CADET CORPS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7068, 30 July 1901, Page 2

CADET CORPS.

It mil be remembered that some time ago Mr r W. H. Collingwood, on behalf ot tie Local Citizens' Committee, wrote to the Defence Department asking for information in connection with the-pro-posed formation of a senior cadet corps in Palmerston. In reply, Mr Collinswood has been requested to forward his application to the District Military office and has also received the followina regulations bearing directly, on the -proposal :— r

The services of cadet corps other than school cadet corps may be accepted (provided not less than, forty lads nor more than sixty, from fourteen to eighteen years of age, are enrolled) under the following regulations :— Accoutrements will be issued as available by the Government, and a p ro . portwnate number of arms'. The captains of cadet corps will b e appointed by the Defence Sinilter on the recommendation of the Commandant ot the Defence Forces. The : other officers will-be recommended by the captain of the corps, and hold on .-SpoinU nient the rank of honorary Heutenant „* it member must enlist for a term of two years, and take the-oath of aIW subi e r t SCI? cCI and be subject to the conditions of "The De fence Act, 18SG," and its amendments and the regulations for.the time beinattecting cadet corps. ° Capitation will be granted at the rate of £1 per head .or such other amount as may be annually. appropriated by Par liament, to officers and niembers of coiys, under the following conditions and such other conditions Is may from time to tune be prescribed Members of cadet corps may be aUowed to transfer to adult corp7af£ attaining the age of seventeen years without break of service ' Officers of cadet corps" will be allowed to a tend a school of'instruction, when sS able> a^^ ay heS^ei'S. stantive commission after passine the prescribed examination of thelS* of tSl Cn Sfrma^ °a tke rec(™ndatiou ot the Officer Commanding .tho District

o^Sm^n^ttS C^n2.a^aWroValof^nH^ ll?J)ltact^ able 'e;ulefccoll PS may bo ; PT 8 i U'° *W' aud nofc exceeding seven day s . Only cadets who have attained sis months' service will be allowed to go mlo camp. A grant, not exceeding Is Od per cadet per diem, towardsexpenses of such camps, will be grants A meeting of the Citizens' Committee will be held shortly to consider furtW stops to be taken in the matter.