APRIL 28] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 965

"COLONELS COMMANDANT, COLONELS-IN-CHIEF, AND COLONELS OF REGIMENTS

"120. A Colonel Commandant for a corps, other than the Royal New Zealand Chaplains Department, a Chaplain Commandant for the Royal New Zealand Chaplains Department, and a Colonel for each armoured or infantry regiment, may be appointed.

"121. Any retired officer shall be eligible for appointment as Colonel Commandant or Colonel of a regiment, except that normally only an officer who held the rank of substantive Lieutenant-Colonel or higher in a New Zealand corps or regiment will be appointed Colonel Commandant of that corps or Colonel of that regiment.

"122. A Colonel Commandant and a Colonel of a regiment shall relinquish his appointment as such on attaining the age of sixty-five years, or after holding the appointment for four years, whichever is the earlier. A Colonel Commandant and a Colonel of a regiment may be reappointed for a second period, provided he is within the age limit of sixty-five years.

"122A. A Colonel Commandant and a Colonel of a regiment on appointment, shall be regarded as an active Territorial Force Officer of his corps or regiment and shall be entitled to the normal pay and allowances of a Colonel of the Territorial Force.

"122B. The duties of a Colonel Commandant or Colonel of a regiment shall be:-

"(a) To foster esprit de corps throughout the corps or regiment, and to ensure local interest in the corps or regiment by liaison with the civil community:

"(b) To advise Army Headquarters and formation commanders on matters in which he may be consulted:

"(c) To act in an advisory capacity to battalion and equivalent commanders on corps or regimental matters:

"(d) To advise on the administration of corps and regimental funds and other matters, such as customs, memorials, and histories:

"(e) To maintain close liaison with allied corps and regiments of the British and Dominion Armies.

"122C. A Colonel Commandant or Colonel of a regiment shall not interfere in any way with the normal command or army administration of his corps or regiment, the responsibility for which shall rest with the Army Board under the authority of the Minister. He is authorized to make representations on purely regimental matters direct to the commander of the formation in which his corps or regiment is serving.

"122D. The appointment of Colonel-in-Chief of a corps or regiment shall be held only by a member of the Royal Family or by the Governor-General. In the former case, the appointment shall be held at the pleasure of His Majesty. In the latter case, the appointment shall be relinquished on the holder vacating the office of Governor-General."

9. Regulations 147 to 159 of the principal regulations are revoked and the following substituted:-

"147. Officers of the N.Z. Military Forces, provided they are eligible under Regulation 148 and are willing to serve on the Active List on mobilization, may be posted to the Reserve of Officers.

"148. The undermentioned officers, provided they have not attained the appropriate retiring-age for officers of the Reserve of Officers as laid down in Regulation 164, and are medically fit as required in Regulation 150, are eligible to be posted to the Reserve of Officers:-

"(a) Officers who have served as such in the N.Z. Permanent Forces:

"(b) Officers who have served as such on Active Service with the British Commonwealth Forces:

"(c) Officers of the Territorial Force who have completed four years' efficient commissioned service:

"(d) Former officers of other armies of the British Common-wealth who have held commissions for a minimum of four years.

"149. An officer of the Cadet Corps is not eligible to be posted to the Reserve of Officers.

"150. The Reserve of Officers is divided into:-

"(a) A Regimental List for each Territorial Force Unit, showing the names of officers of the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and below who are medically fit for active service:

"(b) A General List by Corps, showing the names of officers, of whatever rank, who are medically fit for service on the Active List in New Zealand.

"151. Officers posted to a Regimental List of the Reserve of Officers will, on mobilization, be posted to the Active List as required to fill vacancies in the appropriate unit. Officers posted to the General List will, on mobilization, be posted to the Active List, as required, to fill non-regimental vacancies.

"152. No promotion will be granted to officers of the Reserve of Officers.

"153. The Regimental Lists will be administered by the units concerned.

"154. The General List will be administered by Army Head-quarters.

"155. Officers posted to a Regimental List of the Reserve of Officers will be required to carry out such training as may be laid down from time to time in Army Orders. Officers posted to the General List will not be required to carry out any training.

"156. Officers posted to the Reserve of Officers will not leave the Dominion without first obtaining leave of absence.

"157. Officers posted to the Reserve of Officers will report in writing between the 1st and 31st days of January in each year and from time to time as necessary will notify any change in their address.

"158. Applications for leave, as required by Regulation 156, reports and notification of change of address, as required by Regulation 157 will be forwarded as follows:-

"(a) Officers posted to a Regimental List-To the C.O. of the Territorial Force Unit concerned:

"(b) Officers posted to the General List-To the Military Secretary, Army Headquarters.

"159. (Reserved)."

10. Regulation 164 of the principal regulations is revoked and the following substituted:-

"164. Except as provided in Regulations 167 and 169, officers will be retired on attaining the ages set out below, provided that officers of the Territorial Force, the Reserve of Officers, or the Cadet Corps not eligible for posting to the Retired List will, on attaining the applicable ages set out below, be required to resign their commissions.

*On completion of appointment.

11. Regulations 179 and 180 of the principal regulations are revoked and the following substituted:-

"179. The undermentioned officers are eligible to be posted to the Retired List:-

"(a) Officers who held a commission in a New Zealand Expeditionary Force:

"(b) Officers who have completed six years' commissioned service in the Permanent Forces, or ten years' commissioned service in the Territorial Force, or twelve years' commissioned service in the Cadet Corps.

"180. (Reserved)."

12. Regulation 766B of the principal regulations is revoked and the following substituted:-

"766B. The order of precedence of warrant and non-commissioned officers shall be as follows. Ranks bracketed together rank with one another according to the dates of promotion or appointment:-

"(i) Warrant Officer Class I.
"(ii) Warrant Officer Class II.
"(iii) Staff Sergeant.
"(iv) Sergeant.
"(v) { Bombardier. }
{ Corporal. }
"(vi) { Lance-bombardier. }
{ Lance-corporal. }"

13. Regulation 939 of the principal regulations is revoked and the following substituted:-

"939A. Badges of rank as set out below shall be worn by warrant and non-commissioned officers on both sleeves of jackets and greatcoats:-

"Warrant Officer Class I.. Royal Arms and Wreath.
"Warrant Officer Class II Crown and Wreath.
"Staff Sergeant ... Crown with three chevrons below.
"Sergeant ... Three chevrons.
"Bombardier } ... Two chevrons.
"Corporal }
"Lance-bombardier } ... One chevron.
"Lance-corporal }

"939B. Badges of rank shall be worn in accordance with the following:-

"(i) Badges of rank for warrant officers shall be worn below the elbow with the lower edge of the badge 6½ in. from the bottom of the sleeve.
"(ii) When wearing summer dress with sleeves rolled up a warrant officer shall wear his badges of rank affixed to a strap around the right wrist.
"(iii) Badges of rank for non-commissioned officers will be worn above the elbow with the points of chevrons pointing downwards. The point of a one-bar chevron will be 9 in., a two-bar 9½ in., and a three-bar 10½ in. from the top of the sleeve."

14. Subparagraph (a) of Appendix IX to the principal regulations is revoked.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 13th day of April, 1949.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.