TERRITORIAL FORCE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1058, 22 February 1911, Page 7

TERRITORIAL FORCE.

- .. . >_ —-< ' .-. ■.; r _ EXIT-THE O.T.C. ,'• n^, 6 ' a(t, st announcement from General t. I J cl ">'l l isrters confirms the theory cont, 5,V u . c ' et J from a previous telegram from ' Christchurch on the subject of tho l. ;!.• cers ,.-."lining Corps, namely, thnt l?' s V"? recently formed branch of tho , Aew Zenland military, forces is about to ; " as ,° w exist as such. It is now stated ". t l, , e l w * regulations, which will '• nr' Iy . m '"sued; do hot provide for an > (.MUccrs .Iraining Corps, nor is there any ,» provision in the establishment for the ref< .orsamsation of the forces.' Tho new tci ■ filiations, whon. gazetted, will automati- . cully cancel tho. bnecinl provision re'cnla-n-iJ'f'i fr nM letl for the orpariisatioh of the u , U,l, S'- i ll °- ofheers of this corns will now li be. posted to the Active List (unattached), :. anil will be eligible for commissions in tho ; icrntorinl Porco when vacancies offer Y JJioso of tho rank and file who are under tile ago -0f.21 will be transferred to other . units in their respective districts. ' Those : over 21 may join tho ranks of.other •. units at their own option. ■ I ■ ' GENERAL NOTES. / ■«,^i tl V r ' !f 5, io a Previous announce- , ment by the General Staff at Head- - quarters that corps desirous of doimj ; their, annual training at Easter woulll ; receive permission' to go into carap- ; there being no general Easter military • camp this, is now ■ stated that ,- permission will only'bo granted to such" ,' corps as have been raised : to the new ■ ..JfwWiwwient. This particularly mean? that there will,lw no Easter traininj ■ camps, as few, if any, have recruited up ■ |to the required establishment. Tho traini ing of the new army will commence in real earnest next summer. ' ' " • Major-General A. J. Gotlley. C.8., Comi mandaut of the New Zealand Forces, i will pay a visit to the training camp at Tauhsrinikau to-day. , .'• ; ■ Captain G. S. Ricliardsoni Chief Jit- ;. struotor qf Artillery,.. is at prejent in Auckland, attending the annual fraimns- [ camp of the A.Battery. Captain Tllis (active list), formerly officer coimnainli'ig tho-Petone Navnls, and Lieut. Hay- , Mackenzie (D Battery) are also attehdii:^tho camp by permission of tho auHinvi- ' ties.' It is understood that Captain Eilis 1 will shortly be posted tp D Battery, vice i Captain Glendinning, who is now at I Tauheriniknu, training for the duties of ! nu adjutant -under the new Scheme.