Aug. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2077
offence of the following nature—viz., treason, sedition, mutiny,
for service beyond the boundaries of the Dominion, Colony,
cowardice, desertion during hostilities, or disgraceful conduct
&c., in the forces of which he was serving to count as two-
of an unnatural kind (under section 18 (5) of the Army Act),
fold all embodied service on the Active List between 4th
or who while not subject to military law (e.g., a retired
August, 1914, and 31st December, 1921, whether such service
officer) is convicted of a criminal offence by the Civil power
was in the Naval Forces, the Military Forces, or the Air
or is discharged by a Court in pursuance of any law enabling
Forces of any part of the Empire : Provided that this
it to discharge an offender without recording a conviction.
paragraph shall not apply to embodied service in the New
(15) In any case in which the decoration has been forfeited
Zealand or any other forces rendered in the performance of
under these regulations the Governor-General may, on the
training that would have been required if a state of war had
recommendation of the General Officer Commanding the
not existed prior to the 31st December, 1921.
Forces, approve of its restoration.
(ii) Service in West Africa will reckon double towards
qualifying service, but any period spent on leave therefrom
will reckon only as single qualifying service.
(iii) No service shall count more than twofold towards the
award of the medal or a clasp.
-(7) Service must have been rendered continuously except-
(i) During the period 4th August, 1914, to 31st December,
1921 ; or
(ii) When rendered in different authorized Auxiliary Naval,
or Military, or Air Forces not in the same portion of the
Empire, provided that the break does not exceed twelve
months; or
(iii) When rendered in the New Zealand Territorial Force,
provided the break is due to no fault of the individual and
that the break does not exceed six months.
(8) The following periods, although inadmissible as quali-
fying service (except as provided for in subpara. (5) (iv)
above) will not be regarded as breaking the continuity of
service :-
(i) Service in any of the Permanent Forces of the Empire
(e.g., Royal Navy, Regular Army, or New Zealand
Permanent Forces), including service as a member
of any such force on the permanent staff of the
Territorial Army of Great Britain or any of the
authorized auxiliary forces of the Empire.
(ii) Intervals between service in the Royal Navy, the
Regular Army, the Royal Air Force, the New
Zealand Expeditionary Force, or the New Zealand
Territorial Force during the period 4th August, 1914,
to 31st December, 1921.
(iii) Periods of leave of absence granted under the pro-
visions of the Regulations for the New Zealand
Military Forces.
(iv) Service in the New Zealand Territorial Force Reserve,
the Territorial Army Reserve of Great Britain, or
any Reserve or auxiliary force involving a liability
for service only and no liability for training in peace.
(9) The recipient of any Long Service, Good Conduct, or
Efficiency Medal (and clasps) may be permitted to wear them
with the Efficiency Medal (with or without clasps), provided
that he has completed the full period of qualifying service in
respect of each medal or clasp, no service counted towards one
medal being permitted to count towards the other.
(10) A period of embodied service of not less than two
months in any training year will be allowed to count as the
equivalent of the prescribed training for that training year.
Silver Roses to denote Clasps when Ribbons only are worn.
(11) In undress and service dress when ribbons only are
worn the grant of clasps will be denoted by the wearing on
the ribbon of small silver roses; one or more according to
the number of clasps awarded. The rose (or roses) will not
be worn on the ribbon when the medal is worn.
(12) All applications for this medal or clasps will be reviewed
by General Headquarters, and awards will be subject to the
approval of the G.O.C.
THE MEDAL FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT
(MILITARY).
General.
(2) The medal is of silver and bears in relief on the obverse
the Royal and Imperial Effigy, and on the reverse the inscrip-
tion "For Long Service and Good Conduct." It will be
worn on the left breast suspended by a crimson ribbon, edged
white, 1½ in. in width.
Subsidiary Title.
(3) The Royal Warrant governing the issue provides that in
all cases the medal shall bear a subsidiary title to denote the
force in which at time of award the recipient was serving.
Those awarded to warrant officers, N.C.O.s, and men of the
New Zealand Permanent Forces will bear the title "New
Zealand" on a bar attached to the mount of the medal.
