TERRITORIAL FORCE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1047, 9 February 1911, Page 5

TERRITORIAL FORCE.

miTARY COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS i; TO COMMENCE' ON MONDAY. ; ''! In all, sixteen' candidates.for; cadetships -at-the .Commonwealth Military • 'College' have been nominated by the four ' ,i, militarydistricts' for J examination. ■'-. Wellington, 'has nominated seven, Auckland ''.•";two, Chnstchuroh four,"and Duncdin two. . i iThe'examinations, which will be'held at ■ '■'} the■local; centres' under the conduct of ■tho University of New Zealand,will com- -; ,mence on. Monday next, and.are expected ■ to, last« throughout the week. :,Successful : .. candidates will W required to enter into an-engagement to serve on the permanent staff of the New. Zealand Defence Forces •(for a terra of-twelve years. . vi ' r '. : AT vTAUHERENI.KAU ! CAM_P. ; ':INSPECTIONS BY';THE' COMMAND:,i ■ V : . : .^'A :^:: ■':■■-■ .. : [:'\ \: i'Dnring.his recent visit tothe training ' 'oamp at Tauhcrenikao' (on' Monday and' -Tuesday last), Major-General A. J. God. Icy,' C.B; (Commandant of the Forces), I'iperfonally interviewed'every man in the ''■'■■': camp, and also inspected them 'closely . ' I during vairious' exercises in mounted .and dismounted drill/and a tactical-exerciso rin. attack. As has been already indicated \by. the,'retirement of certain of the probationers, the.Commandant is keenly de■edrons.of. securing,- for.-the inauguration :.'o/„the, new .defence scbo'ino, .the services , of the best, men available, in point'.of . ! military efficiency • general oompet!:,«ncy, for'the appointments of adjutant's •■ ; ; and instructors. ;■:.'>. .. . I ■■■■ : ], the probationers at the close ; 'jof : . his "inspection, General, Godley.ex- '.■! pressed'himself- as having been >very fav--01 onrably impressed by the work ho had ifseeniCarried.out.-and paid a tribute to Yjthe r.ealous attention which had been'dejvoted to*their training by the officers of'tie'itstructionarstaff. One fault he :' I had' noticed,> was a habit of talking in •iHhe ranks. ;H6'had had occasion to refer •to'-.'this ■' breach- 'Of •■/ good'-s discip- '.'■\\ line'- 'after ••' -his '<i recent inspection ; of.;•'. tne ' amounted • '•' infantrymen . at ■ /the- Hutt Park.. jlt:was.a vervbad •»fault,:and should.be got'rid pf. It was 'obviously impossiblo for'an' instructor ■;■;[ to' do' his best; work.while talking was ;!;■■ going on in' the ranks.' The general also .; pointed out. that; they must strictly ad- ';. here'to. tho methods of'instruction laid ii down in > the 'Imperial Training. Manual; ;.'i all.;othcr books would .be-discarded, as ..[ thelfltmost-.ftiiiforjpiij!)pasa ..;i'at.- • .>■ ','"•■ "• :•'••■ ■ '■:•:■ < • • ■ , •. ,[ It is .probable .that tho Commandant •■-. will revisit 'the oamp'in. ■ about -two ~; week's, time;"" An.examination will take ,;. place-about thO'eiid'-of >the>-month.' '; ' Lieutenant G.W.Braddell, of the Wai- • raakariri'.Sfoiintcd '.Rifles, \ Canterbnry, ; : 'has been givon a probationary appoint- ; ment as ,an .adjutant ,nnder .tho - new ; :. scheme, and will join tho catnp for train-j-ij'ing.^j.;,■'.v ;i ;. ; , ..',;..■;■; .."'..■':.«'■.. .....'' ■:i^-^v I .'^ : issue-'of nifles. . . J .; ;_ ■ 'A'.~ '.SALES' TO '■ RIFLE ; CLtJBS R& : . ", :■:, ',■ "rln'View of.', the : fact. tliat-' there.; will ~; be.,a available-stocks ■;■• of iservice,rifles for. the. purpose.of arm? ; ing the new. Territorial force, the sale of - arms to rifle clubs has,'it.is understood, '.'.'■'■ been stopped. .This'.restriction, however, •';'. wil- only be a ■ temporary one, pending ~-.- the arrival; of'fresh stocks..' - : '...--