TERRITORIAL FORCES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 896, 16 August 1910, Page 6

TERRITORIAL FORCES.

OFFICERS' EXAMINATIONS. General orders by the New Zealand Council of Defence include the following comments on the work done by candidates at the June quarterly examination of. territorial officers:— Tho work done varied considerably in quality: a few .papers were distinctly good, the mujority only fair, and 'a fewbad. Ifc is evident that, while some of the candidates have not troubled to prepare themselves for the examination, the majority of the candidates have studied the text-books, but suffer from a weak T ness in putting the_ principles therein laid down into practice. This fault applies specially to the examination for field rank.' It is also evident that many candidates do not carefully read ■ the instructions and the questions, nor think out what their , answer is to be before oommencing to put samts on purrer. Many papers were difficult to read owing to bad or careless writing—an important point, aa in orders or reports clear and legible writing is essential. . . ■ Other announcements include the following acting-appointments:— Acting-captains:—Lieutenant J. M'Gregor Elmslie, Wairoa 'Mounted Rifles; Liuutenunt Win. Gardiner, Ohineinuri Rifles. Acting-lieiitenants. — George Raymond Blackett, No. 2 Company (Auckland Division), New Zealand Garrison Artillery; Robert. Newton Vanes, No. 2 Company, New Zealand Engineers; Eric Hamilton Beamish, Hnwke's Bay Mounted' Rifles; Dudley Bocketl, No. 2 Squadron, Wnikato Mounted Hides; John Gibbons Blackie, Tuupeka Mounted Rifles; Alexander James 'Walker, WaiM Rifles; Carl Pfeifer, IVakari Rifles; Sydney Dermot Edmoiid Neill, Dunedin City Guards Rifles; John Alfred Cushen, Cavershom Rifles; Reginald William Sparrow, , Takaka Mounted Kifles; John Glen Cornes and William Shattock Jones, No. 3 Company, Ohiuemurl Rifles. '' '.Certificates of rank have been granted to the following, who have duly qualified by examination: — • • Captain A. E. ' Loach, Christchurch Cycle and Signalling Corps (major); Lieutenant W. J. r. Barnett, Christchurch City Guards (captain); Lieutenant N. E. Leo, Canterbury-Garrison Artillery (captain). • Senior Cadets.—The following actingappointments in the senior cadets have been approved:— No. 3 Battalion Wellington Defence Cadets.—Captain Dugald Matheson, to bo acting-major; John Carington 'Pope, to be acting-captnin (adjutant). No. 1 Battalion, Nelson Defence Cadets—Harold Percy Kidson. to be act-ing-captnin (adjutant). "C" Company, Nelfon College Rifle Cadets.—Charles Henry il'Kay, to be acting-captain. "A" Company, Auckland Grammar School Rifle Cadets-David Alexander .Watt, to be captain (gazetted). . ■ .. j