1524
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

4. Regulation 164 of the principal regulations (as heretofore amended by Amendments No. 15 and 18) is further amended by adding the following clause :—

“In regard to Bandmasters, to meet special cases, the ages prescribed above may be extended at the discretion of the General Officer Commanding.”

5. Regulation 222 of the principal regulations (as substituted by Regulation 222 of the Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces, 1927, Amendment No. 2) is amended by revoking in clause (v), lines 3 and 4, the words “warrant officer or non-commissioned officer,” and substituting “warrant officer, non-commissioned officer, or private.”

6. Regulation 237 of the principal regulations (as substituted by Regulation 237 of the Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces, 1927, Amendment No. 2) is amended by revoking in clause (v), lines 3 and 4, the words “warrant officer or non-commissioned officer,” and substituting “warrant officer, non-commissioned officer, or private.”

7. Regulation 795 of the principal regulations (as heretofore amended by Amendments Nos. 14 and 39) is further amended by deleting the words “Prince of Wales.”

APPENDIX VIII.—REGULATIONS FOR THE WEARING OF ORDERS, DECORATIONS, AND MEDALS.

8. Para. 29 (pages 224–226) is revoked, and the following substituted :—

9. The following list shows the order in which orders, decorations, and medals should be worn, but it in no way affects the precedence conferred by the statutes of certain orders upon the members thereof :—

Victoria Cross.
British Orders of Knighthood, &c.—
Order of the Garter.
Order of the Thistle.
*Order of St. Patrick.
Order of the Bath.
†Order of Merit (immediately after Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath).
Order of the Star of India.
Order of St. Michael and St. George.
Order of the Indian Empire.
Order of the Crown of India.
Royal Victorian Order (Classes I, II, and III).
Order of the British Empire (Classes I, II, and III).
†Order of the Companions of Honour (immediately after Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire).
Distinguished Service Order.
Royal Victorian Order (Class IV).
Order of the British Empire (Class IV).
Imperial Service Order.
Royal Victorian Order (Class V).
Order of the British Empire (Class V).

NOTE.—The above applies to those orders of similar grades. When the miniature or riband of a higher grade of a junior order is worn with that of a lower grade of a senior order, the higher grade miniature or riband should come first—e.g., the miniature or riband of a K.C.I.E. will come before a C.B., and a G.C.M.G. before a K.C.B. Not more than four stars of orders and not more than three neck badges may be worn at any one time in full dress uniform.

Baronet’s Badge.—(The badge is worn suspended round the neck by the riband in the same manner as the neck badge of an order, and takes precedence immediately after the Badge of the Order of Merit. The badge is not worn in miniature, and the riband is not worn with undress uniform.)

Knight Bachelor’s Badge.—(The badge to be worn after the Star of a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. It is not worn in miniature, and is not worn with undress uniform.)

Decorations—
Royal Red Cross (Class I).
Distinguished Service Cross.
Military Cross.
Distinguished Flying Cross.
Air Force Cross.
Royal Red Cross (Class II).

• These orders are not worn in miniature, and the ribands of the orders are not worn with undress uniform.
  † These orders are not worn in miniature but are worn round the neck on all occasions except with service dress and certain orders of undress uniform.

Orders given only in India—
Order of British India.
‡Indian Order of Merit (Military).
Kaisar-i-Hind Medal.
Order of St. John.
Albert Medal.
Medals for Gallantry and Distinguished Conduct—
Medal for Distinguished Conduct in the Field.
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal.
Distinguished Service Medal.
The Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal.
The King’s African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Military Medal.
Distinguished Flying Medal.
Air Force Medal.
Indian Distinguished Service Medal.
Constabulary Medal (Ireland).
Board of Trade Medal for Saving Life at Sea.
‡Indian Order of Merit (Civil).
Edward Medal.
King’s Police Medal.
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, for Gallantry.
Indian Police Medal.
Life Saving Medal of the Order of St. John.
§War Medals (in order of date).
Polar Medals (in order of date).
Jubilee, Coronation, and Durbar Medals—
Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Medal, 1887 (Gold, Silver, and Bronze).
Queen Victoria’s Police Jubilee Medal, 1887.
Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Medal, 1897 (Gold, Silver, and Bronze).
Queen Victoria’s Police Jubilee Medal, 1897.
Queen Victoria’s Commemoration Medal, 1900 (Ireland).
King Edward’s Coronation Medal.
King Edward’s Police Coronation Medal.
King Edward’s Durbar Medal (Gold, Silver, and Bronze).
King Edward’s Police Medal, 1903 (Scotland).
King’s Visit Commemoration Medal, 1903 (Ireland).
King George V Coronation Medal.
King George V Police Coronation Medal.
King’s Visit Police Commemoration Medal, 1911 (Ireland).
King George V Durbar Medal (Gold, Silver, and Bronze).
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.
King George VI Coronation Medal.
Efficiency and Long Service Decorations and Medals—
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Medal for Meritorious Service.
Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (for Europeans of Indian Army).
Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Europeans of Indian Army).
Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medal.
Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal.
Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (for Indian Army).
The Royal West African Frontier Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
The King’s African Rifles Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Indian Army).
Volunteer Officers’ Decoration.
Volunteer Long Service Medal.
Volunteer Officers’ Decoration (for India and the Colonies).
Volunteer Long Service Medal (for India and the Colonies).
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal.
Medal for Good Shooting (Naval).
Militia Long Service Medal.
Imperial Yeomanry Long Service Medal.
Territorial Decoration.
Efficiency Decoration.
Territorial Efficiency Medal.
Efficiency Medal.
New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal.
New Zealand Territorial Service Medal.
Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve.

‡ The Indian Order of Merit (Military and Civil) is distinct from the Order of Merit instituted in 1902.
§ Medals awarded for services during the Great War (1914–1919) should be worn in the following order: 1914 Star, 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Mercantile Marine War Medal, Victory Medal, Territorial Force War Medal, India General Service Medal (for operations in Afghanistan, 1919).
|| King George V Durbar Medal in Gold can be worn in the United Kingdom by Ruling Chiefs of India only.