DEFENCE ORGANISATION

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 204, 23 May 1919, Page 8

DEFENCE ORGANISATION

GENERAL RICHARDSON'S NEW DUTIES Important changes in tho organisation of the Defence Department aro announced. The appointment of General Officer in Charge of Administration is instituted, and it is provided that this officer shall tnke over tho duties formerly discharged by the quaitormaetor-general and the adjutant-geiicrnl. The official announcement of the changes takes' tho following form:— The following appointment at Headquarters is hereby instituted, with effect from May 5, .1919:Genenil Officer in Charge of Administration, Headquarters, N.Z. Military Forces.

The appointments of the undernicntionI e<l officers arc cancelled, unci the duties I pertaining thereto absorbed into.the ap- | pointment of General Officer in Charge !of Administration, Headquarters, N.Z. Military Forces, with, effect from Hay 'Major-General Sir Alfred Robin, K.C.M.G., C.8., N.Z. Staff Corps, Quar-termaster-General to the Forces. Colonel K, AV. Tate, C.8.E., AdjutantGeneral to the Forces. Lieutenant-Colonel George S. Richardeon, C.8., C.M.G., C.B.E. (temp. Brira-dier-Gencral in N.Z.E.F.), to be colonel. Accelerated promotion for specially good service in the N.Z. Expeditionary Forco, with effect from May 5, 1019. _ Colonel G. S. Richardson. C.8.. C.M.G., CBE p.s.c., R. (temp., Brigauior-Gen-er'al' in N.Z.K.F.), is appointed General Officer iu Charge of Administration, Headquarters, N.Z- Military Forces, with (lie rnnk of brigadier-general- ns from original daln of appointment in the N.Z. Expeditionary' Force. Dated December "0, liHiV. " buder the old , orsnnisntion the. General Oflioftr Commanding had immediatelv beneath hiii) the Chief of the General Staff, Ilh> QtiiH'iovmaster-General, and the Ad-jHtanl-Goncral. When Surgeon-Genew! 'UiMiderson eamo to New Zealand, the r\\ti\c«\ service was removed from the I'onlrol of tho Adjutant-General,'and bo oamo a department directly responsible lo (ho GoKt>ral Ofliccr Commandiiur. with the Diroetoi-Geneval of Medical Services at its hoiul. 'Tho four departments had their own branches, some of the more imnortant ones being as follow:— _ . . C.G.S.-Direclor of Military Training, Diveotor of Military Operations. Q M.0.-Dir«tor of Supplies and Transport. Director of Bnilwaye and Works Diroetor of Financial Services, 1 Wor of Movements and Quartering Dinvlor of Equipment and Stores. "Director of Pcboml SemcM. DirMor of Kecruitmß, Director of OrS *m"Ssl-D-rector of Medical Services, ■DiiwtOT of Military Hospitals, Director of Denial .Services,. . The classification was very widely increased during tbc war, many branches and direcloraies being create! to meet war needs. Since the close of tl o war Ihe return to normal comlilions has beciin and come branches been closed. Under 'the new echemo General Richnrdson will take over very _ important administrative duties. He is nt urcsent makiiip a t° ur °* the military preparatory to undertaking his nCS wort at Defence -Heftdquartew.