ANNUAL CAMPS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4156, 5 February 1916, Page 3

ANNUAL CAMPS.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE. TO BE GIVEN IN SPECIAL CASES Gisborne members of the. Territorial units have received notice to attend the annual camps, which will lie held throughout the district commencing on February 14. A special District Order has been issued by Colonel R. W. Tate. Officer Commanding the Wellington Military District, giving full particulars of the camps. In addition to the information already published the District Order states that the casuals of all the mounted rifle regiments. Mounted Signal Troop, and No. 8 Mounted Ambulance, will assemble at the Rangiotu 1 Camp on May 15, 19 and 22, 1916, according to their class, and be trained in a special Casual Camp to be arranged bv the Camp Commandant. ATTENDANCE OF OFFICERS. Officers of the Reserve having been called up for training, their services should be utilised at the annual camps. These officers, together with regimental officers, may attend more than one camp, but this attendance at more than one camp is voluntary. Rail passes and rations will be allowed all officers who offer their services to assist at camps other than atheir annual training. x 4 ’ Owing to the absence of a large number of Territorial officers with, the Expeditionary Forces, the officer commanding the district desires that every officer of the Unattached Lists (a) ‘and (b) will attend one or more camps of the Territorial units this year. . . . N CO.’s retained for service with the Senior Cadets will attend the annual training camp of the infantry regiments drawn from the group in which thev are serving. Those unable to attend the regimental camp of that unit may be given leave to attend the annua lor casual camo ot any other infantry regiment, these N.0.0.’s will attend camps for nine days only (including days of arrival and departure), such attendance being compulsory. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Last year a large number of applications were received at Headquarters requesting that leave from camp be granted to Territorials who are employed on contracts for firms who are working at high pressure.to meet the military exigencies which have arisen. The General Officer Commanding has directed that these men should be granted leave from the annual and casual camps. Those who desire leave must make application as soon as they receive their notice to attend camp, so that the Departmen mav go into the case sufficiently to decide whether:—(i) The men are engaged on equipment urgently reouired for use for the Expeditionary Force; (ii) that the work they are so engaged upon will not become ot less consequence before the completion of the casual camps. If the officer commanding' the regiment, after making full inquiries, is of the opinion that leave should be granted he will forward Ins recommendation to the officer commanding the district, who will grant leave accordmgly- er cases leave from the ' regiment’s annual camp will only be ! granted where attendance will cause [ hardship to the man or to his employr ers, on the distinct understanding that the man attends the annual camp of some other unit or, one of the casual canrns. • , All applications for leave. must be made in time to allow Brigade and Unit Headquarters to report to District Headquarters, at least a fortnight before the camp begins, as to the number who will be absent. ABSENTEES WITHOUT LEAVE. Within forty-eight hours of the commencement of camn, the names of all men absent withbuWleave will be handed to the police Tor prosecution. Tn eVery case wliere man is carry_ itio: out his annual training m camp with a unit other than his own, care is to be taken that the headquarters of his unit is so informed, m order that he may be credited with tlie training done and wrongful prosecution prevented.