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Duties on Boakd. A guard, consisting of one officer, one sergeant, one corporal, one bugler (who will sound all the calls), and fifteen cadets, will be detailed beforehand by the senior officer to take up their duties directly they get on board, who will also detail-one captain and one lieutenant to take up the respective duties of captain and subaltern of the day. These officers will be responsible for the discipline of the cadets. They will also visit the sentries during their tour of duty, in order to see that they are acquainted with their orders, and are carrying out the same. Every care is to be taken that the cadets do not in any way impede the officers of the vessel in their duties, nor are they on any account to climb the rigging, or to commit any nuisance about the vessel. Latrines only are to be used. On the reveille sounding each cadet is to rise, and, after washing and dressing himself, he will proceed to pack his kit ready for disembarking. The great-coat, if the weather is fine, is also to be packed up ; if wet, then the coat is to be worn. A new fatigue party is to be detailed for looking after the baggage, and on disembarkation it will act as a baggage guard. On arrival at Christchurch it will accompany the baggage-wagons to the place appointed for assembling the troops. DISEMBAKKATION. On arrival at Lyttelton each corps will disembark and form up on its markers (in column right in front), and await further orders. Obdees. Officers commanding corps will be held responsible for the promulgation of all orders with as little delay as possible. It will be their duty to see that all orders are carried out by all ranks under their command. Command. On all occasions the senior officer present will assume the command of the whole. Refeeshments. It will be imperative that arrangements should be made by.officers in command previous to starting so as to enable the cadets to have some refreshments during the train journey, and provision should be made to have this done either by each one bringing something, or out of corps funds, or by telegraphing to stations where there are refreshment-stalls, to have something ready. If purchased before starting a refund of its cost will be made by Government, provided the cost does not exceed 6d. for each cadet. Smoking, etc. Neither smoking nor the use of improper language is to be allowed, and non-commissioned officers are to report every case of a breach of this order to their commanding officer for him to deal with. Haie. Officers commanding will see that every member of their corps has his hair properly cut before starting. Oppicees. First-class railway-tickets and saloon passages will be issued to officers. Railway-passes. Railway-passes will be issued for each corps prior to date fixed for leaving. Matches. No cadet must, on any consideration, have matches on his person or in his kit. Mouening. All officers to wear a black band in. deep above the left elbow. Non-commissioned officers and cadets to have the second button of tunic (if buttons are worn) covered with black crape. L. W. Loveday, Captain, Wellington, 30th May, 1901. Organizing Officer. In consequence of the Union Steamship Company being unable to simultaneously transport the cadets on the day named in the above "orders" —viz., the 19th June—the corps from the West Coast had to leave their respective districts on the 15th June instead, and thus it was that the first draft arrived at Christchurch on the 17th instead of the 20th, with the others embarking here on the 19th. As might be expected, there was not much room on the various steamers, but the officers of the company did all in their power to make things as comfortable as circumstances would permit. A sufficiency of food was provided on the vessels. With regard to the statement made as to certain cadets having to parade in the rain, this chiefly alludes to those of the Wellington Battalion which embarked on the s.s. " Corinna." The parade was called by the officer commanding the battalion for a place near Jervois Quay, at a time when it was raining, but when they reached the wharf previous to embarking they were accommodated in one of the new sheds, and from which they marched on board. Had it been known that the shed would have been available the officer would have paraded his battalion there. No ill results, however, seemed to have followed through the wetting the cadets received. All had overcoats. On arrival at Christchurch the corps were marched to the various quarters. The last to arrive were the Matawhero and Gisborne cadets. Directly a corps arrived it was marched to the Normal School, and there fed.