THE NEW ZEALAND MILITlA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1996, 23 April 1885, Page 3

THE NEW ZEALAND MILITIA.

We are indebted to acontemporaiy f»i the following short Minimal} of the pi inuipal provisions of the iMihtia Act 1870, which will piobably be acceptable at the present tune. The New Zealand Militia consists of all the male inhabitant* of the colony between the ages of 17 .aid 35 not expicssly exempted, who shall ha\e resided in the colony six calendar months. Following is a list of the exemptions :— The Judges of the Supicme (Joint. Thr members of tho Executive Council of tho colony. The M'hiilh i I of the General Assembly. The officeis <>f the General Assembly. Seciotant's i>i r»der-Secictanes of the Colonial Gov eminent. The Judges of the Native Lands Court <>i Compensation Coint. Ciwl Commissioner*. Resident Magistrates. Thocleigy •md ministers of nil lehgioui denominations who shall foi the time being be officiating ministers within the moaning of "The Manuge Act, 18.">8,' and the Acts .•unending tlu 1 s.iuie. The Professors in any college orUmver sity. All Sheriffs and Constables. All Wai « ens and other officers of a pioclaunt'd goldheld. Duly icgisteied Medical Men in practice. Telegiaph clerks. The Wardens, keepers, warders and guards of eveiy Public Gaol and Lunatic Asylum, and the attendants on the sick in evriy public Hospital. Postmasters, mail carriers and Government fi'rryinen. All officeis cleilss, or other persons .icting id the muiinr;eineiit or collection of the Customs revenue. Masters of public and common schools actually engaged in teaching. Seafaring men (other than watermen and boatmen) actually engaged in their calling. All volunteers enrolled under any volunteer net for the time being in force within tho colony. All pemons afflicted with lunacy, deafness, blindness, or with any other disease or infirmity that may render them unfit for service, such disease or infnmity being duly certified by a medical man appointed by the ( Jovernor, and pmd by tho Government for that purpose. Kach such certificate shall state the nature of the disease or infirmity undei which tin* claimant ii labouring, and distinguish whr-thei it incapacitates him for actual service mid training and exercise, or tor actual sci v ice only. No officer who has voluntarily ivthed from Hci Majesty's military or naval KPivirc sh.ill be lcquired to serve in the Militu mi a lower rank than that winch ho li ild in inch .s "i vice. It m iy be mentioned that natives are also exempt. The bin den of proof in all ca*es lests on the person claiming exemption. Following aro tho three classes into which the Militia are divided : — Ist Class -Men between 17 and 30 years of age. 2nd Class -Men between 30 and 40 years of .igi\ 3rd Class Men betw een 40 and 50 years Peisons liable to serve are to give in theii names within 20 days after posting of the i <>)U. Ko person liable to serve is relieved from service by omissions from or erroneous entry of his name upon the roll. The (Jovernor may call out the Militia, or any part thereof for tr lining by Proclamation giving 14 days' notice of times and places of fust mnstei. Such proclamation is to br published in the Gazette and in a local newspaper. No militiaman can be com]>olled to attend for exercise and drill more than KiB hours in any one year. For failing to stmd in their names within the 20 d.vvs specified, persons are liable to a j*nalty not exceeding fcl, and a further penalty of Is « d.ty for eiciy day that the failuie continues after the first conviction. For neglecting to attend nny nuwtor, &c, the i>enalty is <i fine not exceeding £1, and •i number of other offences under the act are visited with alike penalty. The Governor may, by wairant, call out the Militia for actual service, but only in the district for whijh the coinpmyi. laired. Where ;v part only of the Militia, jue ieqniied for actual service Volunteers are fiist c tiled for, and if these art> insufficient the whole of tho first class aie taken before .my of the second, and the whole of the second bcfoie any of the third. Wheie a part only of one class are required, the requisite numbeis beyond tho Volunteers are drawn by lot. Anj militi iman drafted for actusil service who shall produce, as a substitute, a man approved by the officer commanding and the medical officer in charge, shall, upon tin* swearing in of mich substitute, be exempt from service for the term ef mio >ear, unhxi the wholi 1 of the class to which such substitute belongs shall be taken or diafted for actual kervice before the expiration of such term. The Mutiny Act, it may be added, is made to apply to the Militia on active service.

