TERRITORIAL FORCES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1484, 5 July 1912, Page 6

TERRITORIAL FORCES.

DISTRICT ORDERS. District orders by Colonel E. W C Uiay or (Commamliiifr tho Wellinetoii men™- d ° tollowill s"»lioiinc«" Passed Examination "A" (for promotionrSeeond Lieutenants E . Ki Wilson, Wellington East Coast Rifles Oth incut), A. .Taclison (Senior Cadets) \ R v IVF* W"'"". M«&,; and tV. G. Hastings (9th Regiment); Owing to the Territorial Force not being .vet up to full establishment, a certain, number ot rifles are available, and pending the receipt of a further supply ot 'Tinea on order, issuo of these on payment to Defence Riflo Clubs may bo made, in the. meantime. Applications for rifles on payment from Defence Rifle Clubs mav therefore be submitted in tho usual manner. .GAZETTE NOTICES. Mr. Robert Charles Wickcns is gazetted to bo second lieutenant in the N.Z. Field Artillery. Dated Juno 10, ?!)]2. The. Colonial Auxiliary Forces long, service. medal has been awarded to Captain W. IT. Shepherd, Reserve of Officers, Zealand Forces, total service twenty years 28!) days; Quartermaster-Sergeant G D. Fisher, Now Zealand Garrison Artillery, total service twenty years and five (lays; Sergeant-Major E. Armitago, lltii Regiment (Taivmaki Rifles), total servico twenty years 111 days. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of tlio Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoratiou to Captain G. A. Preece, Retired list, who has a total commissioned torvico of thirty-six years 213 days.