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'!'){'). Drills will be arranged and distributed throughout the year so as to provide a progressive svsk'tii of training which should culminate in the annual camp. 257. Attendances at war games, cliurch parades, funerals, guards of honour, or on street duty will not count as part of the obligatory training required under para. 2-47. WHOLE- OR HALF-DAY PARADES. 258. (1.) A half-day parade, both in the Territorial Force and in the Senior Cadets, will consist of nut less than three hours' continuous instruction in the open and during daylight. (2.) A whole-day parade will consist of not less than six hours' continuous instruction by day in- night. (3.) Whole-day parades «ill be allowed to count as two half-days, and a half-day parade will be counted as the equivalent of two drills.

ALTERNATIVE SERVICE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS TO MILITARY TRAINING. Summary of Replies received in answer to Circular Letter Dated 23rd March, 1914, addressed to all Mayors and Chairmen of County Councils.

Borough or County Council. If in favour of Alternative Servioe for Religious and Conscientious Objectors. Suggestion. Remarks. Ak'aroa Yes No shirkers from military duty in the borough. Council will be pleased to help the Defence Department in any way possible and provide work. Akitio Yes Quarry-work, &e., or work not requiring oonstant supervision Amuri Ashburton Fatigue-work at damps. To be laid before the Council, and decision notified later. Council will assist the Government in any manner possible in carrying out any scheme so provided. Bay of Islands Yes, but not as regards exemption on conscientious grounds Repair and maintenance of public roads Bruce Recommending that the Government find employment [or objeotors on various public works. Town-beautifying under supervision of engineer or overseer Carterton Castlci>oint Yes Yes Council is willing to undertake to find employment, under Government supervision, which might be done by the local constable. It is desired that objectors should be allowed (or OOmpelled) to cany out the whole of their substituted duties for liny year at one time, so as not to have to be called up at frequent intervals. Tree-planting under Government supervision Dillieult to arrange services in odd or half-hours ; whole time should be given at one time. ':, Cheviot No knowledge of any objectors in district. Acknowledged, but no action to be taken. Yes Christchurch Clutha Collingwood Cook .. Camp cooks or assistants. No recommendation ( lannot indicate any particular class of work at present. Cooking or general rou.seabout work. Town-planning schemes.. No suggestion .. No objectors in district. Yes Coromandel .. , . No sympathy with objectors. Anticipated that there will bo no objectors in the borough. Devonport Eastbourne Egmont Afforestation and eradication of noxious weeds. Government should provide work.. No recommendation Eketahuna Eltham Borough Council.. Yes Yes Council has no work suitable. All persons should render service during the time they are liable. Objectors should be disfranchised. Eltham County Council .. Featherston Feilding Gisborne Greytown Yes Yes No recommendation Cutting noxious weeds on Crown lands. No recommendation. Would be prepared to adopt any workable suggestion the Minister might make (I.) Making track from Woodside (near Greytown) to Otaki. (2.) Planting trees. (3.) Serve out 100 or 200 rounds of ammunition to the men employed as above for target practice under supervision of their O.C. Companies [sic). Supervision of objectors would prevent local bodies utilizing their services. Borough has no work at present.