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1. Military history and strategy— continued. Marks. (b.) One paper on a selected period of the campaign in (a), with reference to the principles laid down in " Field Service Regulations, Part I, Operations " . . . . 500 (The object of this paper is to elicit from candidates their knowledge of tactical principles and to test their power of applying those principles, while discriminating between the methods by which those principles were applied during the selected period of the campaign in question, and the methods by which they would be applied at the present time.) 2. Tactics— (a.) One paper on the matter contained in " Field Service Regulations, Part I, Operations," and in the training manuals of the different arms .. .. .. 750 (b.) One paper on the application of tactical principles to schemes worked out on a map 750 (This paper will be framed with a view of bringing out the intimate connection between tactics, map-reading, and field engineering.) 3. Field engineering— (a.) One paper on the subject-matter of the " Manual of Field Engineering " .. 500 (b.) Application of the principles contained in the above-named ma-nual to schemes worked out on a map .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 (Candidates are advised not to attempt to commit to memory the various formulae given in the manual, or the contents of the tables given in the various appendices. When questions involving a knowledge of formulae or of the contents of the appendices are set, the necessary formulae, figures, &c, will be supplied with the questions.) 4. Map-reading and field-sketching— (a.) One paper on the subject-matter of Part I of the "' Manual of Map-reading and Field-sketching" .. .. .. .. .. .. ..500 (b.) A practical test consisting of —(1) Questions on map-reading on the ground; (2) enlarging a portion of the f in. or 1 in. to the mile ordnance map, and inserting relevant detail in connection with a tactical idea .. .. .. .. 500 5. Military law. (N.B. —University candidates will not be examined in this subject.) One paper .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 (The use of " The Manual of Military Law " and " The King's Regulations " will be allowed for answering this paper. [N.B. —Annotated editions and MSS. of any kind, except amendments notified in Army Orders, are strictly prohibited.]) The following indicates the scope of the examination : " The Manual of Military Law" — Chapter I, 1-15; Chapter 111, 1-33; Chapter IV, 1-38; Chapter V; Chapter VI, 8-9, 12-18, 30-40, 46-49, 63-103; Chapter VII, 1-27 : the Army Act, Part I: the Rules of Procedure (omitting Field General Courtsmartial). " The King's Regulations "—Paragraphs 431-599, 1909, 1916-1925. 6. Military administration and organization — One paper . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . . .. 250 The following headings indicate the scope of the examination : —(i.) A detailed knowledge for both peace and war of the administration, organization, equipment, establishment, terms of service, and pay of —A Cavalry regiment, or a brigade R.F.A., or a company R.G.A., or a field company R.E., or an Infantry battalion, (ii.) A general knowledge of the organization and administration of the British Army in the field, with special reference to the following headings : (a) Organization of formations and of units — e.g., divisions, brigades, headquarters, battalions, &c. ; (6) functions of the executive and of the component parts of the forces in the field ; (c) general principles of the maintenance of the forces in the field ; (d) provision and maintenance of personnel, supplies, stores, transport, remounts, medical service. (See " Field Service Regulations, Parts I and 11, Expeditionary Force—War Establishment.") (iii.) A general knowledge of " The King's Regulations," section 1.

No. 68. New Zealand, No. 261. My Lord, — Downing Street, 28th July, 1911. With reference to my despatch, No. 216, of the 30th June, I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Ministers, a copy of a despatch from His Majesty's Ambassador at St. Petersburg on the subject of the regulations checking the importation of food products into Eussia. I have, &c, L. HAECOURT. Governor the Eight Hon. Lord Islington, K.C.M.G., D.5.0., &c.