ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 586, 14 August 1909, Page 3

ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE.

SERVICE MEDALS TO BE GRANTED. ' In a memorandum' from ..' the Acting-; Minister,for' Defence (the Hon.' G. Fowlds)' to the N.Z.: Council-of Defence, it is stated that His Majesty .the King has approved of . a- medal; being established for men of the'' Royal Naval Reserve, to be awarded for long. ' service and good conduct. .;. v The medal maybo granted to all seamen Md stokers enrolled for'the first! time in the Royal Naval Reserve on and afto/April. 1,- . 1906/ ,'who,. satisfactorily ' complete fifteen'. ' years';; service- with' eignt periods of. .naval training, and have entered their final period'' of ''service,' provided- that their characters were never .assessed below' "Very Good" during such/training. , .The modal may , also 1 bs 1 awarded to all <ithor .Royal Naval Reserve men sorving 011 January 1, 1908) "who satisfactorily comploto' fifteen years' service with the ,drill and . training .requirod during, that period, and have entered their final period, of/scrvice, provided' that; their characters havo never been assessed below "Very Good" < ' during that .training'., Candidates for award must have been recommended ■ by the Registrar-General; . TliO' form of. application, \mch provides for' a : rcoord aind certificate of efficient service,. should bo submitted by tho Registrar of tho ■ ■ oandidato's homo port to tho : : Registru}--General, who will complete and forward tho name to tho Admiral Commanding. . He will determine tho- validity or otherwise of the . application for'tho medal. : Provision is made, for tho forfeiture of medals on the ground of'misconduct'. Regulations govorning the' award of s tho Royal . Naval Reserve service medals will isßortly'lw - gazetted..