WITH THE SCOUTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 60, 11 March 1915, Page 9

WITH THE SCOUTS.

{By WATHCHFITL.'

Divisional orders, foave been issued to the effect that .officeris commanding divisions shall call- and take personal command of monthly .. parades of their- respective ;«HVis.io.ns,_on .parade -*rounds..,of. .sty}?;. tlqn. He. shall- also, arrange and personally conduct; or supervise; classes tor the officers of their divisions.-':

" At-thie7"ast7meeiina. of ' the:. Executive Council, the : following sections- of \-the Amended Organisation Scheme were ■ put Into immediate forcei as. fromAlarcn'lst, I'Qlo.":—(J.) That no officer may-he "appointed to - a division without the approval-of • the Divisional Commander. (U..) 'matthe.-Dls-trict Commander may, on his own authority, issue acting commissions for three, months, .said commissions, at"the esprrat'iptf'ojT. this 'time to be endorsed at the discretion--of, and by the'jMgtrict Commander;7ah'd7sent the proper. channel ; to.--.Dominion headquarters for final -yerifleatlon-Tby- tr-o Dominion Chief. Commissianer.7~and\,j:eg>S: fration in the Dominion Records: (iill) "The Auckland District shall'in future be under the sole and direct control and administration of a permanent exclusive council, to be formed always of the officers holding, the following staff appointments:. Dist. Commander, Staff Adjutant, Chief "Inspector, O.C. Diocesan Division, O.C. Right Half Division, O.C. Left Half Division, O.C. North Shore-Division, Staff Quartermaster, and Staff Secretary. ...,,-

'Seodtmasfers are notified that all communications to either •District or Dominion Headquarters must be sent through their respective Divisional Commanders.-: Communications ..arriving through - ; any. other channel, or directly, will' be Immediately "returned to sender for proper transmission.

Sir Robert Badei-Powell, in "the London .Headquarters "Gazette," says:——l- have been asked, with reference to- "the ' Scouts' Defence Corps which.we- are.:.raising, whether it- is. proposed ■to turn :the whole movement into.-a ■ cadet corps--on.military lines. I have replied to this effect:.".l.";have taken- the advice of a number of gentlemen who, like myself, are averse ""froip:'military training as- education--for boys; and-thsy-all agree in saying that, in the.present national emergency, when the country, la staking its very existence' against the' imposition of militarism over Europe, there -Is no-harm 4n helping'the older boya to prepare thenselves for the-defence .of their homes,-,if need be. It Is not part of our intention, to Introduce, military training afterwards" into ■-"le'Boy Scont Movement, but for-this'.ei--ceptiooal occasion we -feet-It desirable,- a**l the elder boys £ager andifheir. -parents.: wjlling. for -theni ,to -learns'the elements of", self-defence, so that" they may be'-rrepared. If. called, upon bj'7'tiife"'co'atltry, to help In time of need.'-'- '-■;-::: ;....-