Proposed Amendments to the Act. f|j\ rKL.M.KAI'II. — PUKS> ASSI)CI\riOV.I \V( r,1,1X(,10.v, Tuc-day. Ovk of the proposals of the Defence Minister in rcfercncis to ■unending the, Militi.i Act next w-nion is, tlmt tho fimtand second climh mihti v ih ill c<>ii«iHt of nnniiirrjerl uii'ii only. TJi'iHt- f»r tit • hrtt cljss tniiiti.i aro to be from 17 to 30 ; the w>coii(l cl.im-* will be o>'n|i<ned of men from 'M to 10 ; and the third cl.isk will include all married men from 17 to 30 years who may he capable «f nerving. It ih understood that tho abo\e nt the way in winch tho inihtm are enrolled in C.mada.

K\ ntv common trade in Amstcidam lia^ a Government shop where dpgemiig poor can iind employment. The goods there made aic lthecl by the Government iustead of being sold. Thi-RB has bren a search nnde to find out who is tlip oldest Fivpiriiison in (ireat Ui i t-un The result is Mr George Stirtan, of Mount L'luii«int, GiiijiarAlign, is mdited with that lank He li.is been 77 yeaM a Kieeinason, and has now n-aclii d his lO.'Jid \ear. It w.ii thought that Sir Most-s Montelioie was the oldest m.i<on. Osk man who doe* not share the opm.oii tli.it Ktisghiinl is pr.ictically played out ia Mr Trevclyan, late Clinf Sceretaiy for lit-laml. At a speech at Liverpool he teinaiKed :— " It is acknowledged thai the industrial j>roduction of England is colossal as comnaied with anything of the past, and immense as compared with anything eMewlicre at present. Her fleets ate, I suppose, two thirds of the fleet of the world, and when we come to the l.irger steam shipping, which is the mercantile fleet of the future, we maintain a still greater proportion Her laws and customs are pervading the globe : her language is the language of the world, quite as much at, or even more than, in the old days, Frpnch was the language of Europe. Makino H\y WiriLh THESi:NSiii\rs. — The w.ir has added oue more to the many ruseo of the ttmall swindler. ' ' I was walking along the Embankment the other morning," writes a coi respondent,, "after swing the Guards embark, and, still warm with the chceis and salvoes, I was Accosted by a middle-aged dame, attired in rusty black, sad in mien, with a tear in her eye. Tye just been seeing the last of the poor fellows. For my boy's at the front, too— my only one.' She looked up timidly, and seeing that I was interested, produced from the folds of her dress a fetter addressed to her son at Korti. 'And I'm in a bad way; I'm twopence short of the postage. Could you help me?' I handed over the coins and walked away. The thought suddenly struck me that my friend wan an impostor, so I quietly turned round and followed her. Yes. Twenty yards away she was colloguing with a lady this time, who proved ab pliable as myself. Thus consoled, Ilc ft her to her devices. Madam may as well prolit by the stirring times aa the gun aud powder maker." Yes I It is certainly true. Ask any of your friends who have purchased there. Oarlick and C ran well have numerous urusked for very favourable commendations from country customers on their excellent packing of Furnituru, Crockery, and Gla<s, lie. lLadies any rentlemcn about to furnish ihould remember that Garliclc and C ran well '• is me Cheap Furnishing Warehouse of Auckland. Furniture to suit all classes ; also Carpets, Floor Cloths and all House Nocesf^rics. If your new home is ne«irly finished, or, you are tfoinu to gi t married, vmt GiH'ck md CranwHl, Queen-?trfot and Lome-street, Auckland Intending purrhuors can have a raUlogue ho be*.