THE CITIZEN FORCES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1329, 5 January 1912, Page 5

THE CITIZEN FORCES.

GENERAL ORDERS. General Orders by Major-Gwieral A. J. Godlcy, C.B. (commanding the New Zealand Forces), include tho following announcements:— Tomporary rank of major has been granted Captains ,1". K. Cochrane (Wellington), W. R. Pinwill (Canterbury), and J. D. Grant (Otago)! General Staff Officers attached to the districts named... a Appointment*, Permanent Staff:—Corpl. G. D. Page, R.N.Z.A., Area Sergeantmajor (Henderson), No. 4 Area, vice Manners, appointed Sergeant-major Instructor; Corpl. C. Pollard, 11.N.Z.A., Sergeant-major Instructor, Bth. Regiment (Southland Rifle.s); Staff Sergeants-major I , '. W. lubbleivhite and L. F. M'Nair have been appointed St;\lf Quarter-master-ser-geauts to tho 10th Regiment (North Olago Rifles) and the 9th- Regiment (Wellington East Coast Rifles) respectively; Area Ser-geant-major D. Manners, No. & Area, has been appointed Sergeant-major Instructoito tho 11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles, vice Davis, appointed Staff Quarter--inaster-Scrgeant. Quarter-master-sergeants appointed.— A. Austin, Ist (Canterbury) Regiment, Christchurch; H. G. V. Mackenzie, Bth (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles, Ashburton ; J.. H. Sharp, sth Regiment (Wellington Rifles), Wellington; C. G. Davis, 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles, Stratford; J. D. Stewart, 11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles, Whangarei; W. N. Bates, 12th (Nelson) Regiment, Nelson; L. S. D. Graham, 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles, Invercargill; E. J. Butler, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles, Palmerston North; D. ! P. Prvde, Hth Regiment (Sonth Otago Rifles). Milton; H. Roborkon, 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles, Auckland; W. P. Heald, Ist Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry), Christchurch; J. T. Wilson,' oth (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles, Napier; G. Dean, 6th (Hauraki) Regiment, Paeroa; G. C. Black, sth Mounted-Rifles (Otago Hussars), Dunedin; T. J. Dcnton, 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles, Blenheim; W. Bates, 13th (North Canterbury) Regiment, Rangiora; J. Spence, 7th Regiment (Wellington West Coast Rifles), Wanganui; H. Di Biuldiley, 4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles, Hamilton; E. M. Finlayson, 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment, Timaru; J. F. Meade, 12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles, Balclutha; R. Robinson, Bth Regiment (Southland Rifles), Invercargil!; B. E. Adams, 15th (North Auckland) Regiment, Whangarci; F. T. Bould, 3rd (Auckland) Regiment ("Countess of Ranfurly's Own"), Auckland; R. P. Pearse, 16th (Waikato) Regiment, Hamilton; A: Collins, 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles), Stratford. Fifth Regiment (AVellingtou Rifles).— Captain J. W. Hutchen and Lieutenant A. A. Mee have been transferred to the Reserve of Officers; Captain W. Hobbs has resigned his commission. '

Wellington Division, N.Z. Garrison Artillery.—Major D. E. M<mzies, late of the activo list, unattached, is transferred to the division.

Referring to the announcement published in Tile Dominion of yesterday's date, of Lieutenant-Colonel Duthie's retirement from the command of the Fifth Regiment, it has boeu pointed out that Hie assumption of the command by , the senior major of the battalion does not carry with it tho rank of "actiug-lioutenant-colonel," as was stated in the published announcement yesterday. Under tho rules of the previous regime the statement as published would have been quite correct, but under the new order of things there is no such thing as "acting" rank of any kind. Major C. Harcourt Turner, therefore, retains his present rank uatil he has qualified by examination in tactical fitness for command. Major -I?. J. Courtney (of tho Wellington Division, New Zealand Garrison Artillery), Major Petherick (D Battery), and Major Turner (Fifth Regiment) will shortly sit for this examination.

Mr. C. A. Cotten, Lecturer on Geology, intends, towards tho end of March next (o give a course of lectures iu Wellington on geology of an elementary character with particular attention to physiography A study m this subject will greatly assist ofheers in the reading of maps, and in tho importance of lopographical .features from a military point of view Ofncers desirous of attending these classes should communicate direct with Mr Cot ten at Victoria College, Wellington.