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(c.) To be entered on being discharged from the New Zealand mercantile training-ship " Amokura." It is recommended that the terms of agreement under which boys join the " Amokura " should be amended as necessary to allow for twelve years' service in the Naval Reserve from the age of eighteen years. 33. Shore Duties. —Under the heading of shore duties are included the provision of personnel to — (a.) Provide signal and lookout men to man the war signal-stations, signal and reporting stations. (b.) Provide telegraphists for the shore wireless telegraph stations. 34. To provide this personnel the following procedure is recommended : — (a.) War Signal Stations, Signal Stations, a,nd Reporting Stations. —The personnel for these stations should be mainly composed of the existing personnel of the signalstations controlled by the Marine Department and Harbour Boards respectively, together with the personnel of the Lighthouse Service under the Marine Department, additional numbers being met by men entered as suggested in paragraph 30 (b). It is recommended that the Marine Department be invited to consider this proposal, and, if agreed to, a clause should be added to the conditions governing the admission of candidates to the Lighthouse Service, &c, to the effect that they are liable for shore service in the Royal Naval Reserve (N.Z.). Special training regulations will be required for this service. (b.) Shore Wireless Telegraph Stations. —The personnel for these stations should be mainly composed of the existing personnel employed in the Postmaster-General's Department. It is recommended that the Postmaster-General be invited to consider this proposal, and, if agreed to, a clause should be added to the agreement under which candidates enter the wireless service to the effect that they are liable for enrolment in the Naval Reserve for shore service. Special training regulations will also be required for this service. Additional numbers for manning thefextra stations required in war should be met by entering men as suggested in paragraph 32 (b). Regulations for the Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand Division). It is recommended that the regulations for the Royal Naval Reserve of the Mother Country should be taken as a guide in framing the regulations for the Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand Division). The engagement of men on enrolment or re-enrolment, except in the case of boys of the " Amokura," which should be for twelve years, is for a period of five years, counting from the date noted in the man's certificate-book. The total period of any man's service on the Active List of the Reserve should not exceed four terms of five years — i.e., twenty years in all. 35. Training. —The preliminary drill laid down for the Naval Reserve should be arranged to take place in H.M.S. " Philomel "or in the Naval Depot. The seagoing training should take place in the seagoing ships of the New Zealand Division, and every effort should be made to make the training attractive. It should be clearly laid down that the men are afloat for training purposes, and they should be employed in training classes only. A regular return of their employment during their period of training afloat should be rendered to the Chief of the Naval Staff, Navy Office, on disembarkation. For training of the Wireless Telegraphy Branch see Volume 11, Chapter 9. Establishment of the Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand Division). 36. The establishment of the Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand Division) should be based on war requirements (vide paras. 31 and 33). The numbers to be entered annually must depend on the facilities available for training, and the question of the expense entailed in maintenance.