TERRITORIAL FORCE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 995, 9 December 1910, Page 2

TERRITORIAL FORCE.

GRANTS AND CONCESSIONS FOR SHOOTING. PEOKIBITION OF LIQTJOB. District orders, published yesterday, state tbat "officers, warrant officers, dud non-commissioned officers. .may, .'. on. '.application (if approved), be permitted to continue in- tho Territorial Force, but not beyond tho ago for retirement as prescribed in General Regulations, 1906." In order to facilitate certain amalgamations of corps under consideration, and now- tailing place, it is announced that corps may. complete their ; complement of officers and non-commissijmed officers in tho new establishments which, were gazetted in May last. Proficiency certificates.—The following non-commissioned officers and men., have been granted non-commissioned officers' certificates:— • ' -~}-.

Sergeants' certificates: C. Kitiena (Dominion Scouts); J. Johnston (Wellingtan Guards); A. Joplin (Civil Service Rifles); C. Gascoigno and R. Thompson \CoUege -Eiflos); W. M'Keo and" R.' Ritchie (Highland Rifles). Corporals* certificates: C. E. Clifford and" R. Bell : (Dominion Scouts); Keeble (Engineers);J. Given and H. Hart (City Rifles); A. Parkinson and C. Culvenvell (Wellington Guards); J. Low (Civil Service S'MrW. J. Bird, J. Cody, D. Cody, 1. G. Cox, D. Foulfy, and J. M-Jforran, (Post and. Telegraph Rifles) ;■ H. ■ Wollerman, W. King, E. Cimino, G. Bradley,'and C- M'Donald (College Rifles); A,' Ilohson (Zealandia Rifles); J. Coutta-' (Highland Rifles). . LIQUOR IN CAMPS, ETC. Attention is directed to Section' 10 of amending Act, Defence, 1910, whereby' Section 59 of the principal Act is amended to read as follows:— . "No person shall bring or'convey any intoxicating liquor into any camp, barracks, fort, or other place where any of the defence forces are .quartered, "stationed, or serving, or are being trained or exercised." . All members of the defence forces are hereby warned that, the said. Act now being in force, any offender is liable to the penalties named in said section. GOVERNMENT GRANTS FOR ' SHOOTING. The Government grant for the Welling* ton district for the current year for the encouragement of rifle shooting is .£IOO, open to the public, and ,£77 os. 7d. to bo apportioned in '. small prizes amongst mounted rifles, infantry, and defence cadets on the results obtained in the annual course of target practice for the year ending February 28, 1911. No special competition will bo necessary for amount of .£77 os. 7d. The basis of apportionment is ns follows:— L ■ Wellington City and Summit by nient railway to Otaki River by Manawatu railway—Open to the public, ,£27 2s. Gd.; open to territorials only','.£23 155. : Wairarapa, from Summit to Manawatu River,- and eastward to coast-line—Open to the public, .£l2 16s. Gd.; open to territorials pnly, £% 15s. . ; . Hawke's Bay, from' Manawatu River to i Napier,' and thence to - to the public,...£2o 165.; open-to territorials only, £U. ~ . 'Wanganui, from Otaki River to Patea: River—Open to the public, .£23 75.; open, to.territorials only, £1G 13s.'3d.' Taranaki, from Pa tea River to Waitara River—Open to tho public, .£ls 18s.; open I to territorials. only, .£l3 17s. id. The officers representing the above sub--districts will be: Wellington, LieutenantColonel W. G. Dutkie; Wairarapa, Lieutenant-Colonel'Tate; Hawke's Bay, Lieutenant-Colonel J. Hislon; Wanganui, Lieuteuaut-Colonel Hughes, V.D.; Taranaki, Lieutenant-Colonel W. G. Malone. These officers will arrange with their respective local . rifle . associations for special- matches to be fired under service conditions for the above prizes, the entrance fee not to exceed Is" per man. The competition is to take place on a snitablcrdnte' before March 31, 1911. In connection with the New Zealand Rifle, championship meeting-nt-Tranthairi in March next it is announced that secondclass railwayAeturn passes will be issued to all bona fido competitors, provided they aro ; members of the 'Territorial Force or rifle■ -clubs. ■ All officers.!■ and presidents of.rifle clubs competing will be furnished'with-first-class passes.. "'''■ A memorandum - from general headquarters states-that Morris tubes''and M.T. ammunition may now ho sold in limited quantities to, private clubs at ,£1 ss. per tube and ,£1 7s. Gd. per iOOO rounds, no sale to be made to'the trade for resale. All applications must be forwarded to the Director of Military Stores, Buckle Street, Wellington. ...

MATCHES AT TRENTHAM. ' ' . ranges and targets for to-moriw afwrnoon's rifle matches at Trentham aro a.-> follow:— Collins Range, 200 and 500 yards: Civil Service Rifle?, 9-11;. Dominion Scouts,' 12-13j. Post and Telegraph Rifles, 14; Kelburue Rifles, 15-16; Victoria Collego 0.T.C., 17-18; Petone Navals, 19-21; Engineers, 22-23; City.Eiilcs, 21-25. Sonimerville. Range: Guards, 15-17; No. 3 G.A.V., IS-19; D Battery, .20-22; Collego Rifles, 23-24; Highland Rifles, 25-27. Seddon Range:Hutt Valley Rifles, . 1-3; Karori Rifle Club, 4-9; City Rifles, 10-11; Engineers, 12; Post and Telegraph- Rifles, 13-14; Petone Rifle ' Club, 15-18. Companies told ofF by the range', committee for range duty o"n Saturday afternoons will provide a party of bvo officers, two buglers, and eight N.C.O.'s and men. Strict compliance with this rule is requested. NOTICES GAZETTED. The following changes in the Terrii torials are gazetted :— Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Stevenson is transferred' from the active list to th.9 'reserve ~of officers. • . Major C T. Major, D.5.0., has been-, transferred from the Ncir Zealand; Militia to the active list. ' Appointments.—O. B. Dobbs, Lieutenant Huntervillo Mounted Rifles; G. E. Kidson, Lieutenant Greytown Rifles; A. P. Taylor, Lieutenant Jeilding Mounted Rifles; J. Stevenson, Lieutenant TVaimarino Mounted Rifles; I. V. Wilson; Lieutenant Greytown Rifles; T. A. Harris, Lieutenant Waimarino Mounted Rifles;" J. .B. Poyntcr, Lieutenant East. Coast Mounted Rifles; G. B. Carter (formerly : lieutenant 7th and 10th 'New Zealand Contingents) Lieutenant in the reserve of' ■officers. Promotions.—Captain (Acting-Major) TV. S. Austin, to be Major 2nd Battalion,. Nelson Infantry; Lieutenant TV. G. Ashworth, to be Captain Htmterville'Mount-, ed Rifles. Resignations.—Lieutenant .TV. H. Jones, Hastings Rifles; Lieutenant P. Stud-, holme, Studholme Mounted Rifles.