THE EFFICIENCY MEDAL.
Forces whose Members are Eligible for the Efficiency Medal.
18. (l) The Efficiency Medal is a reward for long and
meritorious service by warrant officers, N.C.O.s, and men of
the Territorial Army of Great Britain and the other autho-
rized Auxiliary Military Forces of the Empire.
General.
The medal is of silver and is oval in shape. It bears in
relief on the obverse the Royal and Imperial Effigy, and on
the reverse the inscription "For Efficient Service." It will
be worn on the left breast suspended by a green ribbon
1½ in. in width with yellow stripes down the edges.
Subsidiary Title.
(2) The Royal Warrant provides that the medal shall
bear on the mount a subsidiary title to denote the force in
which at time of award the recipient was serving. Those
awarded to warrant officers, N.C.O.s, and men of the New
Zealand Territorial Force will be so inscribed with the title
"New Zealand."
Qualifying Service.
(3) As far as the New Zealand Military Forces are con-
cerned the medal will be granted to warrant officers, N.C.O.s,
and men of the New Zealand Territorial Force who on or
after the 23rd September, 1931, complete twelve years'
continuous efficient service with a minimum of twelve train-
ings, and who are recommended by their Commanding Officer.
(4) A clasp, to be worn on the ribbon of the medal, will be
awarded to those who, having been awarded the medal,
complete a total of eighteen years' continuous efficient
service, and a further clasp on completing twenty-four years'
continuous efficient service, with a minimum of eighteen and
twenty-four trainings in the respective cases.
(5) Service as specified below may be counted as qualifying
service, provided that none of it has been previously counted
as qualifying service for any long service, good conduct, or
efficiency medal or clasp :—
(i) Service in an authorized Auxiliary Naval, Military, or
Air Force* of the Empire (in New Zealand the
Territorial Force and Cadets), in which training in
peace time is a prescribed condition of service, such
service having been efficient according to the regula-
tions of the Force in which rendered.
(ii) Commissioned service in the case of those men who
were commissioned, after service in the ranks of an
authorized auxiliary force of the Empire, during
the period 4th August, 1914, and 11th November,
1918, and who, having relinquished their com-
missions, re-enlisted in the ranks of an authorized
auxiliary force of the Empire prior to 1st January,
1922.
(iii) Service in the ranks of a recognized Cadet Corps of
the Empire (including the New Zealand Senior
Cadets) over the age of fifteen years, provided that
enlistment into the parent force (being an authorized
auxiliary force) took place within six months of
leaving the Cadet Unit and that no service after
the minimum age laid down for enlistment into the
parent force shall count.
(iv) Service in the Royal Navy, the Regular Army, the
Royal Air Force, or the New Zealand Expeditionary
Force only during the period 4th August, 1914, to
31st December, 1921.
(6) (i) A warrant officer, N.C.O., or man of the New Zealand
Territorial Force, who was serving on a voluntary agreement
in any authorized auxiliary force of the Empire on the
4th August, 1914, shall be entitled, provided he actually
served, or was attested and thereby accepted the obligation

• An authorized auxiliary force of the Empire means, for the
  purposes of the Efficiency Medal, an auxiliary force which is recruited
  by separate enlistment not forming part of an engagement for a
  permanent Regular Force, and in which there is a liability for training
  in peace, as, for example, the Territorial Army, Supplementary Reserve,
  Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, or Auxiliary Air Force in Great
  Britain or similar forces in the Dominions, Colonies, and territories
  under His Majesty's protection in which there are similar obligations
  for training in peace: It does not include such forces as the Army
  Reserve, Royal Fleet Reserve, or the Royal Air Force Reserve, service
  in which normally follows from enlistment in Regular forces.
  Forces whose Members are Eligible.
  19 (1) The Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct
  (Military) is a reward to warrant officers, N.C.O.s, and men
  of the British Regular Army and the other Permanent
  Military Forces of the Empire for long service and good con-
  duct in those forces under the conditions specified hereunder.