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2. Courses, Staff Tours, etc. There should be no variation from this scheme. Month. Nature of Course, &c. 1914. June .. Conferences on past year's work, &c. ; posting for 1914-15 ; yearly returns, &c. July.. An obligatory (six days) course for N.C.O.s (Territorials and Senior Cadets) going up for their examination for commissions in July. August .. A voluntary (six days) course of instruction for officers (Territorials and Senior Cadets) preparatory to the August Examination (G.R., paras. 314, 315). September . . A district course for senior Territorial officers under the General Staff Officer (three to four days). October .. Dominion refresher course (three weeks) for officers N.Z.S.C. and R.N.Z.A. and Permanent Staff, and for the N.Z.F.A. cadre instructional battery. November .. District refresher camp for Territorial and Senior Cadet officers and N.C.O.s, with a musketry course under Staff Officer for Musketry (fourteen days). December .. Christmas holidays. 1915. January . . (a.) Course as in July for Territorial and Cadet N.C.O.s going up for commissions early in February. (b.) A voluntary (six days) course of instruction for officers (Territorials, and Senior Cadets), preparatory to the February Examination (G.R., paras. 314, 315). (c.) District Staff Tour. February .. [ Dominion Staff Tour. March, April .. j Annual camps, &c. May .. Casual camps.

Note. —In addition to the above, the squadron, company, and Cadet concentrations for country districts, as recommended by the Inspector-General in paragraphs 78, 80, 81, 84, 88, &c, of his report, should be arranged by squadron and company and area commanders.

APPENDIX H. REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES. Headquarters, New Zealand Military Forces, Wellington, 19th June, 1914. To the Adjutant-General, New Zealand Military Forces. During the year 1913, 3,416 Territorials were medically examined. Of these, 108 were classified as unfit to serve during the current year, and 338 were declared totally unfit for service. Therefore about 3 per cent, of Territorial recruits were medically unfit for one year, and about 9 per cent, permanently unfit. 2,970 recruits were found to be fit for service in the Territorial Force and Rifle Clubs. The following were the causes of total and partial rejection : — Total Rejection. Per Cent. Physically disabled ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 Diseases of heart ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 ~ lungs ... ... ... ... • ... ... ... 7 ~ kidneys ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 „ nervtms system ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 ~ digestive system ... ... ... .... ... ... 4 ~ skin ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ~ ears ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 eyes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6Defective vision ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 Deafness ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Underdeveloped ... ... ... ... .. .. 5 Varicose veins ... ... ... .. .. ... ... G Partial Rejection. Physically disabled... ... ... ... ... ... ..IS Diseases of lungs ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 22 ~ heart ... ... ... ... ... ... .15 kidneys ... ... ... ... ... ... Nil ~ nervous system ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 ~ digestive system ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 ~ skin ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 ~ ears ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 eyes ... ... ... ... .. ... ... 2 Defective vision ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nil Deafness ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... Nil Underdeveloped ... ... - ... ... ... ... ... 6 Varicose veins ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2