THE WAIKATO MILITIA.

Tauranga Record and Bay of Plenty Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 11, 14 September 1867, Page 3

THE WAIKATO MILITIA.

GEORGE DEAN

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The following are the Kegulations Igken from the "New Zealand. (lovernment . Gazette," uuder which tlie Waikato Militia \\ ere enlisted, as referr°d to in our leading article of last Saturday: — 1 Settlemente will be suiveyed and matked out at tlie cxpense of the Governmeut. 2 Eacli settlement will comprise not less tlfan 10 ' town allorments, and 100 farm sections. 8 A stockade on tlie most eligible site in ciicli settlement will bc eiected, at the cx[cnse of the Goverqment. 4 A town will be laid out around or as noar as com emieut mav t ■» be* to the stockade, in oue-acre allotmeuts. 5 Farms will bc laid out. around, or as near as eonveniently mny be to tlie town. T! e size t of the fann seclioit ailotted to eah will be according to his rank in the niilitia. For a field officer, 4()(> acres ; captain, 300; surg on, 2.*() ; subalt' i-n. 2iH> ; sergeant, 80 ; corporal, 00 j privale, o(f. C> Every scttler under tliese con* flitionswl;o,u| o i being relitved f om aciual service. sha'l receive a crrtificate oi good cond ict will oeeniitled (o one town aliotnient and oue farm .-ection. 7 Prority of choice will be determiued by T >t. 8 No man above tho f.ge of forty \ ears will be accepted ; and every apjdieant will be f-ufj-mt to an cxnniiuat ion bv an ollicer appointed t y t ke'GovcHior, aud mnst produce such (urtificates of good criaraetcr, i;ealih, and genera-i fitness for the service as such fficer shall requii'e. 0. Eaeh accepted applicant will be provided at the expense of tlie Governrhent, with a passage to Auckland. Before embarkation 1 e wifl /lie r quired to sign a dei laration and agreement, to tlie effT t tli it he uiiiiOt stands and will lo bound by and fulfil thece conditions lfl. On arrival at Auckland 'he men will le enrolled in the mili ia ■service in ihe provicne, and foilned mto compauies, constituted ; s neaily as may t-o as foll.»we : — O. e captain. oue sabakeni, five s.rgants, five corporals, 100 privates. 11. Each man, accor ling to liis rank will-be entitled io pay and raiiniis until he is authoriz d hy tlie Government. to take pussession of lti-i la .d. wlien he will be relieved from actual service. 12 After taking possession, lie will be entitled t. > receive rations. free ofcost, for twelve montlis, upon the same scale as those suppMed to Hsr Majesty's troops. He will be allowed to retaiu possession as a militiaman of liis arms and acc ulrements, and he will be sujipbed with ammuniiion for use, according to militia iegu1ations ' « 13 No settler afrer taking possession will be j.ermitted during the fir.-.t t hree years aft^r liis arrival at Auckland to al.sent* bimself from h:s settlemei t for more tjian Oue caltndar nionth iu any oue year, witliout the leave of the Governpr first obtained. 14 During such three years he

wi'I be liable to be trained and exercised as other mi'itiamen. nnd wlienever a portiou only of the militia shall be called out for actual service eacli sett'er will be deenaed to be a voiuuteer militiaman. aiid will be required to serve as such witliin the province. During sucli service he will be entitled to the same pny, rations, and allowunces as other militiamen. 15 On tlie expirafion of three jears from the cla'y of his arrival at Auckland, c-ac'n settler having fuifilled the conditions, but not oiliervvise, will be entitled to a Crown grant of the town a lotment and fann section ailotted to him, and wi'i thenceforth he subject only to tlie same mi'itia services as oti er co'onists 1G Any settkr desi' i tg to leave his sett'ement v\i lbe p3imit:ed to do so on providing a substitute rpproved of by tlie Government ; such substitute will be subject to the same pri\i!eges as the seti er wliose p'ace lie takcs. 17 In case of the death of any settler afrer his 'and has beeu ahotted to him, and before he shall have become entided to his Crow » grant, the 'and a'lotted to him will, at the option of ihe Government, be gfante.l to his wife or children, or to such other p rson as he shall by vriting appoiut. or it may be • taken for the 'ocntion of another settler under tliese conditions, or any other pmpose ; but tlie v;i!ne tliereof, in such lat'er case. will be determined by vduitioo. and Ihe amnuut pnid by tlie Government to the sett'er's widow or chidren,or other person anpointed as yf>resaid.

Lt.-CoLonel Auckland Militia. Anckland, Augut>l 4, 18C3.

Form of Decaration and Agreenjent. "I do lierebv declarc- that 1 fully understa'nd I lie conditions hereunto annexed, and I do ongare and agree to he bound therebv, and punctually on mv part 10 fnliil all the terins tliereof."