fifty-five years.”

3. Paragraph 211 is hereby revoked.

4. Paragraph 221, as published in the New Zealand Gazette dated 30th June, 1927, line 5 : After “world” insert “be unmarried.”

5. Paragraph 226, line 1 : After “must” insert “(unless otherwise authorized by the General Officer Commanding).”

6. Paragraph 235 : Delete subparagraph (d) and substitute:

“(d) Ammunition details: Non-commissioned officer in charge Ammunition Section, to staff sergeant after four years' service as sergeant, and to staff quartermaster-sergeant after three years' service as staff sergeant.”

7. Paragraph 237, as published in New Zealand Gazette dated 30th June, 1927, line 5 : After “world” insert “(unless otherwise authorized by the General Officer Commanding).”

8. Paragraph 386 : Delete the words “will be found in Appendix III,” and substitute “will be laid down in General Orders.”

9. For paragraph 391 substitute-

“391. Os.C. Commands will forward to General Headquarters annually By the lst August-

(a) A return, on N.Z. 213, of candidates for the examination for First Appointment to Commissions;
(b) A return, on N.Z. 56, of officers who are desirous of presenting themselves for Examinations B, D, E, or Tactical Fitness for Command, Part II; and

By the 1st March-

A return, on N.Z. 56, of officers who secured a partial pass at the September examination, and who are desirous of presenting themselves in the remaining sub-head or sub-heads.”

10. Paragraph 395, lines 3 and 6 : For “April” substitute “May.”

11. Paragraph 766 (a) is hereby revoked, and the following substituted :

“766. (a) The following is the order of precedence of corps in the Military Forces of the Dominion :-

(1) The N.Z. Staff Corps and the N.Z. Permanent Staff.
(2) The Royal N.Z. Artillery.
(3) The N.Z. Permanent Air Force.
(4) The N.Z. Permanent Army Service Corps.
(5) The N.Z. Army Medical Corps.
(6) The N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps.
(7) The N.Z. Army Pay Corps.
(8) The General Duty Section of the N.Z. Permanent Forces.
(9) The Regiments of Mounted Rifles.
(10) The N.Z. Artillery.
(11) The N.Z. Engineers.
(12) The N.Z. Corps of Signals.
(13) The Infantry Regiments.
(14) The N.Z. Air Force.
(15) The N.Z. Army Service Corps.
(16) The N.Z. Medical Corps.
(17) The N.Z. Chaplains Department.
(18) The N.Z. Dental Corps.
(19) The N.Z. Veterinary Corps.
(20) The N.Z. Army Legal Department.
(21) The Army Nursing Service.
(22) The Cadet Battalions.
(23) The Rifle Clubs.”

12. Paragraph 850 is hereby revoked.

13. Paragraph 882, line 3 : For “March” substitute “May.”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this twenty-eighth day of September, 1927.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Deer to cease to be Imported Game in Waitaki Acclimatization District.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

WHEREAS by a Warrant dated the eighth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, and published in New Zealand Gazette No. 80, of the fifteenth day of the same month (hereinafter referred to as 'the said Warrant”), made under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), deer were declared to cease to be included in the Second Schedule of the said Act with respect to portions of certain acclimatization districts :

And whereas it is considered desirable to amend the said Warrant in manner hereinafter appearing:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the powers vested in me by the said Act, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby revoke the said Warrant in so far as it relates to the Waitaki Acclimatization District, and do hereby declare that on and from the date hereof deer shall cease to be included in the Second Schedule of the said Act with respect to the Waitaki Acclimatization District as described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

WAITAKI ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.

All that area in the Canterbury and Otago Land Districts bounded by a line commencing at Mount Cook and proceeding thence along a right line through Ball Hut to the western edge of the Tasman Glacier; along that edge of Tasman Glacier, down the middle of the Tasman River, the middle of Pukaki Lake, and the middle of Pukaki River and Waitaki River to the sea; thence along the sea-coast to the north-western corner of Section 1 of 20, Block III, Moeraki Survey District; thence southerly along the western boundary of the said section, and westerly along the southern boundaries of Sections 45, 44, and 43, Block IX, Moeraki Survey District, to the public road forming the western boundary of the last-mentioned section; thence north-westerly along that road to the north-eastern corner of Section 31, Block XI, Moeraki Survey District; thence westerly along the northern boundary of the said Section 31 to the eastern boundary of Block XII, Moeraki Survey District;